An open letter to tarps

[J.Andersons]

GOOD gear cost Money.....
no way around it ,it's like any hobby you get what you put into it
you buy a $10 blue tarp ,don't cry when it rips apart in the first wind storm
cause it will happen... trust me on that LOL

if you price the cost of Sil-nylon by the yard most vendors are not making a lot of money off there tarps

there are cheaper options out there
look at the Kelty Noah tarps there around $60
the OES Micro is only $65
warbonnet has a tarp for $75 if i remember
if you can find a guidegear tarp they are around $30 ... but they are very hard to find
keep an eye out in the For Sale sections for deals they do come up,just need to be fast and jump on them right away

OES does not sell Micro anymore, smallest can be bought OES Standard for $95 without seam sealing and $101,50 with seam sealed option.
As for OP, You get what you pay for and imo if cuben are on expensive side than silnylon quality tarps from cottages are worth every penny to get it.
Fo me OES MacCat Ultra had been for me hi end price but glad I picked it.