Tarps- whats the go to choice these days..

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Teetosugars
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Tarps- whats the go to choice these days..

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Ok, so I've an MLD Trailstar (Copy) which seems spotty dog, but huge.
So, whats the go to 1 man tarp of choice these days?
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3.5 from Alpkit and the Superlight from DD Hammocks are probably the main contenders.
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And Siltarp 1.
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I'm very happy with the bearpaw lair.
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Ultra Sil Nano Poncho from Seatosummit or similar sized sil nylon tarps.
Enough space for one, very tight for two.
Easy to pitch using the bike in one way or the other(s)
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Alpinum wrote:Ultra Sil Nano Poncho from Seatosummit or similar sized sil nylon tarps.
Enough space for one, very tight for two.
Easy to pitch using the bike in one way or the other(s)
Agree with this.
My "similar sized silnylon tarp" is a Terra Nova Competion Tarp 1 and it's difficult to fault. A tad more expensive than the Alpkit, but slightly bigger and slightly lighter.
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Teeto, like you In have the Trailstar clone, which I like during thunderstorm season, just about all summer here. To supplement it for other times I got the DD super light, slightly bigger than the Alpkit but two fewer tie out, which tbh I haven't missed. Would recommend.
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Post by gairym »

I read this as:

"Tapas - what's the go to choice these days"

I thought it was pretty far off topic but still clicked out of interest before realising my mistake :lol:
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