Hexamid Pocket Tarp on a slope

I think the pocket tarp would pitch well with opening toward the ascent. We were in an opposite situation with pitch opening down a slope and realized the rear of tarp too close to ground in that direction. In a rainstorm the tarp would have collected water in the deformed corners. Was hard to keep taught in this orientation.

Have you thought about a flat tarp? It’s a lot more versatile and can be just as light. I’ve got a Borah 5.8×9 as my emergency. 8 oz @ $61, but John will customize it as you’d like.  The 7×9 is $98. Borahgear.com.

Another option is a dcf tarp through Etowah. 5×8.5 @ 3.4 oz is $160. https://www.shop.backpackingadventuregear.com/Dyneema-Composite-Fabric-DFC-formerly-Cuben-Tarps-Starting-at-DFCTarps.htm

You want a flat tarp.

@333psi I would be setting up looking out over the descent into a valley.

i like the prices of those flat tarps

thanks

“shade while glassing”

My $.02 is don’t get a DCF tarp for shade. Go with silnylon/silpoly.

technically speaking, the hexamid wouldn’t know it was on a surface at 20deg angle with horizon…but i get the question. i have a hexamid solo+ and think i would have a fit trying to get a good pitch on highly uneven terrain. I would go with a flat tarp and as matthew indicated, not DCF.

Thanks for reminding me not to get a CF TARP for shade.

Any one try the Kifaru sheep tarp compared to the borah gear tarp?

https://store.kifaru.net/mobile/sheep-tarp-p175.aspx

if you want a camo tarp, check the offerings from Bens Backwoods
https://www.bensbackwoods.com/ Oware Gear also has flat camo tarps. http://www.owaregear.com

I think there was a thread here at BPL on this issue, but it has been reported that some of the silnylon offerings are not really waterproof. I bought a mid from a big name brand manufacturer once. It worked fine for snow camping but in heavy rain, a mist came through on the inside. So whatever you buy, if you want more than shade protection, you might want to hose test the tarp in your backyard first.

Another vote for a flat tarp. You’ll go crazy trying to get a Pocket Tarp set up right on a slope. A flat tarp allows you the adaptability to conform to an uneven terrain, but there is much more of a fiddle factor,and a learning curve. You’d need to spend substantial time practicing with setups.

Etowah Outfitters offers 3 different prints of camo tarps, however, they’re all 70d 1.9 oz silnylon. I don’t know where you could find a lighter camo silnylon tarp nowadays. Hammockgear has 8’6″ X 8’6″ DCF camo tarps.

https://www.shop.backpackingadventuregear.com/Multicam-Tarps-starting-at-60-Multicam.htm

I don’t need camo just a muted tan. I’ll be glassing so far that it won’t matter. Also, I may not find my tarp if it’s camo :)