Bear Butt Hammock Rain Fly & Camping Tarp - 11 x 9 ft Ultralight Waterproof Tarp for Hammock & Tent Camping - Easy to Set Up

This tarp is great. Used on the Appalachian trail along with my hammock... perfect setup! I recommend it!

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 took this packing with me this last weekend because I didn't want to carry a tent. I was super excited to be sleeping in my Hammock but was worried about any potential mountain storms that might come through. I was up camping with a group of youth, and of course they couldn't stop laughing about the name on the side of my rain fly, "Bear Butt"! On the last night of my trip a big mountain storm came in with tons of thunder, lightening, and of course the dreaded rain. As I could see the storm approaching, I quickly cleaned up came and decided to tighten down my Bear Butt rain fly a little tighter to be sure it was good. I jumped in my Hammock and got ready for what I assumed to be a long, cold, wet night. Much to my delight, the sound of the rain over my head put me into a trance and I soon fell asleep. I awoke in the morning completely dry and there was a perfect diamond shape of dry ground underneath my hammock. My pack and boots that I had stowed on a rock beneath me were both dry as well. My kids love sleeping in hammocks, and am sure I will be getting a few more of these as time goes on. Bear Butt, Thank you for making an amazing product!

I love this rainfly, but wish it was offered in larger/longer sizes. This particular model is fantastic for standard length 9-10’ hammocks and is literally made for the job. Either hung high for nice weather, or hung low for inclement weather, it’s seriously top notch. But, if you’re taller or use an XL length hammock over 10’ then this is not the ideal rainfly… you will get wet. The purpose made diamond shape specifically for hammocks is amazing otherwise though.

First, I'm a backpacking enthusiast who is always looking for high quality gear at a good price.I was introduced to Bear Butt by a colleague in a a aviation search and rescue organization that I belong to.Bear Butts quality is, in my opinion, right up there with the big names in Hammocks. I don't by crap gear, so the number one reason I will by from Bear Butt again is that I am now convinced they sell an honestly durable product. I have so far purchased a hammock and two rain fly's (own for a friend) from this company.But now here is the cool factor. They are a little start up company out of Utah. The go out of their way to make their business practices very open and straight forward. Their customer service is very personal. I'm not a big user of social media, but I do follow the business owner on Snapchat. He regularly posts stuff about the day to day operations of the company, and it's cool to watch, because it makes you feel very connected with the company. Maybe this is me just being a cheesy millennial, but I actually enjoy the Snapchat...😀In conclusion, value (great quality at a low price) is why I will buy more gear from Bear butt. There are a lot of other companies with high quality gear, but they are double the cost.

Went camping with the scouts on a 15 mile trek into the Appalachian mountains. I sleep better in a hammock, but usually do dump camping and have a big heavy tarp covering me-which would have been impracticable to carry.So I tried this out. And it got a pretty big test the first night- we ended up in a severe thunderstorm. 40-50 mile per hour winds with at least 3 inches of rain a short period of time. I have to be honest- I was surprised that I stayed bone dry. I was probably the driest guy out of the 12 of us. The only other guy who had a hammock had his tarp fail and ended up as wet as he could have gotten. Tarp didn't tear or rip or look any worse for the wear.I know that the way they have the tarp set up in the picture doesn't look like the best way (I've always set up a tarp where the bottom is parallel to the ground) but I did it like they show here. And I'm sold on setting it up like this from now on.

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.