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GardenMate ground tarp, 10 × 10 ft review

A woven cover sheet with the tightest eyelet spacing here at 50 cm (19.7 in) — and a stated ±5% tolerance on every dimension it publishes.

What this listing puts on record

A green woven PP/PE cover sheet, stated at 3 × 3 m (10 × 10 ft) and 9 m² (97 sq ft), at 140 g/m² (4.1 oz/yd²), coated on both sides, UV-stabilized, mold-resistant, washable, with rubber-reinforced corners, double-hemmed edges and aluminum eyelets at 50 cm (19.7 in) spacing. All measurements carry a stated ±5% tolerance.

The two figures that decide it

Eyelets at 50 cm. The tightest spacing here, and spacing is the practical figure — it tells you where you can anchor, which the hub intro identifies as the thing a tarp actually is.

±5%. A published dimensional tolerance. Almost nothing in this niche admits to one, and on a sheet bought to fit under something specific, 15 cm on a 3 m edge is worth knowing before rather than after.

What the listing keeps quiet about

No hydrostatic head. Like the other woven sheet here, it is graded by fabric weight rather than by a millimeter figure, so it cannot be compared with the PU-coated camping tarps in this hub.

No sheet weight. 140 g/m² is a fabric weight. What the folded sheet actually weighs is absent.

Nothing in the pack. No lines, no pegs, no poles.

Before ordering

At 140 g/m² (4.1 oz/yd²) this is lighter fabric than the other woven sheet in the hub. Lighter in this class generally means thinner, and the maker publishes nothing else to weigh that against.

Availability

The American Amazon store returned nothing, so the buy link opens a local search rather than a page that is not there.

Every figure here is what Keepa held on the day this page was last revised. Offers and prices shift without warning.

What it does well, and where it gives way

Strengths

  • Eyelets at 50 cm (19.7 in) are the closest spacing here, which is twice as many anchor points per edge as the alternative
  • Publishes a dimensional tolerance of ±5%, which almost no listing in this niche does at all
  • States rubber-reinforced corners, double-hemmed edges and a mold-resistant coating

Compromises

  • No hydrostatic head, so it cannot be compared with the coated camping tarps in this hub
  • At 140 g/m² (4.1 oz/yd²) the fabric is the lighter of the two woven sheets here, and the sheet weight is still unpublished
  • Nothing else in the pack — no guylines, no pegs, no poles

Where this model is listed

A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.

  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

Specifications

Shape and cutRectangular flat sheet, 3 × 3 m (10 × 10 ft) — stated; a general-purpose cover, not a cut camping tarp
Dimensions3 × 3 m (10 × 10 ft), stated as 9 m² (97 sq ft), with a stated tolerance of ±5% on all measurements
Fabric and coatingPP/PE woven fabric at 140 g/m² (4.1 oz/yd²), coated on both sides and stated to be UV-stabilized and mold-resistant
Hydrostatic headNot published on the listing — the sheet is called waterproof, and a weight per square meter is given instead of a millimeter figure
DenierNot published on the listing — the fabric is quoted by weight, at 140 g/m² (4.1 oz/yd²)
Tie-out countNot published on the listing — aluminum eyelets at 50 cm (19.7 in) spacing are stated, and the total is not given
Tie-out reinforcementCorners reinforced with rubber edging, and all edges double-hemmed — stated
WeightNot published on the listing — 140 g/m² (4.1 oz/yd²) is a fabric weight, not the weight of the sheet
What the pack includesNot published on the listing — no guylines, pegs or poles are listed
Amazon referenceB07HL54WZ7
EAN4260313267187

What people ask before buying

Why does eyelet spacing matter more than eyelet count?

Because spacing is what tells you where you can anchor. A 3 m (10 ft) edge with eyelets every 50 cm (19.7 in) gives more tie-down positions than the same edge with eyelets every meter, and the hub intro puts the point plainly: each tie-out is a pitch you can improvise. The listing gives the spacing and leaves you to count.

What does the ±5% tolerance mean in practice?

On a 3 m (10 ft) edge it is up to 15 cm (5.9 in) either way, and the maker states it up front. That is unusual candour for this class of product, and it matters if the sheet is being bought to fit under a particular tent footprint.

Does GardenMate publish a hydrostatic head?

No. Not published on the listing — the sheet is called waterproof, and a weight per square meter is given instead of a millimeter figure. What the listing does publish instead is the fabric and coating: PP/PE woven fabric at 140 g/m² (4.1 oz/yd²), coated on both sides and stated to be UV-stabilized and mold-resistant.

Our score

7.8/ 10

The cover sheet that publishes its own tolerance and its eyelet spacing, and still gives no waterproof rating and no weight.

The buyer this one serves, among camping gear

A groundsheet under a tent, or a cover where a close eyelet spacing gives more places to tie down.

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 100.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for camping and hiking gear and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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