Disclosure
How this site is funded
Affiliate commission, and nothing else. Here is exactly how that works, what it does not affect, and what it costs you.
The short version
Trail & Tarp is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
When you click a buy button here and then purchase something, the retailer may pay us a small commission. You pay exactly the same price. The commission comes out of the retailer's margin, not your wallet, and it is the only way this site makes any money.
How the links work
Every commercial link on this site goes through a redirect at /go/, which adds the tracking identifier and sends you on to the retailer. That is why the destination address looks the way it does. Links are marked rel="sponsored nofollow" as Google's policies require, and open in a new tab.
Where a live price is shown, it comes from an automated feed with a date stamp, and if the data is more than 48 hours old the number disappears and the button simply reads “check price”. We never type a price into a page. Prices at the retailer change constantly and nothing here is a price quote.
Which programs we are actually in
At launch, one: Amazon. Some brands and retailers we mention run affiliate programs we have not joined, and we do not build tracking links for programs we are not part of. Those links are ordinary links that earn us nothing.
| Retailer | Status | Do we earn? |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | active | Yes |
| REI Co-op | none | No |
| Walmart | pending | No |
| Dick's Sporting Goods | pending | No |
| Coleman | none | No |
| YETI | none | No |
| Therm-a-Rest | none | No |
What commission does not affect
- Which products appear. Picks are chosen on published specifications against the job, as set out at how we research.
- The order they appear in. Nobody has ever paid for a position here and nobody will be able to.
- What we say about them. Every pick carries a stated drawback, including the ones we like most.
- Which retailer we link. Where a cheaper or better-stocked option is better for you, we link that one even if it pays less or nothing at all.
Why we disclose above the links, not just here
The FTC asks that material connections be disclosed clearly and conspicuously, close to the recommendation, not buried on a page nobody visits. So every commercial page on this site carries a one-line disclosure directly above its first affiliate link, and every buy button is labeled #ad with a link back to this page.
What we do not do
- We do not accept free products or samples.
- We do not accept payment for inclusion or for a ranking position.
- We do not let manufacturers review copy before publication.
- We do not publish fabricated reviews, testimonials or ratings. There are none on this site.
- We do not claim to have tested the gear we recommend, because we have not. See how we research.
Questions
If anything about how this site earns money is unclear, ask: info@trailandtarp.com, or use the contact page. Trail & Tarp is published by Fathom & Foundry.