When I used mine they worked fine BUT I attached them differently than you did. I put a round stick on the edge of the tarp and rolled it so that when I clamped over (not on) the stick the grips of the clamp were attached to 4 layers of tarp. No problems.
Great idea. Thank you. I have tarp clips that have come off. I have a tarp that slides on a cable for a door for carport. I folded the tarp over but it didn't work. I'll try a dowel rod next. My clips have teeth on both sides.
@@brucehampton1545 This fixed my problems of slipping clamps. I have a tarp over my wood pile and have no problems now. God bless you buddy in terrible times.
there seems to be a lot of confusion about tarp clips. they were initially introduced by a canadian company called scotty and were designed to be used with common blue poly tarps. these inexpensive tarps have a thin rope sewn into the edge hem and the scotty clip was designed to take advantage of this. the jaw teeth aren't meant to provide the main holding force, they are there to hold the hem of the tarp securely. it's the rope in the hem that provides the main holding force and prevents the material from tearing out. the scotty clips work the best, some of the copies are really terrible..
I'm not understanding. Don't the blue tarps have a reinforced round hole (the name escapes me right now) where you'd put your line through. And it's that, that usually tears through no?
If you can get the jaws of the plastic clip over the brass eyelet you could drill a whole though it and the center of the eyelet then use some other type of fastener or even the tie down chord itself (if you left some extra on the knot to the clip and then put that through the eyelet hole in the tarp and make sure its snug enough secure the tarp...this way even if the clamp comes lose the tarp will still be held on by the original eyelet and you could check them in the morning..... I think it is the big gusts of wind and exposure to sun are what eventually wear out the material of the tarp causing the the brass eyelets to rip through the material.. plus there are other clips out there... I have been just made aware of the Tarp buddy which uses a different approach altogether and is very versatile it can be used in may different camping and tarping applications. Sometimes I like to leave my tie down chords on a few of the things that I have when I pack them up.... this way I don't loose them and they are quickly ready for the next time that I have to set up. I dont know If they make a survival blanket with sewn on built in heavy duty tie down lanyards... but that would also be a nice thing to have or see out on the market. On a more spend thrifty note I might try something with a clothes pin and a wing nut to the expense of buying these plastic clips and drilling holes in them...
nothing will be as strong as a small rock (or anything small) , wrapped in the hem of the tarp at the edge and paracord for emergency use. But these clips are quicker and ligter if you use them often. thanks hardcore
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When I used mine they worked fine BUT I attached them differently than you did.
I put a round stick on the edge of the tarp and rolled it so that when I clamped over (not on) the stick the grips of the clamp were attached to 4 layers of tarp. No problems.
Great idea. Thank you. I have tarp clips that have come off. I have a tarp that slides on a cable for a door for carport. I folded the tarp over but it didn't work. I'll try a dowel rod next. My clips have teeth on both sides.
@@brucehampton1545 This fixed my problems of slipping clamps. I have a tarp over my wood pile and have no problems now. God bless you buddy in terrible times.
there seems to be a lot of confusion about tarp clips. they were initially introduced by a canadian company called scotty and were designed to be used with common blue poly tarps. these inexpensive tarps have a thin rope sewn into the edge hem and the scotty clip was designed to take advantage of this. the jaw teeth aren't meant to provide the main holding force, they are there to hold the hem of the tarp securely. it's the rope in the hem that provides the main holding force and prevents the material from tearing out. the scotty clips work the best, some of the copies are really terrible..
I'm not understanding. Don't the blue tarps have a reinforced round hole (the name escapes me right now) where you'd put your line through. And it's that, that usually tears through no?
@@hardcorecampinggear yes the blue tarps have grommet holes that tear out, that's why tarp clips were invented so you don't have to use the holes.
If you can get the jaws of the plastic clip over the brass eyelet you could drill a whole though it and the center of the eyelet then use some other type of fastener or even the tie down chord itself (if you left some extra on the knot to the clip and then put that through the eyelet hole in the tarp and make sure its snug enough secure the tarp...this way even if the clamp comes lose the tarp will still be held on by the original eyelet and you could check them in the morning..... I think it is the big gusts of wind and exposure to sun are what eventually wear out the material of the tarp causing the the brass eyelets to rip through the material.. plus there are other clips out there... I have been just made aware of the Tarp buddy which uses a different approach altogether and is very versatile it can be used in may different camping and tarping applications.
Sometimes I like to leave my tie down chords on a few of the things that I have when I pack them up.... this way I don't loose them and they are quickly ready for the next time that I have to set up.
I dont know If they make a survival blanket with sewn on built in heavy duty tie down lanyards... but that would also be a nice thing to have or see out on the market.
On a more spend thrifty note I might try something with a clothes pin and a wing nut to the expense of buying these plastic clips and drilling holes in them...
Can you show how to use it?
Thank you for the comment. Once you get your hands on one, it'll be self-evident. There's a knob on top. You twist it and it bites down.
nothing will be as strong as a small rock (or anything small) , wrapped in the hem of the tarp at the edge and paracord for emergency use. But these clips are quicker and ligter if you use them often. thanks hardcore
Just FYI... Those clips are horrible. I'm going to test out the ez clips. They seem much better and more stable