Coil tarp bags

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  1. earnies2

    earnies2 Medium Load Member

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    I am looking into buying 2 coil bags any suggestions on type and size and best place to buy?
     
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  3. Bean Jr.

    Bean Jr. Road Train Member

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    EBay might be cheapest, but they sell than at TarpStop.

    Size? Only you know what size coils you haul.
     
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  4. earnies2

    earnies2 Medium Load Member

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    I don't haul coils on a regular basis this set is my first in a year it was a pain to pull out my big tarp to cover them so that is why I am looking at coil bags
     
  5. ChaoSS

    ChaoSS Road Train Member

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    You want to buy specific tarps for freight you almost never haul? I'd rather have a smallish steel tarp that can be used so much more rather than lug around that weight and wasted space for something that you really do and it might not even be the right size.

    Coils are easy to tarp with the right equipment.
     
  6. earnies2

    earnies2 Medium Load Member

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    That's good advice I am not a tarp hero what size tarp would you sujest
     
  7. ChaoSS

    ChaoSS Road Train Member

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    16 x 24 sends pretty versatile. Not very heavy, covers a lot of different loads. Be sure it has rows of d rings on all four sides. You can modify that depending on what other types of freight you haul and tarp.
     
  8. RustyBolt

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    If you want to keep them for a long time, get stainless steel D-rings. The plain chromed steel ones will rust quickly. That rust just grinds away at the webbing holding them on and eventually wears through. Might get 1.5 years of your lucky .

    If course, someone has gotten 15 years out of theirs.
     
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  9. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    An 18 X 24 mid weight tarp is very versatile.
    This is what I use for a number of steel loads, be it coils or what ever. Personally I prefer web loops to D rings. 4 rows all the way around. First row 6 inches from the edge.
    I tie tarps with rope.

    Padding is your friend.
     
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  10. mtoo

    mtoo Road Train Member

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    What Rusty said, If you ever have a tarp with stainless steel D rings:)
     
  11. Tug Toy

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    I bought a coil bag about 6 months ago. It has not fit one coil yet out of the 15 or so I’ve hauled. Waste of money unless you do it every day in my opinion.

    Lesson learned for $200
     
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