The proper tarp length!

[dragon383]

I have a situation that requires your professionalism.....My hammock is 10'6" long... what is the minimum ridgeline lenth for a tarp that I should get? I like the superfly, and even though it has doors, im not convinced the 11 foot ridgeline will be adequate. I saw the oldman winter one that has a 12' RL, with doors as well but thats about 55 dollars more. Is there any company that makes a 13 or 14 foot RL stock tarp with doors for the 130-185 dollar price range?

[Roadrunnr72]

Not sure about the 13' or 14' ridgelines, but I have the SuperFly, and use it with my 11' hammocks with no problems. With your hammock and a tarp with an 11' ridge, and assuming an 83% hang angle, you would have about 27" to center your hammock with. That's almost 14" a side. Not a lot, but enough. I also have a WL Tadpole that has the 144" ridgeline. The SF almost looks longer than the Tadpole, but I think that has to do with the doors on the SF......RR

[Basie]

I believe people are having success with the Superfly/XLC combo, and the XLC is an 11' hammock. My tarp is a Mamajamba which is basically a Superfly without doors, and it provides sufficient cover for my XLC.

[pizza]

I use a standard 11 foot HG cuben tarp with doors over my WBBB XLC and WL Lite Owl 11 foot hammocks. No problems whatsoever.

[pgibson]

The length of the hammock on it's own matters less than the ridge line length of the hammock. Remember that you won't be hanging the hammock strait but with a good bit of sag. A 11' hammock body will hang at a length closer to 9 feet long. So an 11 foot ridge length on the tarp gives plenty of coverage.

[dragon383]

Thank you all very much for your input... I was hoping the superfly would work, ordering it tomorrow