in the woods, standing tall
I got out for a hike yesterday, so I took the new tarp and my huge, extra long net-less Safari.
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I gave it a fairly wide pitch and hung the Safari underneath, and pulled the hammock side guy outs wide and tight.
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I thought coverage was adequate even with this large hammock, lots of sag and a wide, open pitch for standing height. My main trouble was getting into the hammock before the 10 sec self timer would fire. I had to undo the side guy outs and get them out of my way to almost give me enough time.
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I pitched it here with a bit more of a storm pitch. I should have used my Explorer, which would have given even more coverage and would be more like most folks would experience.
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Also, I was pleased with the tarp's pitch, really pretty tight. It was pretty windy, but it seemed ok. Not exactly a MacCat, but it seemed much more stable than my stock asym tarp. I guess the 2 extra tie outs make that possible. I also got to wondering if some grip clips and a couple of extra pull outs would increase wind stability even more?