We recently had a customer, Terry in Maricopa, Arizona contacts us for a round tarp for his stock tank. He was going to use the tarp to cover the tank when they were not using it as a small pool. We have certainly had customers use tarps for this in the past, but what made this customer stand out in our mind was that they found Tarp Supply via a YouTube video from Lucent Productions . He has a nice video on his deck built for the stock tank and about how to build one for yourself. The tarp he purchased from us on the video was a full-finished size 55% mesh tarp. The video demonstrates how to build the stock-tank pool in detail step-by-step. It's always been a pleasure knowing that there are customers that are happy with our products for their DIY projects. As we always appreciate our valued customers. In the case of Terry, he needed something that would be solid. This was due to being in Arizona where he has issues with sand. We quoted him a round tarp in an 18oz vinyl ...
When designing your very own custom tarp there are three main things to think of 1. What will it be used for? Does it need to be waterproof, water-resistant, or fire-retardant? 2. Where will it be used? Will it be indoors or outdoors? 3. Do you have any aesthetic requirements? From answering these three questions you are pretty much 90% close to design the custom tarp. Desired Use How the tarp is intended to be used is obviously the very first question that needs to be addressed. Is the tarp being used as a wall? Is it being used as a roof? Will it be hung similar to a safety net? Will it be used to cover machinery or equipment? Does it need to be waterproof or fire retardant? Any requirement for grommets space? For example, when hanging a tarp, it is recommended that you use grommets that also called eyelets that have been inserted into the hem of the tarp. These are typically more secure than D-rings. D-rings offer an easy way of strapping down a tar...