Tarps

3 piece are harder to put up IMO....i like two piece with end flaps

no tarp is durable if you dont treat it right, i know i have seen many goin down the road gettin destroyed by wind sheer

price is gonna be around the $1000 to $1600 area...depending what ya get, what they are made out of and who made them

urathane tarps are the best, but they will get stolen as they are ultralight and very spendy

i dont like the one-size fits all utility tarps...mine all have the flaps

i personally would go with a 18oz top section with 14oz sides....they will be lighter than normal lumbers

i know a guy here in MT who can custom make them to your spec.s and color's

as for bungies.....at least one box minimum...you can never have too many and you want that tarp tight for fuel mileage (noone likes draggin a parachute) and to keep wear to a minimum....and replace them when they get worn or start to deteriate...it sucks when pulling down on a bungie to have it break and whack ya in the melon

hope this helps some

 

Watch the "air bag" type material that some people are making light weight taprs out of. The material makes the tarp unbelievely light, but it's not waterproof and if it gets a hole you have to have a patch sewn on. Also I would suggest getting D rings instead of the normal eyelets. The D rings can take a lot more abuse.

I agree, get the tarp and bungees as tight as you can. You may already know this but it's worth repeating in cause somebody doesn't know it. Pinch the S hook together on the side that the bungee atttaches to. Also when you hook the bungee to the tarp have the hook facing away from the tarp. I have seen so many tarps just ruined cause of all the hole from thi

 

Also carry rope! Bungies will stretch and break if it is real windy, the rope will take it better!

If you go with a regular tarp, not a lumber tarp, make sure it is a double drop.

 

go with a coated canvas....14-18 oz....strait 18 oz will be heavy, but it is alot tuffer than 12

the lightwieght un coated stuff definatly stay away from.....that stuff will get shredded just sitting in the side box

and always make sure all of your tarp is tight.....cant tell you how many i have seen wrecked by flappin in the breeze

sounds like im beatin a dead horse dont it???

LOL

 

I carry 8 foot drop lumber tarps,two 20x24 steel tarps(just flat tarps), and a 12x16 tarp for coils. I had a coil bag but it got gone.......

 

When searching for truck tarps it is important to have a high mesh count and a heavy denier. There are truck tarps that also have a very thick poly coating. This assures durability yet keeping the material lightweight. Lightweight tarps are durable as the regular one's because it has a high standard in trucking industry. There is a lot informative facts when you are planning to buy trucking tarps in TarpsPlus.

 

I was always told to alternate rope and tarp straps. The rope limits the amount of give you get from the bungies.