Best set-up for shade

How about a nice umbrella, keeps the sun off and works great in the rain!!! Bring a tarp and some poles for your camp site. Keep your butt outta the sun as much as possible.

Tarps are a must if you can bring lighter coloured tarps they are better.

There's not enough duct tape in all the world to make the seams stay together with any serious wind, or even less than serious rain. My best solution was tying off the tarps on the top corners of the shade tent and using small bungees to pull everything together (while understanding/planning for inevitable leaks and/or unwelcome rays.

You want to keep it as simple as possible. Bungees instead of string, tape, etc. I bought a great package set of bungee cords (that included several small, light 4-5" cords) at Wal-mart that did the trick just great.

Lemme break it down.

1. You get the $35 shade tent (12x10?) at Wally World.

2. You get tarps and bungees.

3. The sun comes in the shade tent at various angles throughout the day. Ergo, no or little shade.

4. You drape the tarps on the outside of the tent to create more shade inside. You use bungees (or twine, etc.) to attach the tarp's grommets to the tie offs at the top of the shade tent.

5. No duct tape or poles needed, unless you omit the shade tent. Not recommended.

6. Some people extend this arrangement with poles, ties off to their vehicles, or a zillion other arrangements. I would not recommend trying to connect tarps using duct tape unless you've got some HEAVY-DUTY tape and lots of it...even then, if we get rain, your tape job will be lucky to survive.

That sounds like a totally rad idea! The only thing i'd be worried about would be the sheet... if it rains, you're getting rained on. I like that solar powered light idea too. Home depot has them?? What aisle would they be under eh? I need to invest in some!

I will. There is still some things I'm trying to work out. So far I can only find PVC piping in the size I want at 10 feet. I want 12, so I'm trying to get a work around. Does anybody remember how much space we have behind the cars? Width and length. I thought it was ten feet behind and such. Over in Alabama soup bowl we staggered the set up to give each other more room.

i was also in asb right on the line of trees

Doesn't look like crap ;D, but I do need to make a few adjustments. Need to shorten one side (in case it rains) and figure out a good way to reinforce one side. Still have to bevel the edges on the main supports to get it to stick into ground. So I'm gonna stop by my parents house and borrow a pipe cutter and when I'm happy with it I'll post the pics of the finished product. It'll work I just need to fix a few things.

I saw the pics of the outside of the bus, but after seeing the inside, I want one. So now I'm going to spend some time looking up how to do that to a bus.

Did I mention I like the bus?

Capttrips, I'm staying with you this year! ;D Don't be suprised when some random chick comes knocking b/c I've given you prior warning! hahaha! Your bus is the poo!(edited for those of you w/ virgin eyes)

ive seen all the pics you posted of willow...very nice work. although i must ask...did you have to make the toilet pic MUCH larger that the others just to make us jealous? lol

Wow this thread is an oldie, that was 3 years ago.

Here's my idea for a tarp rigging... I'm a camping novice, so let me know if this won't work or sounds in any way moronic.

-15 x 15 Coleman Geosport hexagon shade thingy

-Tent underneath the hex shade thingy, with room to spare

-Tarp running from the hex shade thingy to the luggage rack thingy on the top of our Pontiac Vibe (good height), and here's what I'm thinking: secure it with zip ties (to the canopy and the car rack). Is there any reason that wouldn't work?