If you could only have one tarp.

**03XJeep** · 02-26-2014, 23:44

Glad I opened this thread. I have been looking around at what tarp I want since I have the HH original Asym fly. It would cover me well but not any of my gear. Great post and I have learned about a ton of different tarps just from this thread alone.

**Clockw3rk** · 02-27-2014, 14:08

HG's Standard Cuben with doors.
Lots of setup options
just under 8 oz.
It's a little crinkly at first when your used to silnylon, but it softens with age.
It just works. Amazingly light!
***I WISH SOMEONE WOULD MAKE THIS EXACT TARP WITH A SPECIAL CUBAN THAT WAS FABRICATED REVERSIBLE WHITE/BLACK FOR HOT WEATHER COLD WEATHER APPLICATIONS PLEEEEAAAAAAASSE GOD!!!*** With pullouts on both sides! oh man....
Whoever manufactures cuban : Dark side light side please.

I wonder how much weight would be added if I watered down acrylic paint and lightly misted my tarp with a spray bottle???
Someone who is richer than I should try this.

**Tonopah** · 03-02-2014, 22:50

I just ordered a Toxaway with pullouts (2 per side -- equally spaced). I have both a Blackbird and a Ridgerunner and I am looking for double duty.

**Red Wing** · 03-04-2014, 00:50

superfly, can do anything with that tarp, treeless setup, ground setup. Versatile

**Ospreydog** · 03-04-2014, 09:47

I'm going to try my Superfly out this weekend on a backpacking trip.

**g2outdoors** · 03-04-2014, 13:13

Only reason to choose superfly over cuben is if you believe silnylon is superior/more preferable to cuben. Money wasn't factored into the equation.

**outdooraddict** · 03-05-2014, 13:59

I'll never get rid of my superfly

**Kapang!** · 03-05-2014, 23:59

Silnylon is a bit more difficult to work with in ground mode as it stretches. Me? I use a Zpacks 11 footer.

**Izraelius** · 03-10-2014, 01:51

Here is a list I have built in researching the best tarp for me. I aim aiming for as ultralight as possible while making sure I have good coverage for my 11' DH Gnome and not taking a big hit to the bank account (as much as I want to).

Any similar tarp NOT on this list I should look into?

**pinballwizard** · 03-10-2014, 03:45

Hi all. I just came across this thread and have been working hard on this very question myself. For me, money REALLY is a factor. I currently have an ENO Profly, which I got an an REI garage sale for either 10 or 20 dollars, NEW (otherwise, I wouldn't buy this tarp bc of size vs weight and actual cost). Still, it has served me well, BUT... I have not really been out in bad or very cold conditions with it. Also, I need a second tarp anyway because my "special lady" has joined me in my camping world, and we plan on getting into more backpacking this season. So, I need one tarp to rule them all, and I have a few questions:

1: It seems that there is a "subtle" agreement that the Superfly is the tarp to have if you want to sit at the cool table in middle school; my question is, I was looking at the JRB 10 -11 tarp because it is about 30 dollars less and it seems to have more tie-outs, making it more versatile (though I JUST looked and noticed it doesn't have side pullouts). Besides that, is there a reason why the Superfly is so much more dominant than the JRB, since they are the same weights and around the same dimensions?

2. I was thinking about trying my luck at DIY, which I have not done yet, and was wondering if I am watching the olympics and saying, "well sure, I could do that too, I bet.) Also, with this, when I'm done, will I actually save much money? How much will I be looking at dropping by the time I'm done with a comparable tarp?

AND 3. As I mentioned, I camp with my lady, and sometimes my brother (who I got a hammock for his birthday) or friends. Now that we are in hammocks instead of A tent, we have separate things. However, I usually set us up close; either sharing a tree at one end and two different, but close, trees at the other. Or, two trees closely parallel (when I can). My question is, is it crazy to think that I can COMFORTABLY set us up under one big tarp? Wouldn't this be ideal because while a huge tarp would be heavier, it would be lighter than two, right? Also, this would make a big shared space where we could put all of our stuff and be comfortable together in bad weather.

Sorry for the book, and thank you for ANY help you can give to this starving returning student, who weighs these decisions probably to the point of insanity.