Can anyone recommend a good tarp?
HI!
Having just returned from a jolly through France, with mixed weather, I'm convinced of the worth of a tarp.
My reasoning is this;
-Extension to the tent, or complete cover of the tent, means somewhere dry to cook/store stuff, and drier conditions to set up/pack up tent.
-Good camping conditions means fewer nights in hotels etc.
-Not too heavy, and not to pricey.
-Social area, important in bad weather, sitting in a tent in the rain is soul destroying I think
Anyhoo, we got a 3m X 3m tarp from a decathlon store, which just about lasted the week we needed it for. Just about big enough, but bigger would have been better I think.
There was friendly group of combination riders camped next to us at Ripley this year, and they had a Jack Wolfskin of similar proportion to a marquee, which seemed to do the trick.
Before I go ahead and buy one of these, can anyone give me any pointers or alternative suggestions?
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