Sleeping topless

**OutandBack** · 02-12-2016, 15:32

Originally Posted by punkisdead

I did wake up covered in dew. Small price to pay though.

Originally Posted by tkdlaxer

Fair point.

HaHa made me chuckle.
Sometime we do make a little condensation or morning dew seem like a real show stopper. (in my best Wiz of OZ voice) "Oh no.... I'm melting I'm melting "

**Floridahanger** · 02-12-2016, 15:49

Originally Posted by markr6

I thought about that, but even after hanging for 4 years, I haven't had a single spec of sap on my tarp. And the ONLY place I hang is under the pines, when possible (most of the time). I'm gonna keep that luck going!

I also have never had sap on my tarp....But I have had bird poop exactly where my mouth would have been wide open snoring away. THAT would not have been a good day. Tarp all the time.

**TFC Rick** · 02-12-2016, 16:17

Originally Posted by Floridahanger

I also have never had sap on my tarp....But I have had bird poop exactly where my mouth would have been wide open snoring away. THAT would not have been a good day. Tarp all the time.

HAHA I can see that playing out in my head. Thanks for that.

**OneClick** · 02-12-2016, 16:25

Originally Posted by Floridahanger

I also have never had sap on my tarp....But I have had bird poop exactly where my mouth would have been wide open snoring away. THAT would not have been a good day. Tarp all the time.

LOL! I'll still take the risk given all the benefits

**TheDoc** · 02-18-2016, 23:16

Same thing happened to me. It's worth it.

**Latt** · 02-23-2016, 02:00

I think the title of this thread qualifies as clickbait :P

**riverhiker** · 02-25-2016, 15:06

My son and I backpacked for a week in the U.P. on the NCT the summer of 2014 and our 3rd night we ditched the tarps. At midnight it was pitch dark and silent and literally one rain drop woke me up. I immediately hustled out of my hammock and woke up my son and said "tarps on now!" and by the time we had the tarps up and got back in it was a down pour. Since then I always have the tarp setup in some configuration ready to deploy. The next day was a rainy, wet slog of 10 miles. I would have dreaded trying to dry soaked gear out that evening.

-rh

**OutandBack** · 02-25-2016, 17:14

Originally Posted by riverhiker

My son and I backpacked for a week in the U.P. on the NCT the summer of 2014 and our 3rd night we ditched the tarps. At midnight it was pitch dark and silent and literally one rain drop woke me up. I immediately hustled out of my hammock and woke up my son and said "tarps on now!" and by the time we had the tarps up and got back in it was a down pour. Since then I always have the tarp setup in some configuration ready to deploy. The next day was a rainy, wet slog of 10 miles. I would have dreaded trying to dry soaked gear out that evening.

-rh

The half pitch with all 4 stakes out and marked with rocks for easy finding in the dark is my usual setup these days unless it's already cloudy ro raining.

Most of the guys I hang with do the same.

**Donk_67** · 04-17-2016, 16:15

Gambled for 2 nights on MRT/NCT and had glorious luck. Even sold MichiganDave to go tarp less on the 2nd. And really, I wouldn't have been able to hang in such a cool spot with my 12ft. Tarp. image.jpg