This past week I made up a crude test using a cheap HF blue tarp. I based it on RBTR's winter tarp plans but made it 11' not 12. Our hammocks are 11'+. I'm also using a pair Dutch's external poles, with the head end tie out nearest the doors. Overall, I can't say that I'm all that pleased. Just glad I mocked it up with cheap material before the xenon.
For this application, are doors at the head end just a waste of weight and better off eliminated? Should the spreader bar be inside or outside? I don't like the idea of it rubbing on onion skin thin material. As of right now, I can set up my spreader bar at 25" or 30". I may eventually cut down to about 28".
Do any of the vendors make a silpoly tarp that works well with this setup?
Since this is for backpacking, I'm now considering individual tarps and/or shorter hammocks.
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