Thanks for the video. I've been debating between the edge and the BMJ, and I think I'm now leaning towards the edge.
Thanks for the video. I've been debating between the edge and the BMJ, and I think I'm now leaning towards the edge.
Ok so here is an image of my WBBB with Golite poncho tarp. The WBBB is hung a little low so it is not quite as efficiently covered as I would like but I think with minimal adjustment is would work out pretty well in a light rain. The only concern I would have with this tarp is splashing rain hitting my UQ. I'll try to get another photo soon with the UQ and tarp pitched better.
Ground=Cold+Hard+Wet
Solution!!!! Sleep in a TREE
11 feet I think. The trick is to tie drip lines just under the tarp to redirect any rain. It is close that is for sure.
Ground=Cold+Hard+Wet
Solution!!!! Sleep in a TREE
No worries. Definitely not my setup for the rainy season but great for summer and late spring!
Ground=Cold+Hard+Wet
Solution!!!! Sleep in a TREE
I saw long-distance AT hiker using an 8x8 diamond tarp, but she was not using a B-bird. I sometimes us a diamond Asym tarp made of Spinntex (5 ounces rigged and in stuff sack (Z-packs sells them in cuben) ,with my blackbird. If you get a surprise storm, you could use your poncho or a garbage back to help with coverage. Since you are using it as a fair weather tarp, it would provide good coverage to keep off dew, pinecones, acorns, bird poo, etc. Only uses 2 stakes and you can orient a diamond Asym tarp to cover pretty decently (You might have to not stake out the shelf of the B-bird, since the tarp won't cover it too well; I leave the shelf on mine unstaked when using the Asym tarp).
What I did with my small ZPacks Diamond Asym this past week. The rain was blowing in toward the foot end so I strung up my rain skirt to block most of it, then used my pack cover, the blue shown in the pic, over the very end of the hammock. Last I zipped up my rain jacket around the head end of my hammock. Completely covered and kept me dry, even in light/heavy blowing rain. Best part is I used stuff that I already carry making my tarp setup stay at 3.4 oz.
[Edit] By the way, that is a Warbonnet Blackbird under all that.
Brilliant! Will have to try that. Did you have the pullouts staked?
Ground=Cold+Hard+Wet
Solution!!!! Sleep in a TREE
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