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Finished my long Ogee tarp! It's named Ogee after Gargoyle Gear's tarp design, which is what this is based on, however unlike the Gargoyle version, I elected to have the doors be much longer, and the side triangles be a little shorter...the overall length is around 18 feet (6 yards of fabric) at 58" fabric width... Ridgeline is 11 feet 8 inches, while maximum width is 11 feet 4 inches... here are the photos of it set up using poles... the pronounced bow is a result of me staking one of the side triangles first before I did the ridgepoles... ideally it would be set up ridgeline first before I stake the sides down. There are 16 tie outs, though I am considering adding two more tie outs in the middle of the seams where the triangles attach, to enable pulling out for more room...not sure yet. Tie outs are made with 3/4" crosgrain tape and on the ridgeline and corners, they are attached via X-in-box stitches plus 4 lines of stitching onto the hems, whereas the rest of the tie outs are attached via 4 lines of straight stitching onto the rolled hems on the sides...which is similar to the BCUSA tarps... this thing packs down SMALL! The shotgun ammo pouch used is 4.5"x4.5"x3", and holds the entire tarp with ease, without guylines and stakes. The fabric used is 1.1oz Silnylon from Ripstop By The Roll, in "Khaki" color. This solid color seems to fit the light yellowish green in woodland camo, and in between Coyote tan and olive green... Should blend in pretty decently in most areas out here.
Side view of long tarp
end view of long tarp
side tie out detail
small pouch to hold entire tarp
Advantages to this design as opposed to the normal rectangles and hex shapes;
-No ridge line seam to seal and worry about like other tarps
-minimal amount of fabric for hammock coverage
-versatile and creative pitching options with the 16 tie outs provided
-different shaping is harder to discern against background if it is not straight lined or rectangle shaped
There might be disadvantages to this, like lack of space for more than 2 people...but for its purpose as a hammock tarp, I think it will be great companion to my smaller batwing tarp..
The shaping is basically a Diamond tarp with long doors/beaks on the ends... OR the ENO DryFly tarp with doors on the ends.
Two hammocks occupied can be covered entirely by this tarp, due to the large triangles, and because the hammocks are narrowest at their ends, doesn't need as much coverage on the ends as a normal cot or air mattress would need, although in tent mode/ground mode after I play around with the various set ups, it should be able to cover a full size air mattress with room to spare...
Side view of long tarp
end view of long tarp
side tie out detail
small pouch to hold entire tarp
Advantages to this design as opposed to the normal rectangles and hex shapes;
-No ridge line seam to seal and worry about like other tarps
-minimal amount of fabric for hammock coverage
-versatile and creative pitching options with the 16 tie outs provided
-different shaping is harder to discern against background if it is not straight lined or rectangle shaped
There might be disadvantages to this, like lack of space for more than 2 people...but for its purpose as a hammock tarp, I think it will be great companion to my smaller batwing tarp..
The shaping is basically a Diamond tarp with long doors/beaks on the ends... OR the ENO DryFly tarp with doors on the ends.
Two hammocks occupied can be covered entirely by this tarp, due to the large triangles, and because the hammocks are narrowest at their ends, doesn't need as much coverage on the ends as a normal cot or air mattress would need, although in tent mode/ground mode after I play around with the various set ups, it should be able to cover a full size air mattress with room to spare...