I like my JRB 10'x11' tarp & am sure it will get some use this winter but it is a lot of coverage.
Does anyone have any experience with a smaller size tarp for the JRB bridge hammock?
Thanks.
I like my JRB 10'x11' tarp & am sure it will get some use this winter but it is a lot of coverage.
Does anyone have any experience with a smaller size tarp for the JRB bridge hammock?
Thanks.
A flat 8 X 10 just barely makes it. I spent the afternoon last January just trying out different tarps. Some smaller than 8 X 10 were a lost cause. So here the homemade Speer 8 X 10 is just barely giving coverage - But you do have coverage. I left the sides unpitched in a couple pictures to show the size of the tarp against the BMBH. I could get the hammock and tarp closer to the ground but it was even more of a squeeze getting in the ends of the tarp and into the hammock.
http://www.stc-hike.org/ Susquehannock Trail Club web site - PA STS trail info
awesome, exactly what I needed, thanks !
One thing to keep in mind is the number and location of pull outs on the edge of the tarp. The one I photographed has 4 which allow for the end to close up. The spreader bars have just enough room to not touch the inside of the tarp.
I also have an 8 X 10 which only has 3 pull outs per side, on the corners and one in the middle of the length. The sides of the tarp would run into the spreader bars of the BMBH preventing full closure on the end.
http://www.stc-hike.org/ Susquehannock Trail Club web site - PA STS trail info
I have an 8x10 Equinox tarp over my BMB hammock. It barely makes it after fussing with the setup and adding extra tie-lines. And a little rain gets in if there is any breeze. I am upgrading to the 10x12 Equinox. Searching for tie-lines now.
maybe going with Sgt. Rocks's suggestion - 3/16" Nylon Flat Cord from...
http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/spectra_cord.shtml
Other 'no tangle' guy lines appear to be 'highly visible', which doesn't work for me.
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