So here's a few pics for you. I swear they are all the same hammock, but we're having one of those weird 'yellow sky' days right now, so the colors are all over the place. Factor in the ultra high tech photo gear I use (iPhone) and it looks like three different colored pieces of nylon. Oh well.
Here it is spread out. The corner is lifted to give you a view of the difference in surfacing between the two sides. A shiny side and a dull side. I use the dull side up for the hammock and shiny side up for tarp.
Closer view.
It has one tie-out tab in the center of each side and a tie-out tab in the center of the tarp's topside for an external ridgeline.
Now see, here's your problem. Threading the line down the cinch channel is a PITA if you don't have anything other than your fingers. I was apparently feeling very stubborn because I flat out refused to go get something...like a coat hanger. Nooooo, just stood there in the drizzle cursing. Here's the cinch channel.
Twenty minutes later...
And about two minutes after that...
It isn't a terribly uncomfortable hammock, but the material is understandably stiff. It would easily do for a good nap, but I wouldn't carry this on a multi-day trip. Too many other, more comfortable hammocks out there.
I lounged around in it for a while. Tried to do the 'pull the extra fabric over me while in the hammock' thing. Umm...whatever! I suppose with enough practice on exactly where to place your hips, shoulders, knees, and feet so that they are all covered, it could technically be done. But no way you're not going to get wet. The 'extra' doesn't come close to draping over the opposite fabric edge, so it's just going to act like a rain collector and funnel water down the hammock. It might just give you a temp boost on a breezy day, but a real pain to accomplish and not very comfortable once done.
I'm too lazy to put together lines to deploy it as a tarp right now. So you'll just have to wait for that.
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