Another thing to consider is to shop some of the fine cuben fiber tarps our cottage industry folks produce. They are great on weight savings but there is a cost to that. (+/- $235-$400.00). When you do that, the $130 sil tarp will seem like a steal.
I agree with the posts above. It is all subjective. The ideal thing to do would be to go to a group hang, see lots of different set ups and draw from the experience of the others in person. Not only will you see an assortment of tarps and hammocks, there will be a range of suspension set ups, guy lines, and stakes. Each with a story of why that item was selected or why they are looking for something else.
If weight is not an issue, it's hard to beat the Poly Hennessy Hex tarp for good coverage and simplicity in set up under $80.
I've seen the UGQ tarps in use by the folks who make them and was impressed, (both with the quality of gear and quality of people). If I were shopping for a sil tarp, I would definately give them strong consideration.
If you are counting pennies, like did when I started down this path, you can come in pretty inexpensively on your lines using planer board line. Come to think of it, I started with mason line which is really inexpensive but tangles easily and moved to the planer board line.
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