I swore off rope bags a few years ago. Traditional rope bags arent big enough to carry a rack, water shoes, etc; and Im too cheap to fork over the cash for really nice crag pack. This week I finally grew tired of carrying around my ghetto rope tarp inside my pack and I began the search for the ultimate rope bag. here were my requirements:

Cheap, Durable, Simple, and Thin enough to fit inside my regular pack.

Thanks to the good people at Wilderness Exchange, I found this bluewater bag for $15!. Blue Water Light and Fast

It seemed to meet all of the requirements, but my first use proved the tarp was a little too small (only 24"x36"). 30 minutes on the sewing machine remedied that problem. The bag now sports a 4 foot round tarp with a drawstring closure.

Original Tarp Size = 24x36 = Too Small New Tarp Size ~ 48" round Submitted By: darin on Sep 21, 2009

Plenty of room on the new tarp Submitted By: darin on Sep 21, 2009

Easy drawstring pulls in the edges rather than folding burrito style. The drawsting cord is secure and super fast. Submitted By: darin on Sep 21, 2009

packs down to original size. Submitted By: darin on Sep 21, 2009

Awesome Darin. I really like the idea. Can you tell me what kind of fabric you used and where you found it?

Again,.. awesome idea. I'm going to try and get the wife to do this to one of my simpler bags like the bw you have.
Thanks for sharing! d