WTB: Kelty Noah or other caternary tarp

[le loupe]

IM me. Campmor has the Kelty Noah 9 for $55. I'm looking for a better price.

I love paypal.

[kytrailman]

r u looking for lightweight????Is price the determining factor???

[papa john]

Here's one:


FS Kelty Noah 9 tarp

Excellent condition, like new, hardly ever used. Includes stuff sack. $36.00 includes shipping continental US.

PM or email hoz49 at hotmail dot com

[le loupe]

r u looking for lightweight????Is price the determining factor???

I guess the answer is yes to both- My one man tent is 3.5 pounds, at 1.5 for the tarp i save two pounds. While I'd love to have a Tarptent, I just don't want to spend $180, right now.

this seems like a compromise.

[le loupe]

Here's one:

Thanks papa. I must have missed that one...

[papa john]

Thanks papa. I must have missed that one...

It was posted over on backpacking.net.

John

[mudcap]

It was posted over on backpacking.net.

John

Its posted here too. He is a member of WB.

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=45531

[kytrailman]

i hear ya Le-- tarptent rainbow is superb if/when u get the dough! YOu could always make a tarptent. I made one before I got the rainbow and it was pretty easy and worked damn good.

[le loupe]

BUMP

still looking

[QiWiz]

Instead of a Noah's Tarp, suggest you consider this: Weight (16.0 oz) includes front and rear noseeum curtains, all guy lines, and mesh stuff sack. Add your own ground sheet and stakes. Shelter does not have a floor. I will include a medium GG Polychro ground sheet that is less than 2 oz. You will need a minimum of 6 stakes; 10 for best pitch and weather resistance. You will need hiking poles or improvise an alternative support for the front peak (could easily use 2 sticks of the right length). This was designed as a solo shelter but there's room to squeeze in two, especially if they share a bag.

Make me an offer and I'll consider it.

Shelter can be packed to about 1 liter size, can compress even smaller than what's shown here
http://cache.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/user_uploads/1222021979_07557.jpg

I made this shelter from what was originally an 8' by 10' silnylon tarp. The original edge seams with grommets were removed; additional triangular pieces of material were removed from the sides so that the shelter would taper at the rear for less weight and better weather resistance; some of this material was used to construct beaks at the front and rear; new edge hems were sewn and grossgrain tieouts were added (4 corners, 2 more on each side, one front, one rear); hiking pole-tip holders added at peak; UL noseeum curtains added at front and rear entrances, UL guy lines added; interior loop for light and sock-drying line added near peak; UL stuff sack sewn.

Feature: The pitch can be varied quite a bit – higher if it's nice; lower if it's nasty. The photos below show examples of this:

Here poles are at 125 cm and peak is 46"
http://cache.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/user_uploads/1222020965_07550.jpg

Here poles are at 110 cm and peak is 33"
http://cache.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/user_uploads/1222021045_07551.jpg

Feature: Unique front beak has variable attachment positions so that it can be adjusted to work well with both high and low pitch options. Noseeum curtains without zippers or velcro are used at front and rear so that pitch can be varied and weight is saved. Curtains are simply overlapped and held down at bottom edge with a stick, a rock, or your hiking shoes.

Here's how the beak looks
http://cache.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/user_uploads/1222021129_07552.jpg

This shelter was made as a experiment in UL design. It incorporates good ideas from other shelters I have studied. Shelter was seam sealed and then tested on the trail. It stood up to rain and wind with ease. It has sustained no damage and is in excellent condition. You won't be disappointed if you purchase it. The materials used in construction cost me about $90. I am constructing a similar shelter using spinnaker cloth, so I am putting this one up for sale, somewhat reluctantly. I was originally asking $165 for it, but have now reduced my asking price to $145. Make an offer if you think that's too much and I'll consider it. Send me PM or email robert dot kelly at fairviewhospital dot org.

More photos:

Close-up of rear beak
http://cache.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/user_uploads/1222021333_07554.jpg

Front with beak tied back
http://cache.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/user_uploads/1222021434_07555.jpg

From rear
http://cache.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/user_uploads/1222021552_07556.jpg