Anyone have good luck with the cheaper, Amazon tarps?

[Tpatter]

I picked up the Bear Butt tarp you see on there with many of the others folks have mentioned here.

It’s a decent tarp - all in with stakes and lines it packs up nicely in its smallish bag and weighs less than 16oz. I think I paid $45 and it has kept me bone dry 5 times now. For the $, I’ve got no complaints. It’s about the perfect size, comes with the basics, etc.

I don’t know what its like now, but most of the manufacturers that were recognizable were out of stock when I bought mine. I had to take whatever color they had on hand.

To do it over and if I hadn’t needed it ASAP, I would go with the MiniFly from Warbonnet. As soon as they catchup and have the one I want in stock, I’ll be switching to that one. It’s reasonably priced and I like the design.

[Erok_]

I used a roman ventures tarp for a while
It was 13 ft long. Not the smallest or lightest
But at 20 bucks it was a pretty great tarp.
It came sealed and taped. And kept the wind and rain out.

[greyhound352]

The Hennessy Hex rainfly is on sale on Amazon for $64.95 and be at your door in a few days. I have used this tarp over 10 & 11 foot hammocks with great coverage.

Features & details
Weight: 27 oz / 765 g, Packed Size: 3.5" x 11" / 9cm x 30cm
PU-coated polyester ripstop rainfly works with all Hennessy Hammock models providing generous protection from wind and rain.
Can be angled out to provide a large covered area for cooking or relaxing or can be staked down near the ground on both sides of the hammock.
Color: Bark; Shape: Symmetrical Hex
Rainfly Fabric: 70D Polyeurethane Coated Polyester Rip-stop; Rainfly Dimensions: Size 143" on centerline x 120" wide symmetrical hexagonal shape

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...Ta7ba-Ef4qihcg

[No-sage]

I also have a 13’ Roman Venture. I’ve had it up in my backyard everyday for the past 3 summers. It hasn’t torn or leaked in all that time, and I’ve left it out in some real bad wind.

[oldbiker]

Pro Venture is one of my go to tarps. 3 year & no problems.

[wbJohn]

My first tarp was an Outdoor Vitals 11 foot tarp. It never leaked and worked fine for kayak camping for about a year. I upgraded to a Dutch 12 foot hex tarp and it was lighter and packed down smaller but was three times the price. Then I upgraded to the tarp I should have started out with, a 12 foot CRO winter haven. The doors are great and the guys from CRO showed me how they arrange shock cord to close up or tie back the doors.

The 11 foot tarp worked but was somewhat claustrophobic. The 12 foot hex gave me a bit more headroom but if the wind shifted I could get cold and/or wet. The winter tarp works great in almost any situation.

I've since upgraded to a Big Guy Bridge from Just Bill and was delighted to find the 12 foot winter tarp works fine with it.