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MLD Superlight bivy vs ZP Splash bivy, help me choose.
I am looking to buy a bivy sack to pair with a cuben Grace Duo tarp and a 20 deg. WM Alpinlite. Â I am an experienced tarp camper but have almost no...
Sub 1lb <$300 PCT Shelter Options
Attempting the PCT 2016 and looking into shelter options Current shelter is a 6.5x8.5 silnylon SeaToSummit Escapist tarp with Nano Bugnet Pyramid and polycryo total weight with stakes comes to 1lb. Minus...
Leaving tarp at home
Does anyone have any thoughts on whether, when planning a 3-4 day trip in the summer where the forecast is for sunny skys and not a chance of rain, to leave your...
3 Tarps: Choose 1
Zpacks 6x9 - $190 plus extra for tieouts HMG 6x8 - $240 (Campsaver Coupon) MLD 4.3x9 - $145 I have decided that I like the versatility of a flat tarp more than...
Tyvek bathtub floor?
For the past 8 to 10 years, every year, someone determines that they will make a tarp or floor out of Tyvek because it is cheap and fully waterproof. Then they find...
Okay, so here is the new scenario.....(family and solo backpacking)..what's the perfect set-up?
So... originally, I was looking for a net tent to put under a possibly new tarp that I would purchase for when it was just my 7 year old and I. I...
"tarp" sleeping at Philmont?
Does anyone know the where to find the "written" policy about the use of sleeping under tarps at Philmont? For example, if I wanted to use a Gatewood Cape with some bug...
Contrail or Notch or ?
I'm in the process of buying my "introductory round" of UL gear, and I'm fairly well overwhelmed with the choices of shelters. I really like the idea of just a tarp, but...
Tent to Tarp Transition
For quite a while now, I've been using a 1-man tent on my trips, the latest being a 2 lb Easton Kilo. The main draw for me is bug protection. Just seems...
Poncho-Tarp "Sizing" Question
As a fan of tarps, and a fan of ponchos, it seems like time to try out a poncho tarp. However, at 6'5", a normal 5x8 doesn't quite cut it as a...
Tarp camping in the southern US
Hi, I have rabidly read a great deal of this site, and I'm very interested. I am by no means a newbie to camping, but I've never tried to go lightweight before....
1st night camping with tarp, what did I do wrong?
Hello, I recently discovered ultra light backpacking, so am a newbie to this. I have been backpacking since 1983 however, just with heavy stuff LOL. On Tuesday I decided to do an...
Problems with my proposed tarp-tent system?
Hi all. After feeling uncomfortable inside domed tents and digging the ultralight backpacking concept, I have become a huge fan of using a tarp as a canopy for protection against the rain...
Tyvek vs. "treated" silnylon groundsheet
After years of being unhappy with silnylon floors in tents, I now have an MLD Trailstar tarp and am looking for a ground cloth option that I will be happy with. I...
Going to ground?
So I'm told that "going to ground" is possible with a hammock set-up and I've seen a few pictures of various set-ups (tarp set either a-frame or flying diamond with trekking poles...
tarp, bivy, ground cloth vs. UL tent weight/cost analysis
"Tarp/Bivy Pros" That's a good summation, but it bears even more relevance given the OP's marital situation. Like many, I'm married to someone who, while she enjoys the outdoors, prefers it mainly...
Ground sheet
What are people using as a ground sheet with a Zpacks Hexamid? I'm thinking of using a piece of polycro or painters drop cloth as mine. That Zpacks poncho/groundsheet seems to combine...
Learning to poncho (a recent convert)
Hey everybody I just sold my beloved TT contrail, after just a seasons worth of use. I need to go lighter. I am very strongly considering buying a golite poncho tarp, after...
Polycryo Strength Analysis
So after making my tarp out of this stuff I figure I better do some testing on it since not very many people have tried to use it as a tarp. Maybe...
What is your SUL sleep system?
Just had my first trip with a tarp (cuben) and working on my sleep system. I have a Kooka Bay pad and pillow at around 14oz, but am trying to move away...
