oops… made my tarp to short. suggestions?

What material did you use?

This reminds me of an ancient "Blondie" cartoon. Blondie asks Dagwood to set up a clothesline for her (I told you, it was ancient!). She comes back and says, "You cut the rope too short!" Dagwood's response: "That's OK. If you cut the rope too short, you can always splice it. If you cut the rope too long, though, there's nothing you can do about it."

Seriously, I'd get some masking or painters' tape and either plastic or scrap cloth (old sheet?) and scissors. Then set up your tarp over your hammock. Using the plastic or cloth and tape, plus trial and error, design an addition to one or both ends of your tarp. Keep manipulating until the result is the way you want it. Then, using the pastic or cloth as your pattern, cut the appropriate piece/pieces and seam them to the tarp. In sewing for humans, this process of making a pattern is called "draping," and I'm just learning how to do it. Obviously it will be a lot easier to "drape" the addition to your tarp than to try to do this process on your own body!

I've done similar

Sew an 18" wide strip of fabric to make it longer

I can't visualize exactly what your tarp looks like, but must be possible to do something like that

It may become a "prototype" to base the next version on. Make sure you get every bit of experience you can out of it before making the next version. Make it bigger, use it, you may find some other defect that can be fixed in the next version. You don't want to make a second version, find it has a problem, and have to do a third version.

You could make Ray Jardine inspired batwings or Warbonnet inspired tarp doors…. some sort of modular way of closing off the ends.

Basically just a triangle that attaches at the apex of the tarp and the two corners. Have it tensionable with linelocks and attach to the tie outs using mitten clips

Anthony

I'm using silnylon and only have approx 18" left (coincidence??) . I like the modular batwings idea. Thanks also for the draping tip, I probably would of hacked my left over pieces to nothing otherwise.

I have plenty of scrap Silnylon in gray if you need it, just pay the shipping. I would add wings like others have suggested using velccro, that way you can leave the wings and extra weight at home when the weather is good

James,

I can resist no longer.

What is that sprinkler looking thing in your avatar?

try a Grizz beak or two https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?11785-return-of-the-tarp-beak

Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up KISS and just made the Velcro on triangle door type things. it's not as much coverage as I had hoped for, but now I know not to get trim happy on the next on the next one… Also I think 5.5" curve depth is too much, will probably do something closer to 4" next time.

Save it for an UQ protector, part of a sub zero hang kit, turn it into a poncho, aux tarp for kitchen, turn it into a hammock for a kid,

I suppose I advocate to find a use as-is.

If you carry an umbrella – use it at the end of the tarp.
Kelly