Minifly or Thunderfly?

[blgoode]

I caved in. Just bought both. No pullouts on the thunderfly for simplicity. Have too many tarps!!

[vicar7]

I caved in. Just bought both. No pullouts on the thunderfly for simplicity. Have too many tarps!!

if you don't have too many tarps how are you supposed to build a cool tarp fort? THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS TOO MANY TARPS.

[bcliff]

I caved in. Just bought both. No pullouts on the thunderfly for simplicity. Have too many tarps!!

I can relate...I just can't make up my mind between these two tarps. I thought I had settled on the MF but then the porch-mode discussion has me rethinking things, again. I'll be curious to get your impressions.

[Shug]

I can relate...I just can't make up my mind between these two tarps. I thought I had settled on the MF but then the porch-mode discussion has me rethinking things, again. I'll be curious to get your impressions.

Any tarp can go in porch mode. Oh, what a wonderful mode.
Shug

[Vanhalo]

I’m in the woods right now and I’m in porch mode. I can’t upload the pics until tomorrow. I have the beaks on as well. What I like about the Minifly is it fits nicely in my side pocket and it’s a hex tarp with training wheels.

I will upload the pics tomorrow.

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[Two Speed]

I’m in the woods right now and I’m in porch mode. I can’t upload the pics until tomorrow. I have the beaks on as well. What I like about the Minifly is it fits nicely in my side pocket and it’s a hex tarp with training wheels.

What is the dimension from the ridge line to the corner of the beak on the mini?

[Caconym]

I would also like to know the length from the ridge line tie-out to beak tie-out. I'm getting back into making gear after a long absence and I'm determined to make my own version of the Minify. If somebody could measure it (and any other dimensions would be awesome too) I'd be really grateful.

Edit: Just found Kitsapcowboy's Badlander tarp and attendant dimensions. That's plenty for me to base my own (scaled down) design off of.

[OneClick]

I've been going to the warbonnet site 20 times a day to check for a restock since I tore my Thunderfly. It's been a while but they're in stock now.

I'm not too torn about losing the previous tarp because I wanted to try the Dark Foliage Green anyway. And I NEVER used the side pullouts, so the new one without will be a bit nicer aesthetically.

Good timing for an upcoming 6-day river trip!

[blgoode]

What is the dimension from the ridge line to the corner of the beak on the mini?

You should be able to guess pretty close. They have a lot of detail pictures and measurements.

[cougarmeat]

If I have a MiniFly and a ThunderFly. Does that mean I have to get a MountainFly to complete the family? The MountainFly doesn’t seem to get much love. Like getting it would be and act of kindness. Yeah, that’s the ticket.