udenmatt94
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I have a question about which types of tarps to use to set up a tarp shelter. Obviously waterproof and something I could cook under with a stove and also rig up a hammock under?
what would be the difference of using a silopoly and something like a super heavy duty poly tarp?
Picked up a journey myself last year. Nice bit of kit. Had been using a DIY hex for years that was borderline on size; always managed to stay dry, but was a bit nervous more than once.Whatever you go with get something big enough to actually shelter you, not just make shade for your hammockSaw forty some days of rain on my 57 day Longhos Loop last year, often making and breaking camp in pouring rain. Having some defensible space to change clothes and eat is worth a few extra ounces of tarp.
They don't pay me, but Hammock Gear Journey silpoly tarps are a pretty good value if you aren't investing in DCF.
I own several of them, mostly used by my wife and daughter these days. Very solid for the price, but won't take a heavy snow load heh.Picked up a journey myself last year. Nice bit of kit. Had been using a DIY hex for years that was borderline on size; always managed to stay dry, but was a bit nervous more than once.
Out of curiosity, Why do you think it would be deleted?HammockForums.net. I know this will get deleted.
I have a Deschutes that I like quite a lot. I haven’t used it in bad weather yet, but I have set it up before heavy rain to test my seam-sealing job and only found one small leak at the peak. After taking care of that it’s been bone dry.Another point about setting up. When I was using a rectangular tarp I would set it up as an inverted V shape (like a classic A-frame tent.) The front height would be 2-3' off the ground and the foot height would be 6-12" off the ground and into the wind. Doing this I noticed that most of the "walls" by the feet have wasted and unneeded weight. Eventually, I trimmed about 1/3 of the tarp away thus turning it into a trapezoid shape and having with no loss of functionality. For the details: I started with an 8x10. 8 foot long. On the head end it was still 10 ft wide. On the foot end it was the middle 3 or 4 feet. There were already grommet along that edge and I aligned the cut to use two of the edge grommet holes as the new corners. I left enough to hem the side edge. I sewed in two small parachute cord tied down loops on the midpoint of the new sides. Eventually I took the removed pieces and sewed it onto the head end of the tarp making doors. This become my preferred solo shelter for many trips. This all evolved before silcoat tarps became available for sale like those from Six Moon and others. Now I would look at the Deschutes.
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