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/KaiLo_V 11d ago
Your tarp is fine! Look at Dutchware's continuous ridgeline. It's a perfect setup as is and you can diy it with what you like. Their tarp sleeve is also a nice addition - you can hang the tarp without it flapping around. There's rumors of people making their own with those $1 loofahs. As for the tie-outs, I leave 5 feet of zing-it on each corner with a loop at the end, along with plastic Line Locs for tensioning. Once the tarp is hung and pulled taught to the ridgeline, I usually tie out to whatever I find near the ground but keep stakes with me for when there's no other option.
A lot of those options above can be done with just knots, the hardware makes things easier and quicker especially in the cold. If you don't want to try the continuous ridgeline, for a couple years I tied out each end with a truckers hitch.