PEP BB homesteading.straw.tarpsomething - Cover something with a tarp

Jul 09, 2020 22:01:16

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP Curiculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Homesteading

In this Badge Bit you will cover something with a tarp in such a way that it stays secure for six months.

Tarp stands for tarpaulin! A good way to keep something safe and dry is to throw a tarp on it, but make sure to keep in mind high winds, water pockets, and snow accumulation when tarping.

Here are some articles and video about tarps:

-One way to tarp a wood pile
-About tarps and covering various things

To complete this BB minimum requirements are:
-cover something with a tarp
-secure the tarp
-show the tarp is still secure six months later

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must:
-post a picture of uncovered thing
-post a picture of the thing partway covered
-post pictures showing tarp on the thing and how the tarp is secured on all sides (picture of front and picture of back) with date stamp
-post a picture of the tarp still secure without intervention six months later with date stamp
or
-post a video of the above (less than two minutes long)

gir bot · Aug 01, 2023 18:38:05

Homesteading - Straw - Cover something with a tarp so that it stays dry for 6 months - ½ point

Lumber from the Scouts BSA Troop 248B Christmas Tree lot has been stacked here since Jan '23 (no pic). I checked the pile in June '23 and it is still dry.

Scouts pick up the lumber to build the perimeter and displays for their tree lot fundraiser and return the last week of December.
Stacked on pallets, covered with a brown tarp that is weighted around the edges. Totally hidden from the permies. Safe and dry all year to be used again from Thanksgiving till Christmas. I have hosted storage for 9yrs with no effort on my part.

Aug 02, 2023 11:31:00

Jennifer Markestad wrote:Homesteading - Straw - Cover something with a tarp so that it stays dry for 6 months - ½ point

Lumber from the Scouts BSA Troop 248B tree lot is stored under the cedars.
Scouts pick up the lumber to build the perimeter and displays for their tree lot fundraiser. The pile returns the last week of December.
Stacked on pallets, covered with a brown tarp that is weighted around the edges. Safe and dry all year to be used again from Thanksgiving till Christmas.

I'm looking at the BB requirements for this one, and I see:

-post pictures showing tarp on the thing and how the tarp is secured on all sides (picture of front and picture of back) with date stamp
-post a picture of the tarp still secure without intervention six months later with date stamp
or

I'm thinking that means that there should be a datestamp on the first image that's 6 months before the later image. When I look at the filenames of your images, I see "IMG_20230611_154045506_HDR.jpg" That tells me that they were all taken on June 11th, 2023. Maybe you could take another picture on December 11th to show they're still dry 6 months later.

gir bot · Dec 02, 2025 19:42:26

I covered our wood pile with a tarp that used to be a cheap carport that was destroyed by the wind. We put the wood on this side porch and I secured the corners of the tarp by screwing EMT straps to the corners of the porch and using the stretchy ties that came with the carport to secure the gromits on the tarp to the straps.

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must:
-post a picture of uncovered thing
-post a picture of the thing partway covered
-post pictures showing tarp on the thing and how the tarp is secured on all sides (picture of front and picture of back) with date stamp
-post a picture of the tarp still secure without intervention six months later with date stamp

The uncovered wood pile (this was before our first winter, 8/6/2024):

The thing partway covered.
A tarp on the wood pile. After I put the tarp on, the snow kept it on for our first winter. After the snow melted it looked like this (5/24/2025).

Supplies.

Securing the four corners (5/24/2025).

The secured tarp (5/24/2025):

Six months later (11/30/2025):

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