What tarp is recomended for a Skeeter Beeter Pro?

[Opus87]

I have the SBPro and use the Warbonnet Mambajamba and works out great. Also use the REI Half Dome Tent poles for my pole mod. Makes for a lot more space inside.

Opus

[TimberbeastWaco]

SBP is the same size as a Grand Trunk Single.

Any tarp with a 12' ridge line, I used a Cabela's 9x12 Diamond shape, works great, I can even close the windward end if needed, also have a Kelty Noah 12, love it more versatile.

[abialecki]

Hey everybody long time lurker first time posting. Ive only been hammocking for 6 months and Ive tried several inexpensive options. My first attempt was a 5x7 blue tarp from harbor freight. unfortunately that only provides 8 feet give or take of coverage. That night I was in a unbelievably bad storm, lightning, thunder and forest gump type rain. From that very wet miserable experience I made some changes. My next set up was a blue and grey 8x10 walmart tarp. This provided just about 13 feet of coverage and enough tarp on both sides where if the rain and snow is coming in sideways you dont get wet. After using that tarp for a couple months i decided I needed to go lighter. So I went to home depot and got 2mm plastic painters drop cloth. What I did was cut a piece off the roll 14 feet long. The plastic sheet was 72 inches wide. I reinforced the edges and corners with duct tape and put a few knife slits over few feet to pass paracord through. On my next backpacking trip it worked out perfect, the weight reduction was noticeable and it packed snugly into a 2 liter mountain dew bottle. Put it over my full length paracord ridge line only to discover 72 divided by 2 is 36 and thats 3 feet and thats not wide enough to sleep comfortably(at least to me). That night it was very hot almost 80 degrees and because of the short sides I had to pitch the "tarp" very low which gave me almost no air flow. Combined with my DIY survival blanket under quilt and my new 0 degree bag I was testing for the first time, I was completely drenched with sweat, almost as wet as my experience with the 5x7 in a storm. Since those errors I have gone back to the 8x10. My local home depot was having a sale on blue 8x10s single ply poly weave tarps so I bought like 5 of them. So after all that Id say 8x10 will do, 10x10 would be ideal but if you want to spend your hard earned money on a sil-nylon tarp that you have to maintain, do it. Just seems to be a lot of work to me, and I am a cheap skate, 3 dollars tarps work fine IMO

[goobie]

Just a few questions while I admire your resourcefulness, if you don't mind.

Why was it necessary to pitch your 6' wide tarp so low? Unmentioned rain I would think. 14' long, but only 6' wide? Why so long and skinny?
80* with a 0* bag? What is this DIY survival blanket UQ?

Lastly, what is involved in maintaining a silnylon tarp? I guess I've been neglecting mine by just putting them away dry.

[TimberbeastWaco]

I see on Henneseys website its:

Hex Rainfly 30D Silnylon for $140
Hex Rainfly 70D Polyester for $79

I'm so completely new to hammocking, I will need to find out what the difference is etc. Time to do research, I guess. lol

I use a kelty 12x12 and love it, I also have a Cabela's 9x12 and have turned it sideways.

[OregonBushcraft]

I use a PahaQue HM20R. It works GREAT! It's a little heavy but for $40 I think it's an awesome value.

[rigidpsycho]

I use the GT Funky Forest tarp, the GT Athh(as a tarp) over my SBPRO

[Madbeachcrew]

SBP is the same size as a Grand Trunk Single.

I use a eno XL. It has apps 12' ridge line and keeps everything dry. A bit heavy, but the regular pro fly was wet.

[JCinPA]

I got the Grand Trunk All Purpose Rainfly, erroneously labeled the Funky Forest Tarp on Amazon. It is 10 feet square with additional tie-outs along the edges and on the diagonal ridgeline so it can be hung 'traditional' diamond pattern, but is still large enough to be pitched square for a large covered area in porch mode.

It is designed similarly to the Kelty Noah, which I also looked at, but I thought I wanted something a bit bigger than the Kelty Noah 9' and the 12' seemed like it might be a bit big for me, so I went with the Grand Trunk.

I have not camped with it, but I pitched it all once and it is really a great size. I like it a lot. It's polyester so should not stretch as much as nylon tarps and it is very well-constructed.

[Tacoma96]

The WL Big Daddy works great with the GTSB.