WildVenture Rain Fly Tent Tarp - Waterproof Lightweight Survival Gear Versatile Shelter for Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Hammock, and Outdoor Living - 9.8' x 9.3'

We recently used this tarp on a fall canoe trip in the Adirondacks. In my opinion it is the perfect rain fly for camping. What stands it apart from others is the inclusion of the a tie down in the top center of the fly -- this allows for setting up the fly with a peak to drain water by throwing a string over a tree branch above the fly and hoisting up the center a little. There are also multiple tie downs along the edges for flexibility in setting it up between oddly spaced trees. Not only is there a fly in the package but a full set of 16 stakes -- 8 sturdy aluminum wire style and 8 aluminum 3 dimensional style for soft/sand ground. The are also 8 high quality tie strings with reflective thread for night time visibility. It is a great size -- big enough to accommodate 4 adults hanging out or preparing meals but not so big that it is hard to find the correctly spaced trees to support it. The icing on the cake -- the main seam on the fly is actually sealed and after a full night of rain it was dry under the fly.

Ok, so so far this product seems to work okay... It's not a tarp, it's the same semi-permeable material used for most lightweight tents. I set it up in my back yard to get a feel for how good it is before I used it instead of an actual tarp. Here's what I've found so far.The tie-down locations around the rain fly seem well connected, I've had it set up under strain for about 12 hours now and they don't show any sign of breaking yet.The stakes that it comes with are 6" long and are identical to ones you can pick up in any camping section; they're just long enough to get a good grip on less-than-perfect soil. I haven't tried the gray hooks, only the orange stakes.It hasn't rained very heavily since I put it up, but it's stopped the majority of the light rain.Here's the issues that I have:The tie down points are set up in such a way that it's difficult to get this taught, meaning you will likely end up with a spot that sags.In a humid, damp, or foggy environment, water will collect on the underside of this as well, even if it's not directly raining on it. I found this out last night when I stood up and my head got wet.So, I'm not sure if water is passing through the cover or just collecting on the underside, but it will definitely drip and will not keep everything 100% dry underneath, at least not in the configuration I have mine set up in (a modified lean-to). I'm sure setting it up as an A-Frame with a hammock or something underneath would allow for corrected moisture to drain down away from you better.

Took our new tarp out camping at Occoneechee state park in Virginia, we had been having a lot of rain before the trip so I thought it would be a good idea to take this with us. Thankfully with this tarp everything that was underneath stayed nice and dry. Plenty big and the added accessories were good for most of what we needed however I had to use some extra para-cord to tie off to a nearby tree. The stakes are fine, nothing special. The aluminum ones were good for the soft ground and the heavier steel ones I used on the tent platform that had gravel. It is also very lightweight and packs down small. For the foreseeable future is has a place in my pack.

I bought this to make a dry area at the front of a large 10x10 tent. I strung a line from behind the tent to about 12 feet in front of it using 2 poles (Ridge Outdoor Gear Telescoping Tarp Tent poles) and (Tough-Grid) 750 paracord. I used 2 heavy duty Geartop aluminum 11" stakes for each pole (Note: These poles are very well made but they work best if you back off each section a bit from full extension. When I tried them at full height I noticed that they weren't straight. Giving them a little more overlap at each joint fixed this issue.) and a Nite ize aluminum CamJam XT (280lbs test) at 1 end of the ridge line so I could easily tighten everything up. These CamJams work fantastic I frequently used the same pole and line set up to throw up a quick clothes line. In fact the CamJams work so well I had to make sure the telescoping joints of the poles were tight or the poles would slide shorter under tension. At one point I used a tree and a single pole for my clothes line, almost 50ft long, and used the other pole in the middle of the clothes line to raise up the line so nothing dragged the ground.I strung the ridge line through the 2 nylon eyes on end straps as well as the center strap eye so that the fly could be moved back and forth along the ridge line to adjust it's final placement, also I was worried that the fly could get damaged by abrasion if I just threw it over the ridgeline. I used smaller attached lines at each end to hold it in place and move it back and forth. I simply ran these lines back to each pole back part way down the line and put in a rolling hitch so I could adjust the tension and placement as I needed to. I used the guy lines which came with the fly to spread the edges like a pup tent roof and the accompanying stakes.Using this 2 pole and ridge line set up you can offset the fly to get better shade to one side and still get some rain protection or even all the way to one side to make sunshade.This set up went through 2 high wind rain storms without any issues aside from tightening up the guy lines the next morning. The winds were about 30 mph in the first storm and the 2nd was higher at about 35 mph. The 2nd storm I was in the middle of an exposed field with no wind breaks at all. This fly is very impressive.I got the white one as I plan to also use it for portable shade for outdoor summer projects.

I set this up for a second time to practice before my 3 day camping trip in 2 weeks. The center tie out point ripped off with very little tension and the sewing ripped to. Then I noticed the bag for the stakes is coming undone at the seems. This is way too expensive to be this frail. It's only the second time I've had it out of the bag for a test setup.Having all the gromets and guy lines is pretty handy. I don't know how it performs in the rain yet.Edit -The company sent me another tarp after I reached out to them on their website with my feedback. The customer service is good, and they also sent me another tarp. It worked on my camping trip, but I avoid the center tie down now. I've set it up on a ridge line and with trekkin poles as a shelter.