Glee
11-25-2004, 14:28
I’m sure this has been covered somewhere here, but doing a search I could not find anything.
There seems to be a host of rain flys out there for hammocks. I have the 9 ft HH that the rain fly just barely covers. While on the AT trail, I call Hennessy and got the
70D"HEX"-SHAPED PU-COATED POLYESTER RIPSTOP RAIN FLY144"x 120" (12 feet x 10 feet) hexagonal shape Weight: 1 lb. 90z , $59.00
Of course it more then covers the hammock. However, it’s heavy. Now that I’m off the trail, I’ve looked at the Hennessy
30D"HEX"-SHAPED SILNYLON RIPSTOP RAIN FLYSize: 144" x 132" hexagonal shape Weight: 1 lb. $129.00
I’ve also looked at Jacksrbetter
8'x8' Square SilNyl Tarp $60.00
http://www.jacksrbetter.com/index_files/Products%20List_files/8x8%20SilNyl%20Tarp.htm (http://www.jacksrbetter.com/index_files/Products%20List_files/8x8%20SilNyl%20Tarp.htm)
The MacCat Tarp - $95.00 to $115.00
http://www.outdoorequipmentsupplier.com/maccattarps.htm (http://www.outdoorequipmentsupplier.com/maccattarps.htm)
Mountain Laurel Designs
Hammock Tarp • $140 • 8 X 7.5 X 8 X 7.5' • 12.5 oz • Tie-outs 20 outside / 6 in
http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/tarps.html#SpecialSuperUtlralightTarps (http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/tarps.html#SpecialSuperUtlralightTarps)
MacCat Tarps from Owareusa
http://owareusa.com/index.html
Of course each has the usual pros and cons. Some are lighter, more tie outs, stronger material, and costs less, covers more and on and on. I would love to hear if anyone has any thing good or bad about the above flys and tarps. Or if you have another one you would like to recommend. I want a fly/tarp that will last for years and hold out in a storm.
There seems to be a host of rain flys out there for hammocks. I have the 9 ft HH that the rain fly just barely covers. While on the AT trail, I call Hennessy and got the
70D"HEX"-SHAPED PU-COATED POLYESTER RIPSTOP RAIN FLY144"x 120" (12 feet x 10 feet) hexagonal shape Weight: 1 lb. 90z , $59.00
Of course it more then covers the hammock. However, it’s heavy. Now that I’m off the trail, I’ve looked at the Hennessy
30D"HEX"-SHAPED SILNYLON RIPSTOP RAIN FLYSize: 144" x 132" hexagonal shape Weight: 1 lb. $129.00
I’ve also looked at Jacksrbetter
8'x8' Square SilNyl Tarp $60.00
http://www.jacksrbetter.com/index_files/Products%20List_files/8x8%20SilNyl%20Tarp.htm (http://www.jacksrbetter.com/index_files/Products%20List_files/8x8%20SilNyl%20Tarp.htm)
The MacCat Tarp - $95.00 to $115.00
http://www.outdoorequipmentsupplier.com/maccattarps.htm (http://www.outdoorequipmentsupplier.com/maccattarps.htm)
Mountain Laurel Designs
Hammock Tarp • $140 • 8 X 7.5 X 8 X 7.5' • 12.5 oz • Tie-outs 20 outside / 6 in
http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/tarps.html#SpecialSuperUtlralightTarps (http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/tarps.html#SpecialSuperUtlralightTarps)
MacCat Tarps from Owareusa
http://owareusa.com/index.html
Of course each has the usual pros and cons. Some are lighter, more tie outs, stronger material, and costs less, covers more and on and on. I would love to hear if anyone has any thing good or bad about the above flys and tarps. Or if you have another one you would like to recommend. I want a fly/tarp that will last for years and hold out in a storm.