Stitch-Rich Side Hustle: Hand-Sew Waxed Canvas Tarps and Pocket $200 a Pop
Trade spreadsheets for stitching: hand-sew waxed-canvas tarps that overlanders crave, sell each for $200, and pocket $30K profit in a year—without quitting your day job.
🔸 Idea Snapshot
Waxed-canvas tarps are the Swiss-army blanket of the outdoors crowd: they double as awnings for van-lifers, ground cloths for bushcrafters, and rain flys for weekend markets. Big-box poly tarps feel flimsy, sound like potato-chip bags, and shred after one season; waxed canvas ages like leather and looks straight out of an REI catalog. That “heritage chic” factor justifies a $200 price tag even though raw fabric and wax run under $40 a unit. Instagram overlanders, #vanlife TikTokers, and bushcraft YouTubers constantly post gear flat-lays—meaning built-in, low-cost exposure once a few influencers get your tarp into frame.
Here’s how:
