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Bootstrap
04-08-2009, 11:09
I've never used a tarp as a pack cover, and can't recall seeing anyone else do so.
Why not? I'm carrying it anyway ...
Jonathan
flemdawg1
04-08-2009, 11:14
How would you gather it around the pack? What are you doing with excess fabric?
I imagine it would be a PITA to do that when you can easily slip a pack cover over the pack. But then again maybe that's why I am still at 29 pounds for pack weight.
garlic08
04-08-2009, 12:24
I've sometimes thought of using my silnylon tarp as a pack liner rather than a cover. But I use a plastic bag as a liner instead (I don't use a pack cover), because I'm a little worried about getting everything protected in an all-day soaking rain. I try to pack the tarp over the plastic as a kind of second layer of protection.
Tipi Walter
04-08-2009, 12:31
A pack cover can be replaced year by year due to trail rippings and hole pokings. A tarp would get shredded over time, and I suppose it has to perform dual purpose in camp as either a shelter or a ground cloth??