| Tarps are handy things to have around and they | | | | used to cover up your picnic table and camping chairs |
| serve a variety of uses. One of the best uses for | | | | at night allowing for more drier sitting should it rain or |
| those poly tarps however, is that they can keep just | | | | there be heavy dew. |
| about anything of any size dry including people. | | | | A Hikers Friend |
| Lightweight and easy to use a tarp even folds up | | | | Poly tarps can also be a hikers best friend. There is |
| extremely small making it possible to take one or | | | | nothing worse than being in the middle of a hike and |
| two with you in your car, in your backpack while | | | | being subjected to a heavy unexpected rain. Being |
| hiking and you can find a world of uses for them | | | | out in the wet miles from shelter is no fun. Carrying a |
| when camping in the great outdoors as well as at | | | | poly tarp in your back pack will allow you to stop and |
| home. Here are just some of the ways that you can | | | | keep dry until the rain ends. You can either throw |
| keep dry with a poly tarp. | | | | your tarp over a sturdy tree branch and make a |
| In, Over And Around While Camping | | | | quick simple shelter to sit out that rain storm or just |
| Tarpaulins make great ground covers for under your | | | | simply throw it over yourself to keep dry. |
| tent when camping. Placing one of these handy tarps | | | | Around The Home |
| on the ground before setting up your tent will keep | | | | Tarpaulins can also be used for keeping things dry |
| the bottom of your tent dry making for more | | | | around your home as well. Covering that patio |
| comfortable sleeping since your tent bottom won't | | | | furniture with a poly tarp before going to bed can |
| draw damp and prevent the bottom of your tent | | | | ensure that you don't have to wait until your |
| from mildewing. Tarps over your tent can keep you | | | | furniture dries out or is wiped off before sitting on it |
| drier as well. While most tents now come with rain | | | | during the day. They also make covers for your out |
| flies all too often these rain flies don't extend far | | | | door grill and accessories keeping them drier and |
| enough away from your tent sides to provide real | | | | ready to use even after days of heavy rain. Tarps |
| protection from rain run off. Using a poly tarp over | | | | come in a variety of different sizes and weights |
| your tent as a rain fly ensures that the rain run off | | | | making them the perfect cover for everything and |
| will be far away from your tent sides keeping your | | | | anything you want to keep dry. Why let a little rain |
| tent and you much drier. | | | | ruin your summer when poly tarps can make those |
| You can also use poly tarps to cover your campfire | | | | camping, hiking or at home activities a little drier and |
| wood keeping it dryer which means your fire will | | | | more pleasant. |
| start and burn easier every time. They can also be | | | | |