so i was reading a backpacking forum about clear tarps and thought that it would be a really interesting use for a hammock. It turns out they use the plastic insulating sheets that you can by at wally world for a couple bucks and they are really thin and lightweight as well. A few companies have even sold them as tent footprints and they hold up pretty well over a season so theres more durability than i would have thought. Reading about others experience made me confident enough to try one out but really i'd only use it car camping or on short trips where i had rain protection options close by. one person has left it outside for two winters with pretty good success, sounds like the duct tape is the most likely to fail part but really high winds can shred the thinner/cheaper brands too.
edit: here is the thread i was reading, links to other forums should be cool right?
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-...hread_id=59450
so a trip to wally world and 20 min later I had this
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i hung out for an hour or so until i got too cold after my hike and was pretty happy with it. You can tension it down pretty tightly and you kind of need to being so light it is kind of a sail!
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