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Kelty Car Tarp

Hiking & Camping > Shelters & TentsRated: **** by 3 reviews.

Altrec

For use with a vehicle or structure, the Kelty Car Tarp is a simple, versatile, high-value shelter that provides the right amount of protection.

Features:

  • Capacity: NA
  • Floor area: 110 ft2 / 10.2 m2
  • Floor material: NA
  • Fly Material: polyester taffeta Fly
  • Guyout points
  • Height: 0" / 0 cm
  • Length: 140" / 356 cm
  • Minimum weight: 3 lb. 11oz. / 1.7 kg
  • Nite Ize F9 guyline adjuster
  • Number of doors: NA
  • Number of mesh windows: NA
  • Number of poles: 2
  • Number of vestibules: NA
  • Packaged Length: 21" / 53 cm
  • Packaged diameter: 5" / 13 cm
  • Packaged weight: 4 lb. 5 oz. / 2 kg
  • Pole type: 30mm DAC DA17 aluminum poles
  • Seasons: 3
  • Wall material: NA
  • Width: 140" / 356 cm

REI

If you have struggled to attach a make-shift tarp to your car with frustrating results, worry no more—Kelty has just made your life easier.

  • CarTarp provides the right amount of protection and everything else you need to ensure a near-perfect, hassle-free fit to your car
  • Polyester taffeta fabric won't sag when wet
  • Comes with two DAC DA17® poles (for standing tarp) and one spreader pole (for car attachment point), stakes and guylines
  • This versatile shelter can be attached to other structures as well
  • Peak height varies with setup configuration and site selection
  • Includes guyout points and Nite Ize® Figure 9 guyline adjusters for a secure setup

Backcountry.com

Don't go to that weekend-long summer music festival without the Kelty CarTarp. This easy-to-use, versatile shelter gives you shade when the noonday sun is beating down on you. The Cartarp attaches to your vehicle, and two DAC aluminum poles prop it up. Place your guylines where you want them—line length adjusts so you have no slack. Should the weather turn rainy, this three-season Kelty shelter will help keep you dry too.


SummitHut.com

For use with a vehicle or structure, the Car Tarp by Kelty provides weather protection in a hurry. The polyester and taffeta walls are durable and lightweight, and guyout points provide extra security in high winds. This is the shelter to always have on an outing.

Features:

  • Guyout points
  • Polyester and taffeta walls
Average weight:4 lbs. 5 oz.
Average weight - metric:1.96 kilograms
Country of Origin:China
Covered area:110 square feet
Design type:Non-freestanding shelter
Dimensions:140 x 140in (356 x 356cm), 110sq ft (10.2sq m)
Dimensions - metric:356 x 356 centimeters
Manufacturer Warranty:Lifetime
Material:75D 450mm Polyester taffeta
Number of poles:2
Packed Size:5 x 21in (13 x 53cm)
Peak height:Varies
Peak height - metric:Varies
Pole Included:Yes, 3
Pole diameter:30 millimeters
Pole material:Aluminum DAC DA17
Recommended Use:Car camping, tailgate parties, festivals
Season:Not applicable
Tie Points:4
Weight:3lb 11oz (1700g)

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Kelty Car Tarp Reviews Summary:

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Positive Reviews:

Kelty CarTarp

Rating:****

We used the Kelty CarTarp on a Tacoma with Garvin Industries Wilderness Rack while car camping at Mustang Island State Park. The Tarp fit the rack just right, and I would say that in addition to the the poles that hold the tarp up there is a pole that runs through the end of the tarp and then attaches to your vehicle so you do not necessarily need a very wide roof rack. In fact you could potentially use it on anything you can get the enclosed Velcro straps around. Here are to Pros:
* Provided shade on the beach where there was none
* Added privacy when car camping next to others
* Does its job well and it is built with quality parts
* Looks nice versus your regular tarp
* Very small/light footprint when in it is in it's bag

Cons:
* Needed help to put it up in windy conditions
* Needed to attach all the individual tie downs
* A small learning curve to learn how to use the "eyelets" effectively

TIPS:
I would definitely overcome the learning curve and try it out before you try to deploy this tarp. Additionally by doing so you will have your tie downs already attached to the tarp, which will save a lot of time. We added a generic tarp attached to one of the open sides with the tarps many connect points and me my wife and two kids fit underneath just fine in our make shift "living room," as we called it. Overall rating was 4 stars and not a 5 is because how can you really "love" a tarp ...maybe someday if it deployed on its own:)

joel.nicolas2322715 at Backcountry.com on 08/25/2008

Great addition

Rating:*****

I've had the CarTarp for a few outings and it's been a great addition to our outdoor gear. Easy to set up and take down and provides quit a bit of coverage...enough to even set my 4 man tent up under it if I wanted too! It's made of good quality materials and if it is like anything else Kelty makes, it will last many many years.
The one thing I do not care for is that the tie down ropes are black and very hard to see at night to prevent tripping over. We solved this by tying white strips of cloth to the line, but I will probably just get some rope with reflective material woven into it.

decidion103965 at Backcountry.com on 09/16/2008

Neutral Reviews:

Full-size Bummer

Rating:***

Quality of this and other Kelty products I have is great.

This tarp just didn't work right with the full-size truck and camper shell set up I have. I tried to set it up using the safari cargo rack on top of the shell as the anchor. The truck was just too tall for this to set up right.

A small SUV or sport wagon like a Subaru Forester with a roof rack would probably work killer, they're shorter.

I switched to the simple Kelty tarp for more versatility of setup options.

clausvms2351761 at Backcountry.com on 06/14/2009