For use with a WB Blackbird on backpacking trips. I'm needing something smaller to carry than my Hennesy Hex.
Thanks in advance.
For use with a WB Blackbird on backpacking trips. I'm needing something smaller to carry than my Hennesy Hex.
Thanks in advance.
If you're serious about reducing the packed volume of your weather protection as well as the weight while still keeping dry, look no further than a wide asym tarp.
Dutch sells a ready-made Wide Asym Tarp (6'x11') with a variable-length ridge line, made out of his excellent Xenon Wide fabric.
I have made my own DIY Xenon Wide 6'x9' rectangle tarps that hang asym-style in either lay direction, and they are among my favorite tarps. They provide ample coverage, fit comfortably in a 7" long stuff sack just over 3" in diameter with room for lines and stakes, and typically weigh between 230 and 250 grams! HTH...
PS: If you want to go even smaller, IMHO Jared at Simply Light Designs (SLD) makes the best standard-width parallelogram asym tarp on the market! His Simplicity Asym works well with the WB XLC, the SLD Tril Lair, or the Dutchware Chameleon (esp. with the new symmetrical net/cover).
Last edited by kitsapcowboy; 02-06-2018 at 20:47.
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I'd recommend the Wilderness Logics Tadpole Tarp. Mine weighs under a pound with stakes and lines. http://wildernesslogics.com/TAD-POLE-Tad-Pole.htm
I'd pay extra for the side pull outs too. They really help to keep the tarp from smacking you when the wind gets to blowing hard.
Very helpful. Thank you!
I second Dlrom's recommendation for Wilderness Logics Tadpole. Definitely get the side pull-outs. I also got the pole option that keeps the pull-outs pulled-out. So much more room under the tarp with that combo!
You'll likely want to get snakeskins, too, to enable very easy deployment and take-down.
I have the door option for the Tadpole, too. So far, I haven't needed it as much, but I'm very glad to have it. I've also found that the doors can be easily used as a makeshift pack cover.
Maybe packs more bulky or higher volume---cuben fiber tarps are light weight. And worth their cost to me
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How much backpacking are you doing? If your hiking a lot cuben is the way to go. Yes it is lighter, but where it truly shines is it's waterproofness. It is just like a plastic bag, where it can't absorb any moisture. My sil tarp after a rain would turn into a heavy soaking wet sponge that I hated. My cuben one, give it a quick shake to knock off any surface moisture and your good to go. Also, no misting on your face through the fabric, and you can brush up against the inside of the tarp in the rain without getting all wet.
Having said all that, it's expensive stuff and it might not last as many years as a nylon one will, so it's not for everyone.
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Try the Quest tarp from Hammockgear. Good combination of light weight, coverage and cost.
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I second what Mr Hornblower said.Price,weight,coverage ratio of the Quest makes it a winner..........and it comes in different lenghts.
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