Best tarp for Ridgerunner

[TNhunter]

Is the best tarp for the Ridgerunner the Cloudburst? Looking for a tarp to go with my RR. Lynx, Spindrift setup.

Thanks

[Miguel]

Plenty of choices out there. I happen to use Wilderness Logic's Big Daddy and have been very satisfied. I've always preferred a larger tarp but not the need for doors.

[Tuckahoe]

The Cloudburst is the tarp that Warbonnet intended to pair with their Ridge Runner hammock. The side pull outs of the Cloudburst are aligned with the position of the hammock's spreader bars.

However, like Miguel, I use the Wilderness Logics Big Daddy tarp.

[hutzelbein]

I have a Ridgerunner and a Cloudburst tarp. It's not just that the pull-outs of the Cloudburst are aligned with the spreader bar position, but the tarp is also almost rectangular. There is very little cat-cut in the sides (if at all?). The tarp is truly humongous! I think the reasoning behind this is, that it is more difficult to hang the tarp very low over a bridge-style hammock, and that you will need more tarp to obtain a coverage that compares to a "normal" hammock/tarp combo.

By the way: the Cloudburst doesn't have doors...

If I were you, I'd go with the Cloudburst, simply because it was designed for the Ridgerunner. I have mostly Warbonnet tarps, and I have yet to find something to complain about.

[gmcttr]

One small (but nice) detail of the Cloudburst tarp that is rarely mentioned is that it has rings attached to the underside to connect the support lines for the bugnet/spindrift.

[sturgeon]

I have a Cloudburst and am happy for reasons mentioned above:size, weight, quality, pullout location, little rings for bug net lifting.

But...I'm a bit envious when I see pictures of WBRR with Superfly tarp with doors 80% closed. No doors on a Cloudburst.
And I wish there were just a wee bit of cat cut on the bottom edge to reduce ruffling in the breeze. I understand why there is not, but I want the impossible perfect tarp!

[Acer]

You can get a set of doors as WB makes a set,,so does 2Q & ZQ, and WL...or I just use a sil. poncho liner I pack with,,as a door covering a end.

[gmcttr]

Late night trial fitting of DIY doors for the Cloudburst. Obviously the WBRR suspension will create an opening. Sorry I haven't remembered to set it all up together and get photos.

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[SteelerNation]

I just received a customized Hammock Gear CF3 Winter Palace with a 13' Ridge Line and tieouts spaced for the distance of my WBRR Spreader Bars. A little heavy for CF at around 12 ozs (), but the coverage is amazing!! Adam said that he gets a lot of requests for this model, and he sold it to me for the same cost as the CF3 Winter Palace 12'.

Haven't had it in the woods yet, but during my setup process, it looks great. I will be working on a video of my entire RidgeRunner setup shortly.

SN

[Tonopah]

The OP mentioned that he uses a Spindrift with his Ridgerunner -- wouldn't this suggest using a smaller tarp rather that one if the gigantic ones?

RR with no Spindrift = Cloudburst or similarly large tarp

RR with Spindrift permits the use of a smaller and lighter tarp?