You buy a canopy with all the pieces, unpackage it, and then you see all these differently angled pieces with hook circles and screw holes for fastening. It’s a lot to take in, especially if you’ve never built a canopy before. Most major canopy manufacturers give you instructions, but they don’t tell you why you […]

You rely on your tarps for shade, to keep debris off your RV roof, to act as a weather barrier for your dog’s outdoor kennel, so what happens when they break? A tarp with some weathering or holes in them isn’t useless; it’s just some patchwork that needs to be done. That’s something you can […]

Growing things and creating plant life is a joy. It gets your hands dirty, and literally helps you reap what you sow, but some of the gardening zones in the United States can make it difficult to grow what you want, when you want. If you’ve been reading up on how greenhouses operate, then you […]

Need your tarp to be less vibrant? Do you need it to retain less heat? Whatever your reason for painting your tarp, it can be done with just a few simple steps, and a short list of materials. You want to know how to paint a tarp, but I’ve got news; it has to be […]

You spend a lot of time outdoors. You hike, you camp, you might even do day trips with nothing more than a backpack; whatever it is you like to do in nature, there’s one undeniable issue that can always come down on your parade. That’s the rain. It can get in the way of a […]