MLD grace solo + tarp vs. patrol shelter

[S P]

It is time for me to get a new tarp. I have been using an ID 8×10 but I am looking for something smaller for solo use.

I am thinking about either a cat cut tarp or the patrol shelter from MLD.

What are your opinions on using a tarp vs something like the MLD patrol?

Conditions will be mostly summer season mountain areas in Colorado and in the Sierra Nevada.

Tarp

Patrol

[John Haley]

I thought long and hard about the two over two years ago while planning a Colorado Trail thru. In the end I got the Grace Solo mainly because I wanted a more open feel. The Patrol, although having many fine features, seemed too much of a compromise between a tarp and a tent… which didn't fit in with my thinking. I've found the Grace Solo to be an excellent shelter and very lightweight in Spectralite.

[Barnett Childress]

I'll second the tarp. I've got the MLD Grace Solo in cuben and I love it. Very well made and very durable. I've had tarp tent type shelters in the past. Once I switched to a tarp there was no going back.

[Sanad Toukhly]

Another vote for the tarp.

Keep in mind that once a bivy is added to the equation, the added protection of the patrol shelter will not make much of a difference in comparison to a tarp.

[Jamie Shortt]

I too considered the grace vs patrol. I ended up with a Grace Solo in spectralite. Its a great item if you have the coins for it. If not I'm sure the silnylon version is also great.

Jamie

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