I sigend in today just suggest making tarps more useful and it seems people have been asking for this for a while. It should be considered one of the most coveted and useful items in the game, but with how it is in game, it pretty much useless.
My suggestions:
1. It should just be "a tarp". Not stackable in 4 pieces. That doesn't make any sense. Please make it just one big tarp.
2. There should be a few different kinds of tarps. Canvas (different colors) and plastic (green, black, grey).
3. Turn in into a poncho. Knife + tarp = poncho. (or turn poncho back into a tarp with Leather Repair kit).
4. Turn it into a backpack, like a leather backpack but canvas or plastic. Leather Repair Kit + Tarp = Backpack
5. Turn it into a shelter. 5 long sticks + 1 tarp = Tarp shelter. Once built, you should be able to roll up the tarp shelter and put it in one of the shoulder slots so you can carry around a quick, portable shelter to get out of the elements.
6. Knife + tarp = canvas scraps to make a ghillie.
There should also be a blanket added in as well. It should work like a 3 tier system:
1. Leather stuff is top tier. Best durability, water resistance, etc.
2. Canvass/plastic is medium tier. Not a durable. Canvass gets wet easier and plastic come in bright colors.
3. Blankets would be lowest tier. These goods could be made with a sewing kit instead of a leather repair kit. Least durable and get soaked. They also come in crazy varieties, from plain colors to having silly patterns like fire engines, frogs, space men, etc.