Big Mamajamba vs. MatCat Deluxe

[AccidentProne]

I'm strung between these 2 tarps I know that the MatCat is lighter, the Mamajamba is wider. Does anyone have a personal preference on one those these tarps. Just to let you know I'm looking at the Silnylon versions.

[Cannibal]

I have a hard enough time deciding for myself which one to take sometimes. Can't help with this one; they're both fantastic builds!

[Salty]

I have both and it's truly a flip a coin deal. I like the color of the Mamajamba better. I like the stuffsack of the MacCat Deluxe better. The hole closes so tightly and perfectly round, it looks like a cat's hiney that's been rubbed with a corn cob and had turpentine poured on it.

They really are both excellent tarps. To my eye, the MacCat Deluxe looks a tad more refined with the edging. Brandon removed the side edging and went to a hem on the Mamajamba, but he says it doesn't reduce the strength of the tarp and was unnecessary.

Salty

[Dutch]

I like the stuffsack of the MacCat Deluxe better. The hole closes so tightly and perfectly round, it looks like a cat's hiney that's been rubbed with a corn cob and had turpentine poured on it.


Salty

Is this a selling point? Your poor cat.

[Salty]

Is this a selling point? Your poor cat.

It's the neighbor's cat, of course.

(I'm kidding -- that was from a crazy story my Pa Pa used to tell me when I was a kid about how to get rid of a cat)

Brian should feel free to use that on his website, if he likes.

Salty

[Knotty]

I have both and it's truly a flip a coin deal. I like the color of the Mamajamba better. I like the stuffsack of the MacCat Deluxe better. The hole closes so tightly and perfectly round, it looks like a cat's hiney that's been rubbed with a corn cob and had turpentine poured on it.

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[Raul Perez]

Depends on when you plan to camp/hike.

MacCat Deluxe is great for 3 season

Mambajamba with doors is the key player for winter hiking/camping

If you plan on going 4 seasons and just want one tarp I'd go the Mambajamba route with doors.

If you are strictly a 3 season person Deluxe is the way to go.

[AccidentProne]

I made the move on the Mamajamba. Having it able to cross over into a 4 season tarp was a big factor for me. All thats left is the waiting game. I was never very good at this.

[Atreus]

do either need to be rain treated?

[angrysparrow]

do either need to be rain treated?

The MacCat comes seam-sealed. The MJ has a grosgrain bound ridgeline that doesn't need sealing.