mamajamba vs maccat deluxe?

[abrightwell]

So I was hoping to find a thread that discussed these two tarps, but I have been unsuccessful. Does anyone have any advice to offer, such as pros and cons? Or perhaps knows of a thread that does discuss these type of things?

[beep]

So I was hoping to find a thread that discussed these two tarps, but I have been unsuccessful. Does anyone have any advice to offer, such as pros and cons? Or perhaps knows of a thread that does discuss these type of things?

Can't help with a thread reference but both tarps are first rate. The Backwoods Daydreamer Tarps are also good.

[Mustardman]

I don't have a maccat but do have a tarp from OES and a mambajamba.

In my opinion, the OES tarp is built more bulletproof - Brian's reinforcements are ultra burly and the rings are beefy and tough.

That said, the Warbonnet tarp has held up to some SERIOUS winds and had no problems. Brandon uses a very clever edge loading system to attach his tieouts, in a way that they don't put tons of stress on any one connection point. His rings are much smaller and lighter, and the whole thing is less bulky due to the lack of those really heavy tieout reinforcements. I've also never had to seam seal the MJ tarp, because the ridgeline is bound in a pretty clever way such that water doesn't seem to penetrate.


My opinion would be, other than the slight differences in size, if you want a tarp that is built way beefy, get the MacCat, and if you want a slightly lighter, more compressible tarp, get the MJ. Both are going to be outstanding products.

[Just Jeff]

Yep - both solid tarps. You can get the door kit from Warbonnet and save on shipping, if that's something you'd like. MacCat will have sewn-on doors soon, but he hasn't settled his design yet.

[Raul Perez]

no cons on either side... if you want more coverage go with the mambajamba. I have the OES deluxe in SpinnUL and I have decent coverage in the rain but I personally need a weather shield for my underquilt for windy rainy conditions (based on my experience with the OES Deluxe).

I'm actually going to order the Mambajamba with doors in late June for my winter set up and retire my Superfly to my get home bag in my car. And no its not for sale you tarp junkies LOL

[pizza]

I have a MacCat Deluxe and WB Superfly. Both are excellent. I think Mustardman described the differences well. You can't go wrong either way.

[questtrek]

I don't know about about the Maccat deluxe but I sure love my Big Mamajamba!

[Cranky Bear]

Both tarps will keep you dry, provide great coverage, have been used by alot of HF member's and are made by great people! Either way you will be happy!
FWIW I have a MC Deluxe and love that thing!

[JaxHiker]

I don't know about about the Maccat deluxe but I sure love my Big Mamajamba!

Just the opposite for me. I really like my MC Deluxe. Now I will have to say that I was out on the AT this week and it rained Mon-Wed. While my MC did a great job of covering me I do wish it was a smidge larger. It would've been nice to have just a little more coverage.

[Bearpaw]

I own and use both the OES MacCat Deluxe and the WB Big MamaJamba with and without detachable doors.

MacCat Pros: Lighter, very easy to pitch - actually hard to screw it up it is so well cut.

MacCat Cons: Doesn't offer a door system for protection from cold winds, the grey color is not so stealthy (but not bad either).

WB MJ Pros: Easy set-up when there are no doors, VERY stealthy green-grey color, doors (when used) offer superb wind and weather protection (i. e. excellent flexibility for multi-season use).

WB MJ Cons: Heavier (about 2 oz more for the basic tarp, 9 1/2 oz more when doors are added), fussy set-up with the doors - takes a good bit of time to untangle lines.

If you mostly hang in warmer weather and stealth is not a big priority, I would consider the OES MacCat first. For four-season hanging, the WB MJ with detachable doors is hard to beat for the flexibility they offer.