Originally Posted by
hairbear
cool video,i have the regular ridge line in my 4sccc.it has a greenish tint but is transparent.i stuff mine and it has a wrinkle look to it when you first put it up,but straightens out in a short time.this tarp is perfect fit for my bb.ive just recently purchased a ridge runner and have been using it with the tarp ,you have to use the doors as roof extention and not doors.it kind of looks like a floating turtle shell(low, flat).i think i will still use it like that and add the spinaker to block the side wind .the combination of the two seems that it will be better than a big tarp,and i wont have to have two tarps.the sights at night through the cuban is wonderful,you can see shooting stars the moon ,and the trees swaying in the wind.i was experamenting yesterday and with the tarp low and wide i actually felt some warmth from the sun coming through to me like a green house ,while higher pitch results in no heat but better breezes.the change in the tarp weight helps me get the spinaker weight into my kit with very little weight penalty.im very pleased with the tarp so far ,i expected to have to baby it but this is one tough piece of material. i too was out in the 50 mph with hail storm the cuban held up good.ps the noise level has seemed to deminish a little with the stuffing routine crush ,wrikle ,stretch.i dont know if it has a different sound ,not so crisp,or if im just getting used to it.happy hanging all.