So I'm Really Bad At Tarping

Of all the loads I've done eye in the sky coils have been the only load that I had to make a unplanned stop to deal with the tarps. I've done other loads where I wasn't satisfied with my tarp job but not bad enough to stop early to deal with it. Don't worry most loads are easier to tarp. Your speed will get better too, I'm 3 times faster than when I first started. I feel your pain, been there.

As for a tip on those coils. I use something on the front like a 4x4 strapped down to keep the wind from getting in from the front, that made a big difference for me. Good luck.

I put a 4x4 in front of it. All of the air got in because I screwed up the front corners. I even took a chain and wrapped it back on the bottom of the front pallet to use as a back brace.

I present to you, Strapzilla:

I don't know why those are upside down, but if you just flip your computer moniter over, you'll be able to see.

I know I'm kinda late on this, but if you have a situation like the pics Old School posted, I take my lumber tarps and lay them across the front of the steel tarp and strap them down. That keeps the wind from getting underneath and keeps out rain and snow etc. as much as it can.

Let's say you were a person new to flatbedding, and you were bad at tarping. Maybe you might be frustrated one night and plug into Google, "bad at tarping", just looking for some good ole advice.

Your #1 Google result would be this thread, and your #2 would be page 2 of this thread.

Hope is not lost to you, Google searcher! Let me tell you how far I've come since making this thread.

I've hauled this exact load, from the same shipper , five times now since this thread was created.

The last time I did it was two weeks ago. I put what I considered to be a very good tarp job on it. No desperation straps or anything, just a good tarp job. It took me about 90 minutes to secure it and tarp it which is a far cry from the hell I went through when I made this thread.

As I started driving down the highway, I thought about this thread a lot and started reflecting on the ways I've felt I've grown as a flatbedder and how much better I can get in the future. I realized that in twelve short weeks I've become very comfortable and confident in doing something that I once thought was such a daunting task.

So if you're a person Googling "bad at tarping", which I doubt you are because I doubt anyone actually Googles "bad at tarping", it all gets better pretty quick!

I put a 4x4 in front of it. All of the air got in because I screwed up the front corners. I even took a chain and wrapped it back on the bottom of the front pallet to use as a back brace.

I present to you, Strapzilla:

I see the problem, you put the tarps on upside down!