Poly tarp cover for solar blankets on a reel. Cover your solar pool cover when not in use to protect it from damaging weather. Thousands of pool supplies available with free U.S. shipping.
Average Customer Rating:
2.5 out of 5
5 of 10 (50%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Poly Tarp
Overall Rating:
2
out of 5
disappointed with new desighn,
June 5, 2009
By hotweatherNutfrom wisconsin
Pros: protects solar cover well Cons: velcro strips now, not sewn in
"I have purchased this tarp multiple times in the past. Usually lasts one season. The velcro has always been stitched on the full length of the tarp allowing for secure attachment. This time it came with TWO 12 inch SELF adhesive velcro strips. That's 24 inches to secure an 18 foot tarp? What are they thinking, at least include 6 or 8 strips? What will the chlorine water do to adhesive? I don't understand!! Just another example of a product price increasing but what you get for your money decreases. I am VERY disappointed and will find an alternative in the future."
Review 2 for Poly Tarp
Overall Rating:
3
out of 5
Solar cover poly tarp,
June 1, 2009
By DavidBfrom Tyrone, Ga
Pros: Velco easy attatch that does not blow off Cons: Not very thick material, lasts 2 years max.
"This year I took the poly tarp out and it is pretty bad shape. It was folded and stored over winter, but very week and not usable. I will buy another because I have not found another tarp 28' wide unless I make my own."
Review 3 for Poly Tarp
Overall Rating:
2
out of 5
OK but could be better,
May 4, 2009
By Brunhildafrom PA
Pros: Easey to put on, eliminates tie-up ropes Cons: Frays on the ends, lasts only one season, too short
"I've had several of these over the last several years. The 16 ft one is only 15-1/2 feet long, so buy the next bigger size than you need. After a couple of months, the unfinished ends fray with long streamers getting tangled in the reel. A sewn finished end would probably have stopped that. The material itself is thin and limp by the end of the season, with slight separations reducing the protection of the solar cover. Plan on one season of use."
Review 4 for Poly Tarp
Top 250 Contributor
Overall Rating:
2
out of 5
Good product gone bad?,
October 13, 2008
By Gyrofrom NorthWest Detroit Area
Pros: Was handy way to protect solar blanket Cons: Not wide enough
"To start, my overall rating is a blend of the cover that I purchased a few years ago plus my opinion on what I understand is its current design. My current cover has finally worn out. It's thin and torn in a few areas but the biggest issue is that the ends are severely frayed. This not unexpected after summers of exposure to the sun. What I liked about this cover was the velcro stitched along the length of the cover that made it really handy to secure it over the solar blanket. What I didn't like was that it just barely wide enough to go around my blanket (hence the tears while trying to pull the ends together). A couple of inches added to the width, plus hemming the ends (the fraying started this summer), would have been useful and probably would have added a couple of years to its life. The pros outweigh the cons and if they still offered the exact same product I probably would buy it (My overall rating would have been 4 stars). However, given the comments from other reviewers that the velcro is no longer sewn on the entire length of this cover negates the the primary pro of the cover that I had. Let's hope that In the Swim sends our feedback to their supplier so this product becomes more useful. For next summer what I'll do is to cut a length of white polyethelyne banquet tablecover and secure it to my solar blanket with bungee cords."
Review 5 for Poly Tarp
Overall Rating:
2
out of 5
The old style was better,
July 22, 2008
By boogiedogfrom Tennessee
Pros: Inexpensive Cons: No fasteners
"I agree with the other review, the old tarp with the velcro the entire length was so much better. The velcro that came with this product did not last and created holes in the tarp where it came off. I bought more velcro but it too would not secure the tarp. I ended up using multiple bungy cords."
Review 6 for Poly Tarp
Overall Rating:
1
out of 5
don't waste your money,
June 23, 2008
By 4realfrom Pennsylvania
Pros: it is a white tarp Cons: twelve inches of velcro to hold an eighteen foot tarp
"The old style tarp had Velcro the entire length, which was sewn onto the tarp. The new style has twelve inches of Velcro with self adhesive to attach to the tarp. The first time the wind blew, it was gone. I rated this one star, it should be 0 stars."
Review 7 for Poly Tarp
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
February 19, 2008
By jellybeanfrom Indiana
"Only lastest two seasons. But it was easy for one person to handle and velco made it easy to secure."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 8 for Poly Tarp
Top 250 Contributor
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
a great idea,
September 27, 2007
By prima
"We've enjoyed this product very much - doesn't try to blow away as the big plastic sheet did, even tho I secured IT with boards!
IMPORTANT: I strongly urge you to order the next size up so that your poly-tarp will actually cover all of your cover. We are SO glad we have the 18' for our 16' wide pool."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review 9 for Poly Tarp
Overall Rating:
3
out of 5
Nice product - velcro needs fastened better,
August 22, 2007
By MStiely
Pros: Easy to use
"This is a nice convenient product, however, it would be nice if the velcro where secured more firmly. Whenever you remove the cover, it pulls on the velcro which is now coming loose at the ends."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review 10 for Poly Tarp
Overall Rating:
1
out of 5
Worst purchase ever,
May 29, 2007
By sadboy
Pros: None to speak of. Cons: No means of fastening onto cover will blow away.
"I boutght a solar tarp a few years back and it was a much thicker woven type poly tarp with a velcro attachment along the complete length, which was an improvement from the previous poly tary which only had intermitent velcro pads. But now you went to a thin poly sheet that is thinner than most packaging is these days, and no fastening means at all. What a back hill slide."
