Originally Posted by
kroot
I've been slumming it with a basic Wal-Mart blue tarp for a few trips, just to be sure that hammocking is right for me. I feel like I'm pretty locked in now and am looking at all my options for tarps that don't weight two pounds and take up half my pack.
From what I can tell, dyneema tarps are superior to other alternatives in basically every category: they're lighter, more waterproof, easier to repair, don't stretch, and last forever. The only downside I can see is the cost, but this feels like a "buy once, cry once" type of situation to me; better to just suck it up and get the best right now instead of buying 3-4 tarps over a few years.
Are there any variables that I'm leaving out? If the price was equal, is there ever a reason not to go with dyneema?
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