Winter Tarps

[LowTech]

How does it compare to your OneWind as far a coverage and weight? I was looking at the OW but seeing this has me considering the cheaper option.

I don't have a scale w/ me out here so I'd have to go off their specs. As far as coverage, the Onewind covers a bit more side to side but part of that is because the HH tarp is cat cut.
One difference that I like is that the HH tarp is longer at the bottom edge than the ridgeline, so when you close the "doors" you have more room. The Onewind tarp is a rectangle and when the doors are closed they are angled back under the hammock at about 30° or so unless you have a very steep pitch on the sides.
I will say that the Onewind tarp is a bit better on quality of construction and mine has gone through some crazy high winds (including a hurricane) and has not failed in any way even after about three years of near constant use. I can't say the same about the HH tarp as I'm starting to see some material failure after one very windy night where we had 20mph constant and gusts up to 40+.

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[LowTech]

Jeez, it's 44-deg F and 40-mph steady with gusts up to 50-mph. Can't imagine how to mitigate this in a hammock. Texas gets some crazy weather.

That's when I skin the tarp (unless it's wind during rain) and add my bugnet to keep everything in the hammock.
If it's raining and I have no bailout option I disconnect the tarp from the ground and connect the sides together under the hammock.

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[Crazytown3]

If it's raining and I have no bailout option I disconnect the tarp from the ground and connect the sides together under the hammock.

For whatever reason, doing something like that has never occured to me before. Does connecting the tarp under the hammock do a pretty good job of keeping it contained in higher winds?

[LowTech]

For whatever reason, doing something like that has never occured to me before. Does connecting the tarp under the hammock do a pretty good job of keeping it contained in higher winds?

Well it keeps it from flinging stakes at me and takes the force off the tie-outs so that I don't have to worry about tarp destruction.
If I'm inline w/ the wind I have to make sure the door end is overlapped in the right direction and as much as possible. If it's coming from the side then it's a rock-a-bye baby kind of night.
Of course it might not work if you're claustrophobic.

Another thing I've done in high wind and no rain is to put it totally horizontal above me. I haven't done this w/ my tarp but did it loads this past year w/ my shade cloth that was over my hammock and tarp.

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[robv60]

The Onewind tarp is a rectangle and when the doors are closed they are angled back under the hammock at about 30° or so unless you have a very steep pitch on the sides.

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Thats what i needed to know. Thank you.



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[LowTech]

Thinking about it more what I said is not totally true. The door ends on the Onewind come in that far when they are connected to the (what I would consider corner if it was a hex) guyline tie-outs. That method overlaps the doors and causes them to angle in. If the doors are just touching together they don't angle in and are closer to vertical.
Had to think about that a while since I don't really use the doors in that way and usually have my tarps in porch mode of some sort.

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[mouthfulloflake]

Ok I have the Onewind 12' rectangle tarp, I really like it.
My question is, what length poles do I need to do the external spread mod?

a tape measure tells me I need approx 52 inches.

I can make poles from an old tent, but I would also purchase if reasonable.

[iceman857]

a tape measure tells me I need approx 52 inches. I can make poles from an old tent, but I would also purchase if reasonable.

You may want to reach out to Dutchware Gear and see if they can set you up with a solution. They have a lot of DIY options and some "off the shelf" options as well (Internal Pole Mod - Create an Open Ceiling | DutchWare Gear).

[LowTech]

Ok I have the Onewind 12' rectangle tarp, I really like it.
My question is, what length poles do I need to do the external spread mod?

a tape measure tells me I need approx 52 inches.

I can make poles from an old tent, but I would also purchase if reasonable.

I use two sets of 5, 13" poles w/ that tarp for a total of 65" per pole.IMG_20240110_130323221_HDR.jpg

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[mouthfulloflake]

nice thank you!