Adding tyvek to your tarp to widen it

[cmoulder]

Yea 52” per side feels a lot less than say a SuperFly.
But it is a bit more than the 102” total (8’6”) of the HammockGear standard with doors. I still think you can get good rain coverage by making sure your hammock ridgeline is tucked right close to the tarp and not being too close to the ground to get backsplash (avoiding hard pack ground helps).
I don’t usually camp so tight to the tarp but it’s gonna be a heavy rain I do.

This is key, pitching the tarp right down to the hammock's SRL. I've done multi-day trips with considerable rain and nastiness with a standard hex (no doors) and it can work ~adequately~ well when pitched low. Some people like the tarp pitched high enough that they can walk in and out without having to stoop, so if you need that sort of clearance and at the same time want storm-worthiness, nothing short of a quonset hut is going to suffice!

[Crawldaddy]

Great ideas all. Thanks for the inputs. Im going to get some of those stick on loops from z packs and see if they hold decently on the tyvek. If so, then I can loop onto the existing tie outs on the tarp to hold both edges together. That way Im not modifying the dyneema. I can then use some stick on loops on the other end of the tyvek to stake to the ground. Fingers crossed...

[FLTurtle]

Yea 52” per side feels a lot less than say a SuperFly.
But it is a bit more than the 102” total (8’6”) of the HammockGear standard with doors. I still think you can get good rain coverage by making sure your hammock ridgeline is tucked right close to the tarp and not being too close to the ground to get backsplash (avoiding hard pack ground helps).
I don’t usually camp so tight to the tarp but it’s gonna be a heavy rain I do.

The problem is the 12' tarp: it's gonna ride higher to clear the suspension of an 11' hammock compared to an 11' tarp, so that side protection doesn't extend as far down as possible. My 11' Thunderfly is 103" wide, and I can get it cranked down low enough that I've never thought I need to add something extra. The small end beaks function well enough compared to full size doors. If it was windy winter temps, I'd go with my Superfly for the better wind protection.

[TallPaul]

The problem is the 12' tarp: it's gonna ride higher to clear the suspension of an 11' hammock compared to an 11' tarp, so that side protection doesn't extend as far down as possible. My 11' Thunderfly is 103" wide, and I can get it cranked down low enough that I've never thought I need to add something extra. The small end beaks function well enough compared to full size doors. If it was windy winter temps, I'd go with my Superfly for the better wind protection.

Good point. I forgot about this particular drawback of the longer tarp. I wonder if the tarp ridgeline has to be pulled taught or if there can be a slight catenary curve, allowing it to be closer to the hammock ridgeline.