I experimented in my back yard with my Hex tarp during heavy rains and was surprisingly dry. There wasn't much wind though, just down pours with a slight breeze. I use 6" pieces of para cord as water breaks on my straps. I simply tie them to the straps a few inches above the cinch buckles. Water hits them and drips down to the ground instead of down to my hammock. VERY helpful. I simply lowered my tarp a bit more than usual and staked it out so the edges of he tarp were an inch or two above the ground. I got a little misting/spray a few times but nothing got truly wet. Something that would be a great help that I don't even have yet, would be an underquilt protector to prevent splashing water getting the underside of the hammock or quilts wet. My primary tarp is a 4 season tarp with doors though. excellent protection from rain, snow and winds. I highly recommend a UGQ Winter Dream simply because it has snaps that secure the doors. Very little, if anything, gets blown through those doors.
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