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All of our Hammocks and
Accessories are Proudly Hand Made in the Southern Appalachians (We make them in our house!) |
Free
Hammock Camping Book included with your first order Over $100 A $19.95 Value! |
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Speer
Hammocks Inc offers 3 1) 8' x 10' CatTarp included with each Speer Hammock III; also available separately 2) 8' x 10' RectangularTarp included with each Speer Hammock Kit; also available as separate Kit 3) 10' x 11' WinterTarp A Hammock Tent! Block Cold Wind, Keep Rain Out, Full Privacy |
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We use only the finest 1.1 oz/sq yd Silicon-Impregnated
Ripstop Nylon This waterproof fabric offers superior strength-to-weight ratio and has proven outdoor suitability The large size of our Tarps reflect actual outdoor
needs in foul weather conditions "Smaller tarps just don't cut it" |
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8' x 10' CatTarp
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![]() Full coverage |
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![]() End partially closed to block wind or rain |
![]() End fully closed |
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![]() 3" x 7" SilNylon StuffSac |
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8' x 10' RectangularTarp
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![]() Rectangular 8 x 10 Tarp |
![]() Two rectangular 8 x 10 Tarps |
![]() 3"x7" SilNylon StuffSac |
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10'
x 11' WinterTarp
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Tent for your Hammock!
WinterTarp
Accessory Kit
$17
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NoTangle GuideLines 1.7 oz |
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![]() Ends closed for wind or rain |
![]() Room for two Hammocks! Couples take note |
![]() Lots of room & full protection! The ultimate for foul weather hammocking! |
![]() Ends open for ventilation |
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![]() Ground setup with one end fully closed |
![]() 6" x 9" SilNylon StuffSac |
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| From the Designer of the WinterTarp | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The WinterTarp is the results of
several generations of a class of tarps that I call hammock tarptents. It
is an 11 foot long by 10 foot wide silnylon tarp with catenary curves along
each of its ten edges and four catenary darts. The basic concept is to provide
a taut tarp when pitched high for rain protection and a taut tarp when pitched
low for better wind protection as a hammock tarptent. Of course there are
other basic requirements as well, such as simplicity and functionality.
In cold weather, simplicity and functionality are paramount as even the
simplest of chores can become difficult when you are tired or cold and your
equipment needs to do what you expect it to do without a lot of adjustments
or readjustments. One other feature is that it has a steep pitch when used
as a hammock tarptent to encourage any snow to slide off the tarp rather
than accumulate and cause problems with stretching and sagging.
When pitched high for rain protection in a traditional A-frame configuration the WinterTarp has a surprisingly taut pitch for such a large silnylon tarp due to the innovative use of catenary darts at strategic points on the tarp and the catenary curves along its edges. It has two ridgeline tie outs and four tie outs on each side for a total of ten tie outs. The center pair of tie outs on each side are for the main body of the tarp and the corner tie outs can be pitched a number of different ways. The corner tie outs can be pitched to extend the tarp as a normal flat tarp or they can be angled inward. The unique catenary darts allow for a taut pitch over a significant range of angles for the corner tie outs. When pitched low and the end flaps closed off, or partially closed off,
it becomes a tarptent for a hammock. Most of the time you will only want
it partially closed off as that is the best compromise for most winter
conditions when camping with a hammock. With the ends partially close
off there is more inside volume, it is easier to exit and enter, and the
wind can't hit you unless it blows through the tree you are tied off to.
This is great improvement over tarps that don't offer this type of coverage
in cool weather where exposure to wind can be a problem. The approach
on the WinterTarp tent is to use overlapping flaps for doors to close
or partially close off the ends and to not have the tarp all the way to
the ground, but very near the ground. This blocks the wind from having
a direct path to the hammock as long as you pitch your hammock up off
the ground and up inside the tarp, and still provides adequate ventilation
for when the wind isn't blowing. Remember that conditions often change
during the course of the night where the wind sometimes is blowing and
sometimes it isn't. When the wind is blowing ventilation isn't an issue
but when it isn't blowing it is an issue and it can become a big issue
real fast in Of course each person is free to experiment and find their own favorite WinterTarp configuration for the conditions they encounter. I think people will appreciate the simplicity and functionality of the WinterTarp. Dave Womble |
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Free
Hammock Camping Book included with your first order over $100
A $19.95 value! |
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