Who has the best suggestion?

[bmwrider]

Who has ideas
Someone asked me to help him and his son complete the kids hammock setup with a tarp, easy right?
But here's the trick, the kid is determined to buy it all himself so I am trying to keep cost as low as could be expected without lowering quality or adding weight.
I know there are many options out there but the goal is a minimal UL tarp, any shape will do, diamond, rectangle, hex what ever.
I'm just not the guy who knows where to find all the bargains.


diy is not out of the question but not prefered if it requires experience.

The hammocks he uses are an 11ft Dream Hammocks Darien diy and an eno single.

[michigandave]

Have him check out Simply Light Designs: I've got this asym tarp ( http://www.simplylightdesigns.com/ca...products_id/81 ) that I use with my eno single for my beach setup up. Jared's also got lots of options for the Dad. If you want to keep the costs down, you can always go with the kelty noahs 9 and 12, but the trade of is weight.

[bmwrider]

I found the Outdoor products $10 5X7 tarp that is supposed to be very light, I just don't know if its a good suggestion, is it light or even water proof?
edit: I found a review and its too small to cover a hammock, even in diamond configuration.

[Canahang]

Wilderness Logics tadpole. Hex shape can be pitched low for heavy rains. Weighs about 15oz and packs down to nothing at all. Only $95 and he can save for the door add on later if he wants

[michigandave]

I found the Outdoor products $10 5X7 tarp that is supposed to be very light, I just don't know if its a good suggestion, is it light or even water proof?
edit: I found a review and its too small to cover a hammock, even in diamond configuration.

I have that one too. I agree, too tiny plus the corner grommets have a tendency to pull out in when the wind get's dusty. It will keep the rain off you. I use it as a groundcloth or a way to keep the weather off the firewood.

[daneaustin3]

Ripstopbytheroll.com has a couple of diy tarp kits that are about as economical as they come.

[Sunny Bear]

Ripstopbytheroll.com has a couple of diy tarp kits that are about as economical as they come.

+1

You get to choose your fabric
You get the satisfaction of building it yourself.
It never stops feeling good to say I made that.

DIY skills never go out of style!!

[zukiguy]

That's a tough call....light and cheap. There are some Xmas bargains I've seen here but it would be helpful to know if the kid has a budget he's trying to work with. I've seen some members here in FL that have make some pretty amazing tarps from Tyvek. They're not the most durable but for a kid starting out the price can't be beat.

Bang for the buck the Warbonnet SuperFly is hard to beat. At any given time there's one here on the forums for sale and maybe another 2 or 3 folks looking for one. I got my last one as a "blem" from Warbonnet. I had to ask where exactly the flaw was and even then I'm not sure I found it. I think there were a couple of crooked stitches on one of the pullouts. It saved me like $15 so who cares!!

At least they've enlisted some help finding something. A lot of us rush out and buy a bunch of stuff only to figure out that's not exactly what we wanted. In some cases we just upgrade once we have more cash available. It only hurts to buy good stuff once.....if the kid can wait and save his pennies for a while try and talk him into a good setup but for now he can probably get by with a plastic sheet, harbor freight blue tarp, chunk of tyvek, etc.

[Sambop]

Keep an eye on woot and Amazon for the Yukon walkabout. The kids in I use it. For $20 you can't beat it.

[PreciousPixie]

I found the Outdoor products $10 5X7 tarp that is supposed to be very light, I just don't know if its a good suggestion, is it light or even water proof?
edit: I found a review and its too small to cover a hammock, even in diamond configuration.

I use this as a ground cover cut in half. I don't know about as a tarp because you would only have a small amount of overhang over the hammock.