Recomendation for a Tarp with small pack size/weight?

[ADz]

Hey ppl,

Anybody got any recommendations for a tarp OR tarp/hammock setup that has a small pack size/weight?

I'm looking for a more compact/lighter alternative to my tent setup which is a Wild Country Zephyros 1 (Pack size: 52cm x 14cm Wight: 1.5Kg) but all the tarps/combinations I've come across seem to be about same size/weight or dont save enough size to justify buying additional/alternative gear :(

[CanadianMike]

Large tarp/basha (2mx3m) can serve as both a hammock and shelter with one unit, just gotta set it up right. I tried this last year for two nights, once I got it sorted out it was quite comfy to sleep in/on. Didn't rain though, but still....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01sFJEasKHY

[Bernie]

Wow, I would never have thought the eyes would hold on a tarp with my weight on it. I'd expect them to rip out. Is it designed for that kind of (ab)use? ;-)

[ADz]

Large tarp/basha (2mx3m) can serve as both a hammock and shelter with one unit, just gotta set it up right. I tried this last year for two nights, once I got it sorted out it was quite comfy to sleep in/on. Didn't rain though, but still....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01sFJEasKHY


Wow that's a very interesting vid/setup, Would it hold 14st though?

[Martin]

Hammock/tarp is not a lightweight option. Your Wildcountry Zephos is always going to be a lighter option albeit slightly less versatile in terms of needing flat level ground. On the other hand, you don't need to spend time searching out suitable trees to hang from.

Martin

[TheOutdoorist]

Hammock 1kg including everything needed:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TW-Jungle-1-Lightweight-Camping-Bushcraft-Army-Hammock-Green-/390437003154?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5ae7dbdf92

Tarp 280g
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tenth-Wonder-Orange-Ultralight-Tarpaulin-3-6-x-1-5m-280g-NEW-/370617450126?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item564a857e8e

I do not use either but just first things i found looking for light and small hammock/tarps! I have used Tenth Wonder though and always been happy.

[wildish64]

i found this hammock + tarp combi and it all comes in at 1.1kg

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOMAD-HAMMOCK-TARPAULIN-MOZ-NET-TENT-BASHA-BIVI-BAG-SHELTER-SLEEP-SYSTEM-/350645911799?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item51a42000f7&clk_rvr_id=458094093923

[ian c]

The tarp that is being used for the hammock/ tarp is the british issue tarp/ stretcher and it is being suspended using the handles for the stretcher.

[CanadianMike]

Wow, I would never have thought the eyes would hold on a tarp with my weight on it. I'd expect them to rip out. Is it designed for that kind of (ab)use? ;-)

The army basha tarp has 1" webbing all around the edges, as well as in the middle strip, so the eyelets are mounted in that webbing, not just the nylon material. And yes, I've used the tarp that Ian C so generously gave me, as a hammock in this set up, as well as just a hammock, I was more worried about the trees and ropes/straps I used giving out than I was about the tarp itself.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/579351_10150903612994207_2114278275_n.jpg