Just ordered myself a Grand Trunk Skeeter Beeter Pro that I plan on taking on my Appalachian Trail thru hike next year. Knowing that it's a pretty large/Long hammock I'd like to find a tarp that adequately fits well with it. Any recommendations?
Just ordered myself a Grand Trunk Skeeter Beeter Pro that I plan on taking on my Appalachian Trail thru hike next year. Knowing that it's a pretty large/Long hammock I'd like to find a tarp that adequately fits well with it. Any recommendations?
the gtsbp ain't all that big. any tarp with a 11'-12' ridge should work fine. this is a good place to start. https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...s-and-Services
Big Fane of the wilderness logics tarps. The tadpole is probably perfect in my opinion.
The camper formerly known as HikingDad...
Since your hammock RL will be less than 9' (83% of 10.5'), any tarp with a 10' or longer RL will work fine.
I too am a big fan of Wilderness Logics, love my Tadpole with 11' RL. Search the vendor section for other options, everyone has their favorite.
I have a kelty noah's 12. I love it! It weighs about two pounds though but augt to be a good tarp! What makes it nice is it's usable with as a separate shelter, and it has numerous configurations. I too am planning on doing thru hike someday! I'd love to hear from you once you start! Good luck on your adventure!!!
BIG +1 for the WL Tadpole.
11' ridge line will be plenty long.
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Thanks for the advice everyone! Just got the hammock in the mail yesterday. Seemed a bit bigger online. Think I'm going to go with the Tadpole after all. Looks like it will work well for a thru hike.
Grand Trunk's Funky Forest(or whatever they're calling it now) tarp is rather large as well, and very versatile http://theultimatehang.com/2012/10/p...r-all-weather/. I really like and use mine a lot, but the Tadpole almost always comes with me.
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