Does anyone here have any experience with them? They seem to be fairly well priced. I was leaning towards the diamond rain fly, but am also considering the big rain fly.
Your input is appreciated.
p.s. it will be for a warbonnet blackbird hammock
Does anyone here have any experience with them? They seem to be fairly well priced. I was leaning towards the diamond rain fly, but am also considering the big rain fly.
Your input is appreciated.
p.s. it will be for a warbonnet blackbird hammock
I was using a diamond fly with my blackbird this past weekend. It provides good coverage, but it is long. 13' along the ridge line. You just have to cognizant of that when picking trees. And remember that you will have to raise your straps to the BB to adjust for the extra distance. Otherwise, it is an excellant tarp, especially for the price.Originally Posted by FutureProdigy
"I used to be sane, but now I'm better."
I have three claytor JH and I am very pleased with them. I have two of the "diamond" tarps and have been through some really nasty weather with them and stayed dry. You have to be cognizant of wind direction, get them low enough, etc. but they have worked well for me. I also have a 10X12 DIY tarp constructed so the ends can be folded in for my wife and her privacy. It has worked very well.
My next acquisition is going to be a Blackbird. Probably sometime in the fall. Can't wait.
“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
so you guys don't find the camo diamond rain fly to be too small - especially considering that it will be used with a warbonnet blackbird ? I have read some people complaing about the coverage it gives them when it is raining.
I have been using the Claytor diamond for over 3 years and like them a lot, so much I have two in case the first wears out. That's about 40 to 50 days of trail use and at least that much of yard use testing equipment with no sign of wear.
For me at least, the advantages of the quick set up and being able to easily have it high in good weather, make the careful attention I give to it in really bad weather worth it. It does require some attention to detail, however; I have never gotten wet in my hammock and I have been through bad storms, snow, wind, etc. I do have to qualify by saying that I do not have the Blackbird so I am not sure of the implications of that.
“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
just bought the JH diamond. Thanks for the help
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