Thread: Canvas tarps. Any thoughts?

Horror Fright Tools has extra heavy duty black/silver tarps. This $50 12&#; by 20&#; could be cut in half to cover 2 individual boats up to 18&#; or 3 boats under 12&#;. Buyer reviews seem to agree these hold up well.

They also sell cotton canvas tarps treated to resist UV and mildew.

https://www.harborfreight.com/lawn-garden/tarps/heavy-duty-tarps/12-ft-x-20-ft-silver-and-black-extreme-duty-weather-resistant-tarp-.html

https://www.harborfreight.com/lawn-garden/tarps/heavy-duty-tarps/6-ft-x-8-ft-canvas-tarp-.html

Side bar on other HFT tarp projects. My local one had very sturdy small canvas tarps coated on one side with rubbery blue plastic for a while (not listed on line at the moment). I bought one to a few years ago to make a stretcher-like sling, originally to use on our trail-clearing volunteer days to when we often have to haul nasty bulk items (like truck tires on rims, car batteries and rusted bicycles) down hillsides. I cut a 4&#; 6" by 6&#; 6" piece out of the 8 x 10 tarp , then folded each of the tips of 4 corners of the 5&#; by 8&#; piece in on the diagonal about 4". I then folded over and stitched a 1.5" hem around all 4 sides to form a wide tunnel that was open at each of the corners. Used an upholstery needle in the sewing machine with the heavy duty Coats and Clark outdoor thread which is weather resistant and has high tensile strength. Luckily I have a vintage () Singer treadle sewing machine which could stitch through a 2 by 4 (i have sewn zippers into leather jackets with it.)

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Had also bought a hank of soft 1/2" kernmantel (woven sheath) diamond braid rope from HFT and threaded that through the tunnel around all 4 sides, pulling a 4" deep loop of slack out at each open corner.

At the corner where the cut ends of the rope hung out (i left them about a 8" long) I pulled back the woven sheath a few inches past the fiber core and cut the exposed core off shorter, then sealed the ends of the core strands with a lighter, also sealed the woven ends of the sheath the same way once I pulled it back down over the core so it would not unravel. Flattened the now hollow sheath ends and overlapped the two ends and stitched multiple lines across them to create a strong continuous loop of rope. This created a heavy duty stretcher-like sling that we could load up and 2 to 4 people could carry it or we could use carabiners and ropes to lower the loaded thing over a railing or down a slope. It&#;s served on 4 such work efforts so far.

I mention this because this contraption has also proven handy to move heavy boats. On a group trip 2 years ago we moved a 100 pound loaded canoe to and from the water with it by pulling the boat onto the sling and then 4 people could each grab one of the loops and walk alongside carrying it with ease. The thick soft rope is easy on the hands. (speaking of that, the designs of the handles on some of my older sea kayaks are torture devices.)

It occurs to me that something like this could also be useful on backcountry trips. It could be used to hoist food stashes into a tree, to share carrying gear on a portage and even as a rescue stretcher. With a couple short bungees it could cover the cockpit of a kayak with gear inside. I&#;ve been using it quite a bit as I do landscape clearing at the new property &#; great for moving large amounts of mulch or collecting leaves, pruned branches or weed debris for funneling into waste bags or hauling to the compost pile. For single person use, the loops at the 4 corners can be brought together and the sides gathered a bit to make like a purse seine that can be dragged or hoisted over a shoulder. The rubbery coating is tough and slides well over surfaces, also easy to hose off.

I&#;d post a photo but the con"tarp"tion is currently on loan to a friend who&#;s doing her own landscaping projects. But here&#;s a general sketch showing the white canvas corners folded in and the blue coating on the reverse side. The actual thing is rather patriotic &#; the blue is darker and the 1/2" rope I got happened to only come in red, white and blue plaid.

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