My Superfly finally got a decent 18" rip in it due a branch falling on it when my stake pulled out while in porch mode...
Since I'm in the market for a new tarp, I'm considering going down to a simple hex as I find that I never really used my SF's doors. I suppose I like the idea of having them if I ever needed them but I only camp in the summer and except for a couple of times I thought some extra privacy would be good, tying them back using mitten hooks + shock cord is generally the first thing I do when setting it up.
I don't have any particular UL requirements but instead of going all the way to a hex, the Thunderfly caught my eye in that it should be able to provide protection should I really need it. I'm particularly curious how well you can tie the doors back though considering I will probably be doing it 100% of the time unless I really need them deployed. I saw some videos of people running shock chord the length of the tarp and that is certainly not what I want to manage (I'd probably favor another Superfly over doing that) I also saw examples of people clipping the doors on top of the tarp but I can only imagine the doors would slide up and down the tarp RL and/or flap in the wind making noise. I also wouldn't want to always stake the doors out to the tree or ground. Curious if anyone can share their experience with their doors on this or similar non-full door tarps?
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