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#173759 - 01/11/13 02:05 PM Re: How light should I go? [Re: skcreidc]
aimless Moderator Registered: 02/05/03 Posts: 3292 Loc: Portland, OR	My dad's two sheet tarp system for 4 people from the early 70's. Looking carefully at that photo convinces me that no rain was expected that day and the upper tarp was only used to provide some shade.
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How light should I go?	GinAndClonic	01/05/13 08:29 PM
Re: How light should I go?	BrianLe	01/07/13 02:17 AM
Re: How light should I go?	Rick_D	01/07/13 02:14 PM
Re: How light should I go?	GinAndClonic	01/09/13 12:22 AM
Re: How light should I go?	BrianLe	01/09/13 12:46 AM
Re: How light should I go?	Rick_D	01/09/13 12:51 PM
Re: How light should I go?	GinAndClonic	01/09/13 12:18 AM
Re: How light should I go?	BrianLe	01/09/13 12:52 AM
Re: How light should I go?	Franco	01/09/13 03:17 AM
Re: How light should I go?	GinAndClonic	01/09/13 03:48 AM
Re: How light should I go?	Franco	01/09/13 04:03 PM
Re: How light should I go?	GinAndClonic	01/09/13 03:46 AM
Re: How light should I go?	BrianLe	01/09/13 01:49 PM
Re: How light should I go?	GinAndClonic	01/11/13 01:17 AM
Re: How light should I go?	finallyME	01/11/13 10:16 AM
Re: How light should I go?	GinAndClonic	01/11/13 12:38 PM
Re: How light should I go?	Glenn Roberts	01/11/13 01:03 PM
Re: How light should I go?	skcreidc	01/11/13 01:37 PM
Re: How light should I go?	aimless	01/11/13 02:05 PM
Re: How light should I go?	skcreidc	01/11/13 04:10 PM
Re: How light should I go?	rockchucker22	01/11/13 04:17 PM
Re: How light should I go?	finallyME	01/11/13 03:08 PM
Re: How light should I go?	skcreidc	01/11/13 04:21 PM
Re: How light should I go?	OregonMouse	01/12/13 02:10 PM
Re: How light should I go?	JPete	02/05/13 08:20 AM
Re: How light should I go?	Glenn Roberts	02/05/13 11:10 AM
Re: How light should I go?	Samoset	01/08/13 10:55 PM
Re: How light should I go?	GinAndClonic	01/09/13 12:02 AM
Re: How light should I go?	JMB	02/04/13 06:46 AM
Re: How light should I go?	WDW4	08/05/13 11:42 AM