Flat-Tarp made of Dyneema® Composite Fabric 0.55 (CT1E.08) with 18g/m²

Ultralight Shelter for the West Trail in the Black Forest and others

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I made a flat tarp from the CT1E.08 for the hike on the Westweg. This was my first project with Dyneema® Composite Fabric, so I had to figure out many things myself first. Nevertheless, it worked surprisingly well and the tarp proved itself even in thunderstorms and strong winds, both as an A-frame and as a half-pyramid. To cut it to size I used a good quality cutter knife for straight sections, for the smaller sections and the radii of the reinforcements the micro-serrated scissors were invaluable.

To get the necessary length I overlapped two strips by the width of the transfer tape and then reinforced them additionally with a 4cm strip.

As usual, I placed the peel-offs on the corners and half of each side. In addition, I added guy points on one long side at a quarter of the length to set up as a half pyramid. For curiosity's sake, I attached the loops for the D-rings for bracing partly with webbing (sewn through to the reinforcement before gluing) and partly with loops made from Dyneema® Composite Fabric remnants (only glued). Both have held without any problems so far. For tensioning I chose ClamCleats, but in retrospect LineLocs would probably have been the better choice, as this gives a much better usable length of cord, which makes it easier to set up, especially as an A-frame. The cord itself is the yellow 1.5mm Dyneema®/Polyester cord.

The total weight of the tarp with 2.10m x 2.68m incl. all lines, additional "clothesline" (10m), bag with drawstring made of the same material and 8 Groundhog Mini pegs with their own bag ended up at 203g, but there would definitely have been room for improvement here with thinner reinforcements and narrower D-rings.

Many greetings
Christian W.