Who here has the fastest tarp setup?

[Intimidator]

Dutchware RL's are awesome... still not as light or speedy as the method mentioned above... OP's primary concern is the "speediest of them all"

[paulw]

if not worried about weight ,then a tarp in a snake skin for speed of set and take down especially handy in windy conditions used with a continues ridge line ,hardware of your choice

[Glogg]

Tarp setup, or complete system setup?

If it's the latter, I would recommend you look into a Lazy Slug Tube. Basically, it's a set of snakeskins large enough for your hammock and underquilt.

Cheers,
Glogg

[dakotaross]

Agreed, snake skins are probably the primary thing for a fast setup. The tie up stuff second. Lazy slug is the same thing for the hammock and quilts, but I would get mesh since otherwise its hard to pack.

[kikoraa]

You can really go wrong using dutchware. I've got tarp flies spliced on the corners of my superfly tarp. I've spliced my tie down rope onto my stakes. My doors are Dutch door hooks. I've also got a continuous Ridgeline system using one Dutch hook and one stinger. I bet I could deploy my tarp in 5 minutes but I haven't actually timed myself.

I've also got an all in one hammock suspension permanently attached to my hammock.

Here is my continuous Ridgeline setup. Upside is that centering is quick.

What about not using a continuous ridgeline with this? What if you just attached the line to either end with enough to wrap around a tree and still use the dutchware as intended?

[ylnfrt]

should work just fine kikoraa, might not be as fast to center. pratice makes perfect

[kikoraa]

should work just fine kikoraa, might not be as fast to center. pratice makes perfect

Ah! I see how that could be finicky in the field.

[Luddite]

Ah! I see how that could be finicky in the field.

Yup it's the centering that's​ the major time saver.

[Stinky]

I use Dutch bling, but I tinker a lot.

[Afterparty]

Mine are connected independent and its just as fast for me to center as using a CRL