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3 Feb ’15
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so i'm gonna get a new bushcraft/minimalists camping tarp so any suggestions woul dbe great thanks
saw a decent cheap poly tarp on amazon
qid=1423149497&sr=8-11&keywords=military+tarp
and this much more expensive but much better quality one
qid=1423150139&sr=8-9-spell&keywords=Siltarp
15 Feb ’12
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I'm a big fan of military surplus for most things, do you have a local army navy store you can hit up?
after that my next go to is sportsman's guide, the membership is well worth it, I'm still ticked at my friend for showing me it 7 years ago, I spend hours looking through it
http://www.sportsman.....ist?k=tarp
really trying to resist picking up this bag
19 Feb ’12
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Of the options you've shown, I would get 3 of the cheap ones from amazon. Noway I could rationalize spending $90 for a tarp. Hell, you can get a cheap tent for that price.
What about harbor freight?? If you're looking for cheap/minimalist that might be the way to go. If you're looking for something serious/long term and/or possibly being life dependent, I could see getting a better one. But otherwise, I would go cheap and replace as necessary. After all, that IS the American way.
15 Feb ’12
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that's why I'm a big fan of mil surplus, they may be heavier than hell, but they are built to outlast what I would put it through
3 Feb ’15
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our local army navy is really a hunting store with a few racks of military surplus items...mostly clothing, bags, and a few bins of helmets, shovels, canteens etc.
i'll check them out and see what they have in way of tarps.
they are where i did pick up a cheap wool blanket though.
15 Feb ’12
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there's always room for an extra helmet! 
Yeah, the army stores in Pa was the same way, it wasn't till we moved to Maine till I saw a real Military Surplus store
we have this right outside of Bangor, the place is awesome
19 Feb ’12
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I need a cheap wool blanket. Unfortunately, even surplus stores here are expensive for them. Also, they reek of flame retardant. 
18 Feb ’12
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I get my heavy duty tarps from a billboard sign company. They always have mistakes laying around and they are like 30'X50' or whatever a billboard's dimensions are. I pay $25 for one and they are several mm thick and durable. They are just like the thickest vinyl tarp you can buy, and for a fraction of the price.
I cut one in half, which covers the entire floor of my home's largest room for painting and drywalling, etc. I spread the other half out and rake my leaves onto it in the fall, drag it back to the garden, and dump it on one of my fallow raised beds. I've used a piece to cover my trailer when I haul, used another piece as a "roof" for the tower on my kid's play structure-I've never had a tear in any of them. I'm thinking of adding an awning to the back deck, I'll probably use another billboard mistake.
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