tarp alternatives for wall tent?

[duckman18]

Davis 14x16 covered with a 20x30 tarp

[ghosthunter]

Yep I use the same set up.

[trophyhunt]

Davis 14x16 covered with a 20x30 tarp

How are you securing that against strong winds?  Ropes just tied through the eyelets will just rip.  I'm already guessing we need longer steaks.

[whacker1]

Davis 14x16 covered with a 20x30 tarp

How are you securing that against strong winds?  Ropes just tied through the eyelets will just rip.  I'm already guessing we need longer steaks.

Not sure what they do, but golf balls in the corner balled with a rope tied around it like a coin purse works best to keep a strong end without ripping out.  round rocks work similarly.

[duckman18]

Rocks balled up in corners, the fronts wrapped around the frame, never had a problem ripping out.

[Buzz2401]

Our tent is over 25 years old and used every single year and never had a tarp and has zero burns holes.  Not a single hole anywhere on it.  It has plenty of small black soot marks that it has picked up over the years but it has never been treated and has never leaked a drop inside.  I could see a tarp keeping the tent warmer but we run a Kwik Kamp stove and it will usually blow you out of our 15x22.  Would be nice for keeping it looking like new for the next 40 years but the usual demise of canvas tents is mildew which leads to canvas rot.