New Blaze Orange Toxaway Tarp

[sandmaker]

I have been wanting an orange tarp for a while (blending in is nice but I like fun colors) and finally broke down and ordered a Blaze Orange Toxaway Tarp from Arrowhead Equipment. I added panel pulls to both sides and had the tarp seam sealed. The custom work added about a week to delivery time, which didn't seem bad to me, although the wait was killing me.
Last week my Toxaway arrived. The first thing I noticed was that the stuff sack wasn't the same color as the tarp. I was worked at first that AHE had made a mistake but with a closer look, I could see the blaze orange shining through grey stuff sack. The second thing I noticed was how small the tarp was in the stuff sack. It looked only a little bigger than my 11ft Wilderness Logics Tadpole!

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Sadly, it took about a week for me to get it setup for a test. I've been waiting for some blaze orange guy line to arrive so I could properly rig up this beauty, but I think that shipment may be stuck/lost in USPS limbo. I couldn't take it any longer, and threw whatever spare guy lines I had on the tarp so I could take it for a test run.

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Here's a close-up of the guy out points

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And the panel pulls

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And here's some photos of my WBBB XLC under the Toxaway

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Here's a comparison of the Toxaway in snakeskins next to the XLC

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And of course my nice view from hammock and tarp

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So far I am very pleased with my Toxaway. It is beautiful, spacious, light and well made. It is also a steal for the price and I would recommend one to anybody looking for a new tarp. The only drawback I can think of now is that once I put snake skins on the tarp, it was a very tight fit back into the stuff sack. Not the designer's fault, but I like a little extra room in my stuff sacks so my gear can mold to the empty space in my pack. No deal breaker for sure.

I can't wait to take it out for real and see how it does in the wild.

[SimonMc]

I agree sometimes it's nice to brighten up your gear. Looks good.

[dakotaross]

Awesome, you got the "its always sunny" version. Great tarp.

[IRONFISH45]

Images are great, tarp is great, wow, I feel a new tarp coming on. I guess the Oregon Grey has finally become just too much, first a white translucent tarp, now a bright Orange tarp, gish what is next? Oh, I did buy a bright orangis/red shirt. I must becoming senile.

[Rolloff]

Great tarp!

Mine fits into skins, then into the main outside or mesh pocket, of my pack, like a coiled up snake.

That makes one more small sized stuff sack for me to fill with other stuff.

I should mention I love stuff sacks JRB is kind of my favorite atm. Neat little Sil compression sacks.

[BrianMD]

Wow, that looks great. I don't think I ever would have considered an orange tarp but after seeking this one. You're right it is a beaut! AHE added the pull outs on your initial order?

[sandmaker]

Mine fits into skins, then into the main outside or mesh pocket, of my pack, like a coiled up snake.

That makes one more small sized stuff sack for me to fill with other stuff.

I put my tarp in my pack's outside pocket as well, but for some reason I still prefer having the skinned tarp in a stuff sack. Not 100% sure why.

I do love how my tarp looks through the partially see-through grey stuff sack though.

[brazilianguy]

That tarp looks awesome!!! love the color.... maybe i should get one

[Bigmuddy]

I've faced some grim days buoyed by the artificially sunny weather in my orange mt hardware kiva. It's surprisingly how mood lightening it can be.

[sandmaker]

AHE added the pull outs on your initial order?

Yes. You can add certain customizations to your tarp on the AHE website. One of those add-ons is a pair of panel pulls, $10 for a pair.