Loaded Baseball Round Home Plate Tarp Cover - 18 Ounce Vinyl
- Constructed using 18oz waterproof vinyl
- Available as standard or custom sizes
- Over 50% of the hem is Loaded
- Allows water to flow off the tarp
- Durable design can be reused season after season
Description
Home plate tarps are essential for keeping your team’s baseball field game ready. In minutes heavy rain can cause damage to the batter’s box that will take days to repair. Professional grounds keepers will deploy home plate covers after each practice or game plus keep them in place the entire off season. The most common baseball field home plate size is 26’ but we can build any size.
Traditionally home plate covers are secured using ground spikes but those are time consuming to install and remove. Other manufacturers, offer home plate tarps with chain sewn all the way around the hem which are nice in theory but difficult to install due to its weight plus this design flaw creates a home plate shaped pond each time it rains.
In 2020 Lookout Mountain Tarp was the first manufacturer to correct these problems with a new loaded hem design that drastically reduces the tarp's weight plus allows rain water to naturally flow off. With this design the tarp stays in place without spikes for 99% of all weather. In the event extreme weather is expected or the field will not be used for an extended period ground spikes can be installed to fully secure the tarp through the included grommets.
Our preferred fabric for baseball home plate tarps is 18-ounce vinyl coated polyester. This fabric features excellent UV resistance and has proven its durability for generations around MLB parks. It is assembled using heat seal seams which are virtually invisible and 100% waterproof. The outer perimeter is folded to create a 2-ply thickness known as the hem. This hem is sewn with a double lock stitch using our rot resistant polyester bonded thread. Brass #4 rolled rim locking spur grommets are centered in between each of the loads.
18oz Waterproof Vinyl Fabric Construction
18 ounce vinyl coated polyester is the fabric truck drivers use to cover loads of steel or lumber being hauled on a flatbed. This material has excellent UV resistance and has proven itself for decades in the transportation industry.
Truck drivers travel at interstate speeds in harsh climates covering abrasive cargo and despite these conditions get several years of usage. 18oz vinyl is our most commonly used and sold material we build our tarps with.
Though 18oz is used for big portion of our tarps, there's similar materials we offer with different weights and strength, such as 14oz and 22oz.
Where is it made?
Every single tarp we sell is Made in the USA. Cullman, Alabama to be exact. Zero imported tarps sold. Period!
Our team is sweating but this is not a sweat shop. That’s hard work mixed with Alabama humidity on Real Americans who sacrifice the best 40 hours of their week to support their family and this great country.
Your decision to Buy American provides us the privilege of rewarding these workday warriors with competitive wages, health insurance, and paid time off.
Our standards for materials, workmanship, quality control, and employ wellbeing will never allow us to be the low price leader but the overall value is responsible for a century of repeat business.
Lookout Mountain Tarp opened in 1923, was incorporated in 1927, and is a fifth generation family owned local business.
When will it ship?
Unless it's one of our stock tarps that we keep in stock, we'll usually have the tarp built and ready to ship within 5 business days. Fulfillment within one week is always our goal. Please note we are closed Saturday and Sunday, as well as most typical holidays.
How do you ship?
Most of our tarps are rolled up and placed inside a standard box using UPS Ground. UPS Ground takes 1-5 business days depending on how close you are to Cullman, Alabama.
UPS offers Saturday delivery in some markets but for the most part Saturday and Sunday are not counted in that calculation. For orders of 10+ tarps please contact us before ordering so we can get a quote for LTL delivery which will likely be more cost effective.
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- Lookout Mountain Tarp
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