IF YOU WANT a lightweight, compact (when packed) shelter that covers more than a couple of people, then you need a tarp. And before you scoff at “lightweight” and “tarp” in the same sentence, you need ...

Hideo Wakamatsu 25-inch Tarpaulin Check-In Trolley in red, white, black or blue, about $210; wheeled carry-on, $179; at hideowakamatsu.com. Judi Dash, Gear & Gadgets Syndicate Originally Published ...

A tarpaulin, if made of sturdy material, can be used as a streamer to be tied on an upper floor window sill, and from which a daredevil or hobbyist can rappel down to ground level, perhaps wearing ...

Today, tarpaulins are made from plastics but, until the 20th century, they were made from flax canvas imported from Ireland and the Baltic, produced in Britain and coated in water-resistant tar.

Today, tarpaulins are made from plastics but, until the 20th century, they were made from flax canvas imported from Ireland and the Baltic, produced in Britain and coated in water-resistant tar.

5. During World War Two, British tarpaulin was supplied to the Soviet army as part of the allied war effort against Nazi Germany. 6. A tarpaulin was part of an early survival kit against nuclear ...