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Subject Topic: groundsheet, tarpaulin help
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Personlinda the newbie
17/3/2015 at 9:10pm
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I am looking for a tarpaulin to go underneath our tent.(it has a sewn in groundsheet.) Our tent is 580x320 and tarp seems really expensive. Will a cheap old b&q tarp be ok? Our first camping hol will be on grass. But we hope to tour Europe, possibly camping on gravel and sand pitches.any help would be appreciated.


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Budget Tarps

Anything of this nature will be fine...finding one to fit your tent might be the difficult bit. Whatever you buy make sure that it does not stick out beyond the edge of your tent or rain and/or water running off the flysheet will drip onto it and run back underneath the groundsheet.


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When we had our tent we used a blue one from B&Q.

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18/3/2015 at 8:25pm
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Have a look at weavetex or search for breathable awning carpets . Lots of camping sites won't allow a footprint that isn't breathable . Theses will keep your tent groundsheet clean and protected allowing water to pass through , so as far as I'm aware it's ok to have one larger than your tents footprint and have a nice protected area infont of your tent . I have just ordered a second one to give me ground protection under my canopy area . Hope his helps .


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18/3/2015 at 8:32pm
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Here's a link for above mentioned item .. I got a green 2.5m x 3.5m one from Tesco for £25 with click and collect.

http://www.leisureoutlet.com/caravans-and-motorhomes/Groundsheets-and-Carpets_2/Leisurewize-Weaveatex-Breathable-Groundsheet.html?gclid=CjwKEAjwxKSoBRCZ5oyy87DimEcSJADiWsvgNCzRJtB49vi3GlrfPc_JC-h27uLGhzgQqAGiXlitrxoCiijw_wcB


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For the South of France during July, we use 1mm thick Butyl Rubber PondLiner for under our ZIG.

Not cheap at around 50p per sq ft, but it has kept our ZiG in pristine condition since 2008.


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18/3/2015 at 10:46pm
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Bradshaws direct supply a good range of tarps with different sizes and thickness .

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19/3/2015 at 11:25am
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I have recently had a quote from Mudfords Ltd for a custom cut tarp as I can't seem to find a near enough sized footprint for our TT awning. It was £32 +VAT for roughly 3m x 3.8m which I didn't think was too bad.



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