Kelty Noah 16x16 mod advice

[TN Cereal Killa]

I am planning on ordering 2 of the noah 16s for hanging 2 hammocks in tandem under one tarp. which I will be upgrading from the 12 foot blue tarp.

[UpMySleeves]

so here is my first time playing with my 16 x 16 noah. it fits OVER my hammock stand.

As you see in the pics, the 16 has the same problem my 12, or so it seems. The doors have to be folded inwards if you want them to be tight. They can't seem to be pitched straight down if your tapr is too low, or else you'll get sag. I'm trying to work on a workaround...


Edit: I found this pic in the Gallery showing what I mean. If the tarp is too low, the doors can't be closed taught at a 90° angle

[Chriss]

As you see in the pics, the 16 has the same problem my 12, or so it seems. The doors have to be folded inwards if you want them to be tight. They can't seem to be pitched straight down if your tapr is too low, or else you'll get sag. I'm trying to work on a workaround...


Edit: I found this pic in the Gallery showing what I mean. If the tarp is too low, the doors can't be closed taught at a 90° angle

Have you tried staking the doors in toward the hammock? I have been able to achieve a tightly closed door doing this. I will try and take a pic this weekend. Edit: Looking back at the photo it does not look like you are using the side panel pulls. I have typically used them as well and have had great success with having tight panels.

[Chriss]

I see now you have tried that sorry.

[UpMySleeves]

Have you tried staking the doors in toward the hammock? I have been able to achieve a tightly closed door doing this. I will try and take a pic this weekend. Edit: Looking back at the photo it does not look like you are using the side panel pulls. I have typically used them as well and have had great success with having tight panels.

Fist this isn't my picture, I found it in the gallery just to explain What I have experienced when I first tried a "Winter mode" setup with the tarp. As you mentioned, I do have to stake the doors inwards for them to be tight, but you lose lots of room inside by doing so.

I'm thinking of simply adding some tie-outs on the "doors" that would allow me to stake them straight down.

[Chriss]

Ha. All should be able to clearly see I was distracted with the little ones when I was reading your post. Missed a lot there. Sorry again. I can see where your suggestion may work.

[UpMySleeves]

No problem haha! I think it will work, the only problem I forsee is that the tie-outs will be fixed, so I will always need to pitch the tarp at the same height for the doors to be closed properly. If the ground isn't level, this could cause a problem, that is why I'm trying to find an alternative. Maybe a bungee cord from the two corner stakes, that would bring the pannels down taught, with both of them staked out in front...

[DeRozea]

for the non door side in my pic I have tied them out (in) criss-cross to the middle tie out points. seems to be okay, but there is still some slack that russles in the wind
I will need to wait for a nicer day to go back out and fiddle.