Hi Folks,
I have been experimenting with tarps, and I have a square 9X9 tarp with a whole bunch o tie-outs (it's the DD UL tarp - 16oz). So I can make lots of creative and functional ground shelters with this tarp, but I've never considered using it for covering my SLD hammock. So let's see - if I go with a diamond hang, the ridgeline on, say, and 8.5 X 8.5 tarp is gonna be about 12.2 feet. My hammock with ridgeline is only about 9.3 fee long hung (considering my FRL at 9.1 feet). That should give me 18 inches on each end, which is more than I get with my 8X11 silny tarp.
But the kicker is the diamond shape - I've used an HH setup before - sort of an asym diamond shape, and never had a problem, and I've used my 8X10 and my 10X11 w no issues. Question is, is an8.5 X 8.5 tarp gonna provide enough coverage to protect a hammock whose effective length (that is, 'hung' length) is just over 9 feet?
Incidently, no coincidence that the 8.5-foot number matches the standard width of the HG cuben stuff......
Anyway, who has got the answer? Thanks!
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