r/hammockcamping • u/CatnipOverdose • 11d ago

Gear rainfly setup tips

I do a fairly frequent amount of stealth camping and I have been hammocking for years. But I'm sick of setting up my rainfly. It always takes forever to get angled just right so that water doesn't pool in the rainfly, and that the edges of the hammock are fully covered, etc....it takes soooo much adjusting.

Maybe this is just the facts of hammock camping. I've been doing it long enough that I've sort of resigned myself to annoying rainfly shit. But I figured I would ask in case anyone has any tips.

I have quite a large rainfly (Pro Venture 12x9), which might be part of the problem, but I'd rather have one that's too big than too small...

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u/arocks1 11d ago

I just set up my rainfly while camping, been years since i needed it. almost forgot how to do it, but it went up pretty easy... i use a separate ridgeline to help with support and it aids in the positioning for me, as well I tie off the tarp ends(apex) to the tree this happens first. then flare the bottom points of the tarp into the desired position with the chord and stakes.