Calling all flat tarp guys

snowplow

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Dudes, I got a titanium goat tipi and a Bearpaw La Garita (like a supertarp). But I've never played much with a basic flat tarp. What sizes do you guys typically run? You typically go square or rectangle? Do you do Sil nylon or Cuban?

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desertcj

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10x10 if you plan on using it in bad weather(The only reason I carry it anyways). Sil-Nylon is fine, Cuban if your budget allows and you like that material.
 

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Think my old one is 4'x6' or maybe 5'x7' just slightly bigger than the Kifaru Sheep Tarp. I got a Sheep Tarp for Christmas and I'll be taking it along this year! I carry mine all the time and often use it like a big rain blanket to wait out those short duration rain storms. I spent a couple nights under it too when I couldn't find a spot big enough to pitch my tipu and it kept me and my gear dry through a couple of short rain storms. I just have the SilNylon, some day I might buy the cuben, but I don't feel the weight difference between the two materials is worth that price difference, yet!
 

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I should add that I have also used a 7x10 and spending the night under it in a sustained rain storm was not fun although it did keep me mostly dry. For me, the extra 3 feet of a 10x10 makes a huge difference if you are pitching it as a shelter.
 

desertcj

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It will be like a shelter for the Pacific Northwest rain

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10x10 all day! I almost went 10x12 or 10x14 because I'm not setting up a shelter for a drizzle and if its raining hard enough to keep me inside a shelter, I dont want a cacoon. I dont use a bivy, but if you use one then I'm sure you can get away with a much smaller tarp.
 
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snowplow

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I like the dst a lot. Any other recomendations for something similar?

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desertcj

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Bushcraft USA, Seek Outside Colorado tarp, Etowa outfitters tarp, I'm sure there are lots of others. Honestly, I'm thinking about getting a Mountain Smith mountain shelter now that they are OD instead of mustard yellow.
 

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I have a 10x10, Silnylon. Its about 580 grams with tie lines and 4 pegs, a little over a pound.
Have a new on in the post thats only like 7x6 which will be light but marginal I rekon.

A 10x10 is good, soaks up alot of tarp getting it set up right.
 
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I really like my sheep tarp. I used it a few times last year as a main shelter. Then if there's a chance of bad weather I'll throw it in with a half dozen mini MSR Groundhogs.

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snowplow

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Nice, l think lll get a seek outside DST.

So... Anybody looking for a Bearpaw LaGarita 2?

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