Heavy Duty Eyelets
Submitted: Monday, Jan 16, 2012 at 14:41
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Rod
I have a tarp used at
the beach (where the winds can pick up) where the eyelet on the apex keeps ripping out due to the force of the wind. The polytarp has a canvas gusset stitched in into which an eyelit has been fitted.
The centre/apex eyelets rip out after a few uses at
the beach, this is with a very good quality tarp, with poles on most outer eyelits/d rings and springs on the guy ropes.
Has anyone seen a more heavy duty eyelet or alternative solutions available ?
Reply By: Allan B (Member, SunCoast) - Monday, Jan 16, 2012 at 15:09
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 at 15:09
Hi Rod,
Obviously there is a lot of force being placed on the small area of the eyelet.
Try cutting a tennis ball in halves, drill or punch a hole in the ball, thread it over the tent pole pin before placing the pin through the eyelet.
The ball will spread the load over a greater area.
There are also accessories available in camping stores which are plastic hemispheres with a coil spring under, designed to be placed on the pole. Only problem is that they are intended to be used where there is no eyelet and so have no pin. The absence of a pin makes them unstable but you could add a pin to overcome this.
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Follow Up By: Rod - Monday, Jan 16, 2012 at 16:21
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 at 16:21
Thanks, I already have tried a red spring loaded top hat manufactured by supapeg like you suggest. Was hoping for a grommet type solution
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Reply By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 at 14:25
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 at 14:25
Hi Rod...
You will find that the problem is simply a cheap tarp, what they say is h/d was the cheap of old, to be honest even the VERY H/D ones now days are what we used to sell as very cheap "alternatives" ............
Yes you can get some gussets sewn in around the eyelets to make then stronger but it will cost you and you still have a "cheap" tarp, and to make it worse it is actually getting very hard to even BUY a good tarp these days .....
Cheers
Joe
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