Rain Fly Bear Butt - Easy Set Up Portable Hammock Tarp Shelter - Made of Quality Lightweight Waterproof Tent Polyester - Perfect Cover While Backpacking Outdoors Camping and Hiking (Blue)

Truth be told I could have bought a better tarp for my application of canopy for my camping kitchen, but as a nudist I couldn't resist the brand name! "Bear Butt" ;)I'm sure it would work perfectly for a rain fly over the hammock it was purpose built for.

I just purchased this rain fly to use with my current camping hammock and we just got back from our first trip. I was really impressed with how it worked. It packs into a small size without having to refold and reroll it - this was more compact than my last one.Setting it up was very simple and the stakes provided were great quality. It was pretty windy the first afternoon and they did not budge. That night we got rain for a good part of the night with not a single leak even along the stitching.When set up the size was perfect to keep me dry.I camp regularly and dedicated to hammock camping. I’d definitely recommend this one.

So let me just start by saying that I bout this about a month ago but haven't had a chance to use it on the trail yet. However I will say that I have gotten a great first impression from this fly. The materials seem to be high quality, I haven't seen a fly out there that is this light, this cheap, and this well made! definitely looking forward to more from this company. I will be making a trip our west later this summer and will be testing it then if not soonerSo update, I was able to test this out unexpectedly this week. I was laying in my hammock in my backyard and noticed a storm heading my way so I decided to grab my rain fly and test it out before my trip to the Tetons later this summer. I only had a few minutes to set it up and consequently had quite a bit of slack in the ridge line. Despite this, I still stayed perfectly dry and was quite thrilled with this Fly. I live on a hill and while this storm only lasted about 30 minutes, the wind was very very strong and I was surprised how well it worked. If I had actually been on the trail i definitely would've needed my backpack covered as some rain did go hit the ground under me. If I was able to set the Fly with one sit facing the storm this may not have been an issue but i did not have the option to do so. Regardless i stayed dry and my hammock stayed dry so I am very pleased and will definitely take this out West.

I returned the item because the diamond cut did not give adequate coverage on my 11 foot hammock. If it was catenary cut it would have worked for me. The tarp itself was lightweight and seemed well made.

We bought two of these for overnight backpacking to serve as both a rain shield and a sun shield. We also bought the bug nets from Bear Butt and are highly impressed with them as well. In fact, prior to ordering these, I had purchased the Hammock Bliss Sky Tent 2 all in one tarp and bug shield. Then my wife found these Bear Butt individual tarps and bug screens and convinced me that having separate pieces is a better way to go. First off, in the winter I don't need a bug screen, so that part is just extra weight in the all in one. Then if I tear the bug screen or rip the tarp, I can just replace that alone, instead of the entire expense of the all in one. Also, I can use this tarp for other things, like shielding my newly planted garden from a late frost, which I plan to do later this week.FUNCTIONThe first night we used these it was raining outside. Not a heavy down pour, but a steady all night rain. Neither one of us got wet. We have one ENO double nest hammock and an almost identical generic brand hammock from Amazon. The tarp extended beyond the ends of both hammocks.HANGINGI hung mine with two of the four provided pieces of paracord, looping around each tree and utilizing my own carabiners thru the reinforced holes. I also used a separate tensioner because I couldn't figure out how the provided tensioner is supposed to work. I searched YouTube and the Bear Butt website for instructions without any luck. While this held tight, I plan on buying some Zingit and Dutchware hardware for future trips to expedite the hanging process. This tarp also includes two tent stakes to use with the other two pieces of paracord for securing the sides down. Again, these held tight, but I will be using Zingit, shock cord and Dutchware in the future to simplify that as well.My wife hung hers on a continuous ridge line (look up YouTube videos on different ways to hang a hammock tarp) and it was a much better set up. A continuous ridge line is when one line is strung between two trees and the tarp is laid over the line and tightened to the line. The benefit of hanging it this way is because that line under the tarp is very handy for hanging our tiny lanterns, bear spray, glasses, gloves or even an accessory bag. These tarps don't come with a line long enough for a continuous ridge line, so you would have to provide your own.THE QUALITYWe are extremely impressed with the quality of workmanship and materials. Like I mentioned above, we returned an expensive set up and purchased two tarps and two bug nets for the price of one name brand set up! The corners are all reinforced and seem very sturdy. We are very pleased with this purchase.