tarp/basha material

[whats wrong with you all]

i fancy making my own tarp/basha, mostly because im poor and cant justify spending however much on a DD tarp right now.

wondered if anyone else had made bashas before, and if so what material did they use? i figured it would be cheaper to buy the material and sew slim webbing around the edges to hold eye rings and attachment points.

any pointers or would i be better off just buying one?

cheers

 

[Shewie]

To be honest mate you'll struggle to get a decent fabric and accessories much cheaper than something like a DD. If you want something to carry then you're looking at nylon really, then it has to be coated or a waterproof wash added. For toughness you want ripstop so again that bumps up the price. Builders tyvek sheeting is one to think about if you can get it cheap.
An alternative would be to make a cotton one and try to proof it the best you can, folk have made them from decorators cover sheets and then used something like Thompsons water seal, if you can get a heavier weight cotton then even better.

 

[whats wrong with you all]

yeah i thought it might end up looking just as expensive. ah well thanks anyway! birthday is coming up soon though

 

[Ch@rlie]

As Shewie say's by the time you have purchased the stuff, your time spent making the tarp, getting the webbing for tab's, waterproofing ridgeline seam, its cheaper in the long run to just buy a fully functional product.
however here is one of the cheapest site's for ripstop ect I have seen. Have a good root around. end of the day its your time money and choice.
good luck what ever you decide on doing
http://www.fabrics-n-stuff.co.uk/index.php?cPath=95&osCsid=dfrnubunnia4et5vr4or7oofd5

 

[mountainm]

if you're on a real budget there's always these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003NJWP...de=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B003NJWPGW

 

[whats wrong with you all]

mountainm- that looks just about perfect! id rather get a cheap one as my first as there is a good chance i might rip it sooner or later, thanks!

ch@rlie- thanks for the link anyway i may well end up making one sooner or later, depends how many other things i find to do instead of revising for my exams!

 

[Grendel]

You could also look at a cheap army Poncho?

 

[Ch@rlie]

Well if your on a tight budget, I also meant to add, try here http://www.tarpaflex.co.uk/acatalog/army-camouflage-tarpaulins.html
I think they look the same as "mountainm" posted but this site has lots of sizes. 2.7m x3.5m is just under £6 but p&p is about £5
The material is plastic, (I couldnt make my mind up what it was, untill I started cutting one about) its strong, the edges have a cord re-enforsment, but the eyelets do pop out. use a marble or rounded stone, then fold the tarp edge or corner over it, then do a larks head knot over it & pull tight to secure guylines.

 

[whats wrong with you all]

is 2.7m x 3.5m the sort of size dd tarps are? i also thought if i get a bigger one, i could fold it in half and use one half as the shelter and the other along for floor as my groundsheet

 

[Ch@rlie]

yes, thats the size I originally purchased, (DD is 10x10) this is how you set up the method your discribing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir-5R9PCIok&feature=related

 

[blacktimberwolf]

mountainm- that looks just about perfect! id rather get a cheap one as my first as there is a good chance i might rip it sooner or later, thanks!

ch@rlie- thanks for the link anyway i may well end up making one sooner or later, depends how many other things i find to do instead of revising for my exams!

What ever you decide to get or make.................Revise, dear boy, Revise.......................................& then some.

 

[Kerne]

I bought 10m of Pu coated nylon some time ago and made a couple of tarps about 3m x 2.5m as well as a pack cover and some stuffsacks. The fabric cost £3 a metre so cost was pretty reasonable. The best part, of course, is using something that you made yourself. Can't buy that!

 

[Husky]

I don't know what you have in britain but here every petrolstation and supermarket sells a cheap type of tarp in various sizes wich people use for covering everything from boats to firewood. It is a noisy plastic material which is not that strong but not that heavy. It's cheap and it works.
It's actually what Lars Monsen uses if you need the celebrity hip factor!

 

[blacktimberwolf]

I don't know what you have in britain but here every petrolstation and supermarket sells a cheap type of tarp in various sizes wich people use for covering everything from boats to firewood. It is a noisy plastic material which is not that strong but not that heavy. It's cheap and it works.
It's actually what Lars Monsen uses if you need the celebrity hip factor!

Sorry Husky, had to google your Lars Monsen,.... if his choice in tarps is anything like his taste in women, this guy is worth copying.

 

[Husky]

Sorry Husky, had to google your Lars Monsen,....

Well then you have your weekend sorted...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQMHKWfnDzo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-arbvSst6U

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Wow thanks Husky I've just watched a few minutes & it looks great, I shall be reserving some time this weekend to watch it in full.
He looks like an interesting chap.

 

[bushcraftbob]

I have a desert camo tarp that i could be persuaded to part with - it had a leak on one of the fabric tabs down the centre seam, but *think* i have fixed it with seamseal glue. Have you got any kit you want rid of in exchange??

 

[whats wrong with you all]

thankyou very much bushcraft bob, but I havent been bushcrafting very long and only have a few pieces of kit which i use constantly, so thankyou for the offer.

i think im going to buy one of the cheap ones of amazon, see how they turn out, thanks for the help guys!

 

[topknot]

I made my own tarp up and had no prob's with it.

Hope this help you out.

Topknot

 

[mikeybear]

I made my own tarp up and had no prob's with it.

Topknot

Hi

What material did you use ?


Had to laugh, one of the earlier links to material started with fluorescent pink that would make an inconspicuous tarp


Thanks

MB