What tarp is recomended for a Skeeter Beeter Pro?

[Ricky&Jack]

My used Skeeter Beeter that I bought over in the W.B. forums should be here today.

What tarp do you recommend?

it's my first hammock, and I hear that SBP is bigger than some hammocks. Is there a minimum size tarp that I need?

Also, I bought my first sewing machine a few days ago. Does walmart carry the right size/light-weight tarp that I can buy and modify myself? Or is it better to just buy an actual hammock tarp?

If you have any links, it'll be appreciated.

I bought the Hammock to take my Husky on hiking trips (he sleeps on the ground)

Any recommendations and links would be appreciated.

thanks.

[SilvrSurfr]

I'd buy an actual hammock tarp - I doubt Walmart sells anything worth modifying. Look for something with an 11 ft. ridgeline length. The Hennessy Hex is a popular starter tarp.

[Ricky&Jack]

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

[aboyd]

I have used several on my SBP. Started with a Kelty Noah 12. As far as hammock tarps go, it is big and heavy, but a nice tarp none the less. I also used several DIY tarps, mostly with 12 foot ridge lines. My son uses it now, and I have him an 11' ridge line tarp I made. It works, but might be a little small for real bad rain. I would say stay with something close to 12 foot on the ridge.

[SilvrSurfr]

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

Silnylon is lighter; therefore more expensive. I was recommending the poly tarp as a starter - affordable with lots of coverage. It weighs 23 oz, compared to the 18.6 oz silnylon. Silnylon stretches when wet so people usually use tarp tensioning systems (shock cord or flexible tubing) to take up the slack, which may negate or at least diminish the weight savings over poly.

The lightest tarp material is cuben fiber, but you'll pay an arm and a leg for it ($395). I have the HG Cuben Fiber Winter Palace. At 8.5 ounces, it has almost identical coverage to the Warbonnet Superfly (19 ounces). For the price and coverage, I'd say the Superfly is one of the best 4-season tarps you can buy.

[goobie]

A skeeter beeter pro is a 10-1/2' hammock, no need to lug around a 12' tarp. With a hammock ridgeline around 8' 9", a 10' tarp will have plenty of coverage. I use a DIY asym tarphttp://diygearsupply.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/DIYGS-UL-Asym-Tarp-lowres.jpg (a minimal coverage tarp) with my SB (not the pro) that has an 11' ridgeline and have stayed dry in some fairly heavy rain. If you're looking for your first DIY project it doesn't get much easier than the tarp I linked.

[sefus]

Superfly!

I tried making other stuff work; a tent fly, a tarp... nothing beats a light, purpose built fly no mater how much it costs... for backpacking anyway. If you're just car camping set up an EZUp and enjoy.

[KngFhearts]

I use the ENO Profly, and am pretty happy with it.

[stephz0r]

I use a MacCat Deluxe and love it!

[TimberbeastWaco]

SBP is the same size as a Grand Trunk Single.

My used Skeeter Beeter that I bought over in the W.B. forums should be here today.

What tarp do you recommend?

it's my first hammock, and I hear that SBP is bigger than some hammocks. Is there a minimum size tarp that I need?

Also, I bought my first sewing machine a few days ago. Does walmart carry the right size/light-weight tarp that I can buy and modify myself? Or is it better to just buy an actual hammock tarp?

If you have any links, it'll be appreciated.

I bought the Hammock to take my Husky on hiking trips (he sleeps on the ground)

Any recommendations and links would be appreciated.

thanks.