| Tarps are a remarkably inexpensive way to cover | | | | When you're working on any kind of outdoor project |
| anything and everything you want to cover from the | | | | and inclement weather threatens or stops you in |
| elements like rain and snow, pollutants, pollen, dust, or | | | | your tracks, tarps are a fast, easy way to protect |
| over spray. They are flexible, cheap, and effective | | | | your project until the weather clears. This might be a |
| for a wide variety of uses in and outside of the | | | | roofing job, addition to a house, or other large |
| home, farm, or business. They also have many uses | | | | construction project you opted to do outdoors for |
| related to recreation and novelty uses. | | | | maximum flexibility. Whatever it is, tarps are a |
| Probably the most common use of tarps is as a | | | | godsend when storm clouds start rolling in |
| cover for large items stored outdoors such as cars | | | | unexpectedly. |
| and trucks where there is inadequate garage space | | | | While you don't often think of it as a cover, multiple |
| to store them, cars and trucks being renovated or | | | | tarps are also very useful to have along on camping |
| saved for that "someday" renovation project, boats | | | | trips. It's a good idea to stretch a tarp over tents |
| and canoes, campers, ATVs, snowmobiles, | | | | and anchor them with stakes, because most tarps |
| motorcycles, and trailers. Whether you choose an | | | | are more weather resistant than tent fabric. |
| inexpensive high-density polyethylene or a | | | | Especially if water ends up sitting on the roof of the |
| heavy-duty or canvas tarp, tarps are strong, | | | | tent, tent fabric inevitably leaks. A tarp stretched out |
| tear-resistant, light weight and easy to handle and | | | | and tied to tree limbs in the forest also makes a |
| drape, and completely waterproof. Utilizing the sturdy | | | | handy canopy to protect gear and campers from sun |
| grommets on the corners, you can either tie the tarp | | | | and rain showers while enjoying time outdoors or |
| down with stakes or simply weight down the edges | | | | eating at a picnic table, so they do in essence |
| with heavy objects like concrete blocks to keep | | | | become durable covers for all practical purposes. |
| them from blowing off in the wind. | | | | When hauling loads in an open truck bed, tarps are |
| Tarps also make fine covers for piles of firewood | | | | effective covers to protect items from blowing out |
| that are outdoors drying out keeping rain and snow | | | | or getting wet during a rain shower or thunderstorm |
| from saturating them but still letting air circulate | | | | and are especially helpful for long trips. |
| around the logs as they dry. | | | | |