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It's a ultralight tarp designed for backpacking where every oz matters. Please check any of the cottage company tarps on the market and let me know if any of them come close to the price/weight of this thing. $50 is a very good deal what it is.
To the guy who mentioned tyvek, yeah tyvek is great but also heavier. A similar 9.5'x9.5' sheet of tvek would be around 20oz vs the 12oz for the rei one. A pretty substantial difference in the world of UL backpacking.
In for one as a sun/camp shelter shade and play around with some oragami to see what tarp only camping would be like. Might also turn it into a sunroof with some trekking poles for the inflatable boat I also bought
If 6 oz is a deal breaker for you, you're lazy.
Also you're talking about 6-8oz as if it's nothing when the type of people who are in the market for a tarp like this are willingly going with a tarp over a tent because of the weight savings. The same type of people who shave the handles off their toothbrush and dehydrate their toothpaste because it can save them a few grams lmao.
Expensive AF if you just need a blue tarp.
In for one as a sun/camp shelter shade and play around with some oragami to see what tarp only camping would be like. Might also turn it into a sunroof with some trekking poles for the inflatable boat I also bought
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The REI warranty isn't worth mentioning anymore though. They don't care what happens after the first year, really big drop from lifetime before.
Most backpackers that are considering an ultralight shelter solution will already have hiking poles they like.
If this REI model were made of some exotic material like silnylon or had some other obvious distinguishing attribute justifying the sale price's $20-$30 premium (let alone the regular price's $140-$150 differential) then maybe there'd be an argument to get it. But none of us are seeing much to support that choice.
Anyone making a suggestion otherwise obviously has never tarp camped. In my years, I have only ever seen tyvek used as a footprint. Yes a few ounces do matter significantly. Most people try to keep their packs below 30 lbs. A few ounces savings in gear means a few ounces more water/food.
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Lmao. You can stay that literally about everything that's listed on SD. $100-300 for a rice cooker? Use a pot! $300 for a pizza maker? Use some bricks! Man if this product doesn't apply to you. Then obviously it seems absurd. This tarp is good for ultralight backpackers. If you don't understand it then feel free to not comment at all. It's not for everybody. Tarp camping is for a very niche group of people with backpacks smaller than the size of a day pack traveling 2500 miles.