Whatever the tarp weighs will technically be carried by two people. A spinn 12x10 from oes weighs 16 oz. which comes to 8 oz a person. 8 oz doesn't sound like a heavy tarp to me.
I agree with Akers - and having done the two-person-under-one-tarp thing pretty regularly, I can undoubtedly say I'd hate to have less than a 12x10 for two people when the rain is falling hard and the wind is a-blowin'.
The only downside I see to the "8 oz per person" calculation is that, in the occasional circumstance where you can't find a set of trees appropriately spaced for two person hangs, it can be nice to have a second tarp as a backup.
About finding good trees, what if you were to use two trees and do bunk beds? Maybe putting the tarp on the 10' ridgeline?
TZ, I can't really see how the hiking poles are attached in the pics. Maybe a more in depth description or the cup and loop. I do like that idea though.
In the photo Oldgringo posted, above your post, they are using a 3 tree setup
There are photos of 2 different attachments in this thread
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...t=30351&page=2
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...t=30351&page=3
Hope that helps
TZ
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