I have a pyramid tarp. Stretch it with four stakes and push up a trekking pole. You can have it up in a minute. It’s not raingear but it’s easy. Picked up a used one cheap. I have the nest (bug net floor) but usually just put down some plastic sheet. A family of four camped next to me with a large one. Usually pretty good in wind if extra stakes used.
Sounds like you found something that works for you I use a hammock so prefer a different shaped tarp but the number of mid options available today speaks to their popularity and function.
Your game! Great review in a deluge. Awesome. Looks like making the arms prior to putting it on might help. An overbelt also to keep in cinched in at the waist
There are no actual arms, just slits for your hand or forearm to stick through. Inside the cape there are some toggles and loops you can use to connect the front and back which dampens some of the billowing. I still won't use it on a windy ridge though due to risk of taking flight :)
I use a Snugpak poncho. Has full sleeves and thumbholes for great coverage. I'm also gonna use a straight up Zpacks Plex Solo tent for some civilized backpacking.
Sorry, my friend but I much prefer my survival mini tarp over an overcomplicated Gatewood Cape. 2.5 m x 1.5 m free-standing tarp with a multiplicity of pitches and ease of use beats this hands down. Couple this with a bivvy bag and the very worst weather becomes very manageable. Plus the cost is a fraction of a Gatewood, An excellent review notwithstanding, "Good on yer Mate!"
I just review the stuff, I don't sell it :) To me it seems most useful as a cape in heavy rain. The majority of the water flows around the body and pack rather than running down the body into the boots. I prefer to sleep in my hammock under a bigger tarp, but it definitely cost more than this cape heh.
Love the train in the background. As well as the ingenuity behind how you set up. Clever man
Very helpful real life review, thanks!
Fantastic review! Thanks, mate! Cheers
I have a pyramid tarp. Stretch it with four stakes and push up a trekking pole. You can have it up in a minute. It’s not raingear but it’s easy. Picked up a used one cheap. I have the nest (bug net floor) but usually just put down some plastic sheet. A family of four camped next to me with a large one. Usually pretty good in wind if extra stakes used.
Sounds like you found something that works for you I use a hammock so prefer a different shaped tarp but the number of mid options available today speaks to their popularity and function.
Your game! Great review in a deluge. Awesome.
Looks like making the arms prior to putting it on might help. An overbelt also to keep in cinched in at the waist
There are no actual arms, just slits for your hand or forearm to stick through. Inside the cape there are some toggles and loops you can use to connect the front and back which dampens some of the billowing. I still won't use it on a windy ridge though due to risk of taking flight :)
@@lonestrangersontrail is it a bird? Is it a plane?! No! It’s the loan stranger!
@@elizabethclark4722 I always tell people that I am A lone stranger, not THE lone stranger hehe. Thanks for the laugh!
Nice review.. really helpful to get a feeling for the thing
I use a Snugpak poncho. Has full sleeves and thumbholes for great coverage. I'm also gonna use a straight up Zpacks Plex Solo tent for some civilized backpacking.
Sorry, my friend but I much prefer my survival mini tarp over an overcomplicated Gatewood Cape. 2.5 m x 1.5 m free-standing tarp with a multiplicity of pitches and ease of use beats this hands down. Couple this with a bivvy bag and the very worst weather becomes very manageable. Plus the cost is a fraction of a Gatewood, An excellent review notwithstanding, "Good on yer Mate!"
I just review the stuff, I don't sell it :) To me it seems most useful as a cape in heavy rain. The majority of the water flows around the body and pack rather than running down the body into the boots. I prefer to sleep in my hammock under a bigger tarp, but it definitely cost more than this cape heh.