Adam from United States, WV Public Profile

Only had this a few days now, but the initial impressions of this tarp are that it's pretty good. Large surface area, material is light. I'd say maybe a little thinner than my Black Diamond rope tarp. Fits in a pack without any hassle.

The only thing I could see improved are the strap to close the tarp is entirely too long. Maybe if you had a 200-300 meter rope. For normal climbing ropes, you can wrap it twice without any issue.

I actually bought this pad back in 2016, used it for several years until it started to leak more than four years later. I'll chalk that up to a win.

So, here we are, on my second round of ordering this pad. Overall, it's a great product. Pretty basic but durable. IMO the inflation valve at the feet is not necessary. Most often I use it to inflate the pad with my mouth rather than do the advised hand pump they recommend. I do this because it is a bigger opening and easier to push air in. I have kicked open the valve when I'm sleeping on a few occasions. Overall, it's not needed and only adds weight.

The other thing I'd like to see on this pad would be a plastic (read: lighter) inflation valve set in the front. The Big Agnes pads have these and they're fantastic (although I cannot comment if they are prone to leaking more than this brass valve).

When deflated it's about the size of a Nalgene. �