I hang with an HH Explorer Ultralight. The stock tarp is 140", or about 11.7' long.
I would *like* to get a tarp that requires only 4 stakes, as that allows me to make a nice "front porch" using my trekking poles. From what I can see, this leaves only the MacCat Deluxe and HH Hex in the running.
The HH Hex is 12.3' long, so no problem there.
The MacCat Deluxe is 10.4' long, more than a foot shorter than the stock tarp. Anybody using this tarp with one of the long HH models? I'd be a little concerned with rain coverage at the ends, though I do use the SuperShelter so I have the undercover to protect the hammock body from rain.
The OES website kinda hints at this issue as the new Ultra model description states: "is great for long hammocks". I could go with the Ultra, but then I'm almost up to the weight of the HH Hex, and cannot "porch" one side with two poles at it has 6 tieouts.
The downside of the HH Hex is that it is not a cat cut, and even on the HH website the pictures are not a taut pitch.
--Kurt
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