Posted by: Winfried
Laying tarp over tent hoop + footprint? - 05/22/17 03:28 PM
Hello,,
I'm pretty new to camping as an easy and cheap way to travel by bike.
To get my feet wet without making costly mistakes, I bought a cheap NatureHike Cloud UP 2, which appears to be a Chinese knock-off of the Big Agnes Fly Creek.
I've only used it a few times, including two nights under heavy rain, and am happy with how it performed… but I'd like to save on the weight and the volume it takes.
So I was wondering if it'd be possible to just keep the hoop (343g, folded 37cm), the independent footprint it was sold with (250g), and pegs (120g), and simply lay a light tarp over it:
Besides the saving in weight + volume, I won't have poles in the middle and it might even be faster to install than a regular tarp.
What do you think?
Thank you.
I'm pretty new to camping as an easy and cheap way to travel by bike.
To get my feet wet without making costly mistakes, I bought a cheap NatureHike Cloud UP 2, which appears to be a Chinese knock-off of the Big Agnes Fly Creek.
I've only used it a few times, including two nights under heavy rain, and am happy with how it performed… but I'd like to save on the weight and the volume it takes.
So I was wondering if it'd be possible to just keep the hoop (343g, folded 37cm), the independent footprint it was sold with (250g), and pegs (120g), and simply lay a light tarp over it:
Besides the saving in weight + volume, I won't have poles in the middle and it might even be faster to install than a regular tarp.
What do you think?
Thank you.