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for the record, i don't deploy the silpoly on a semi permanent basis. i use other cheaper and heavier tarps for base camps. the silpoly only gets deployed for 7 days at a time, at the most. And even...

thanks for the optimism, folks, i do appreciate it, but I originally started the thread because my silpoly mountainfly already failed in gusty conditions, and has probably just barely survived on...

I also used to have a OneWind and flipped around a lot; I replaced it with a bridge, the Warbonnet Ridgerunner, which I love, and flip around all I want. But eventually for backpacking weight and...

hmmm so maybe some braided nylon mason line for a hammock suspension attached CRL?




huh, i see what you mean; it didn't occur to me, but I see how that would be true. My only GE currently is...

ok, I'll try that out-- i doubt I'll be attaching to the hammock straps much, since the bridge hang angle is already really low, and the one time i tried to use that method in a GE it felt like the...

thanks cmoulder and cougarmeat; i do use a crl usually with nama claws for my tarps. i also appreciate the ability to slide it from one side to the other, and the fact that it takes some pressure off...

i have a single layer WBRR with a 20 lynx, and am usually camping in the western states from the coast to the rockies. i use a 10 TQ which definitely helps push the heat back down; i sleep cold, so...

thx for all the thoughtful advice, everyone. ftr, i am talking about using cat cut silpoly tarps, usually warbonnets. Frankly my cheap rectangular ripstop nylon tarps are pretty bulletproof.

i do...

and by "Tato's adjustable side pulls" do you mean these, from dutch?
https://dutchwaregear.com/product/tato-tarp-connectors/

"on tie-outs I run it through a prussik made out of braided mason line larksheaded to my D-rings"
if i understand you correctly, you're saying the tie-out is only held by being prussiked, and the...

what do you all do to protect your silpoly tarps from tearing in high and gusty winds, yet still have it create a decent windbreak? I feel like just using a shockcord loop isn't keeping the tarp from...

Hey all, thanks again for all the input. I split the difference and pulled the trigger on a 10F TQ, no overstuff. very helpful info on the head cover; i'll be sure to not go out in winter without...

hey man, thanks for chiming in; really appreciate you all helping out

Lol thanks Shug! i'm sure i watched that one last summer -- it helped out a lot, as all your vids do! thanks so much for all you do, man. I've learned so much from your vids. And laughed a lot. I...

thanks DrPhun, that's good to consider. I never would have thought of that.

thanks KBr00ks; very helpful.

Actually I'm trying to drop the weight and bulk of the old 650 fill; that's the main reason why I'm getting a TQ right away.



thanks for your help; yeah, I have seen this advice over and over...

Hey folks,
Getting ready to buy my first real camping hammock, and for 25 years I've been on the ground in an REI 650 fill 0 degree bag, year round camping. I'm getting a WBRR, so it's a bridge and...