After much thought and consideration, I finally ordered the dynema fiber palace tarp. That was a tough pill to swallow! Never would have imagined in a million years to spend that kind of money on a tarp!
But, in trying to lighten my load and get my pack weight down, I really had no other choice. Heck, just by switching out tarps, I've already lost like 9 ounces....thats 1/2 pound!
I know I'll love it once I get it.
Last edited by markhait; 06-13-2018 at 19:41.
I have the standard cf and I smile every time I set it up :-) Probably my favorite piece of gear. You'll forget about the price soon enough, well worth it.
Yeah, I've kind of forgot about the price already. I just want to get my base weight low and I guess you have to pay. I carry some heavy items that I'm not willing to part with, like my 1lb backpacking chair. It just makes my old back and knees feel so much better after a long hike. So if I carry some heavy luxury items, then i have to lose some weight somewhere else. The only thing I could think of was dyneema.So I had to pay the price. I may get a backpack with the same material too, but I'll have to wait on that a bit.
That is nice! Hope you enjoy it a bunch! I like to save weight too, but I love my helinox chair zero!
Congrats for your new tarp!
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Yes, I love that chair too and that's why I needed to save some weight somewhere else. That chair was priceless when I had to cook under it during a snow storm.Originally Posted by Halfed
That is nice! Hope you enjoy it a bunch! I like to save weight too, but I love my helinox chair zero!
Congrats for your new tarp!
Let us know how this baby packs down when you get it. I'm about ready to go for another Cuben but I want the Winter Palace but worry it will take up too much room in the pack.
Will do! Yes, I'm anxious about the size too.
I still can't pull the trigger lol. I've been looking forever, but I'm not to the point yet. I wish DIYing one was significantly cheaper than just buying but it really isn't.
Yeah, I was looking, listing and dreaming forever too, but I HAD to start getting my pack weight down and I thought that this was a good way. I'm losing about 1/2 pound. I'm not trying to be an ultra lightweight backpacker, but turning 50 in a few days now, I just want to be comfortable. Unfortunately, if that means I have to spend a lot of money on some gear, then so be it as this has become my sole hobby now and I can concentrate on what I think I should buy to make it as light and comfortable as possible.
Congrats on the new tarp. Let me know how that dynema works out. I couldn't do the standard CF because I felt the rain was to loud on the tarp and it kept me up.
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