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Tarp Shelter Set Up Options
From our friends at Equipped.org. Extensive article on using tarps to make shelters.
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Sterling Coleman’s 2012 Eastern Continental Trail Journal
Customer journals about his through hike.
“Well after a very short initial research period I’ve committed to doing the Eastern Continental Trail. Let me break that trail name down for those that haven’t read the much better written and more informative journals (or online encyclopedia entries) concerning this trail. The trail is ‘Eastern’, as in occurring in the Eastern portion of the United States, ‘Continental’ as in located on a continent as opposed to the ocean, and ‘Trail’ as in a path, or in this case a loose confederation of latitudinal and longitudinal coordinate points which have agreed to be linked in linear fashion, but strongly oppose being bound by the traditional ‘trail’ notions of not being within spitting distance of a United States Highway or above permanent standing water.”
http://trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=364471
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Super Tarps
“Hi Dave…
I wanted to share these pictures with you! These these tarps have been dubbed SUPER TARPS!!! They are working great. Thanks for your willingness to go BIG!
Cheers,
Aaron”
Custom sizes available
These photos show tarps 24X30 feet.
Largest made to date 70X90 feet.
Oral Re-hydration solution
Oral rehydration solution
Tho this solution was developed primarily to treat dehydration
due to disease, it works well for quickly getting fluid into the
blood, faster than plain water when you are depleted by sweating. A home made sports drink.
“Basic solution
Where ORS sachets are not available, home-prepared solutions are typically used. While many different recipes exist to increase palatability (e.g. adding flavor, citrus, savory, etc.), all are based on a standard ratio of water, sugar, and salt.
A basic oral rehydration therapy solution is composed of:[20][21]
30 ml (6 level tsp) of sugar
2.5 ml (1/2 level tsp) of salt, dissolved into
1 litre (4.25 Cups) of clean water
Note that these expedient rehydration mixtures do not replenish potassium, and usage over long term may result in hypokalemia. To obtain some potassium, 125 ml (4 fl oz) of orange juice or some mashed banana can be added to the mixture.[22]
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Hangable Food Sacks
Large stuffsacks to hang your food out of reach of varmints. Custom made for school or troop. Photo shows the extra large version made of 1000 denier Cordura . Holds about two weeks worth of dried food. Comes with webbing and double pass nylon buckle so only one bag need be detached at a time from your hang. Retro-reflective web on bottom so you can easily find your hang in the night to check for critters. Various fabrics available including 30d, 210d, 420d and 1000d coated nylon. Even Cuben Fiber if you have to have the lightest. Quantity pricing.
These four ultralight sacks with orange throw bags were made for Backpackinglight. Silnylon and Nanoseeum.
do@owareusa.com.
Pyramid Tarp along the Pacific Crest Trail
Sam Ward sent these photos of an Oware mid he used along the PCT. He sent sent the tent back to patch some small holes in preparation for using it while hiking the Appalachian trail this summer.
Update:
David,
Just wanted to thank you for the repairs you did on a gray 8×8 pyramid tent recently (patching, buckle replacement). Everything looked great and the tent is back on the trail for its second thru-hike, currently somewhere in the 100-mile wilderness in Maine protecting two hikers from A LOT of rain their first week. My brother and his group hiked Katahdin June 1 and started the wilderness section Saturday June 2. Thanks again for your support of hikers.
Sam
Silnylon- How to add more coating- link
Interesting article on adding more silicone to a silicone coated fabric.
Filed under backpacking tarps, Do It Yourself, Fabric, Oware Backpacking Gear
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