To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. So after watching the video and trying out the knots a few times at home I headed for the woods and was able to get it set up perfectly first time. I was a bit nervous about getting a tarp, as I wasn't sure I'd be able to set it up and tension it properly. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It can be used as a hammock tarp, set-up on the ground as a 'tent', group shelter and many more uses!

It also makes a great day shelter or ground sheet, easily and quickly set up for lunch stops and rest breaks out on the trail. It weighs only 460g and packs up very small making it ideal for anyone looking to cut their pack weight down to an absolute minimum. Simply place the looped end of the adjustable straps over your pegs and pull the loose tail ends to tighten everything up via the adjustment buckle - almost any saddle height is catered for.Made from strong ripstop nylon with PU 3,000mm coating (completely waterproof even in the heaviest storms) it will also protect from those UV rays in hot climates. It has 19 attachment points, meaning it can be set-up in hundreds of different ways, from simple bivvy, to hammock roof, to a group shelter.

It's not really a big issue, but certainly some think ng DD could have done in production with only sacrificing a little on the weight. At just 260g The DD SuperLight Tarp S is our lightest rain shelter - its tiny pack size allows it to easily fit into a jacket pocket and it has a number of uses!

If your looking for something a little smaller and lighter, there's also the DD Superlight Tarp S which might be better suited to your set up.

They mention that it is a brilliant, strong, reliable tarping that provides good cover for many purposes. My only slight niggle are that attachment loops (the attachment points themselves seem very strong). The attachment points help to facilitate use as an A-Frame tarp, a diamond tarp or simply as a bivi.With a 3,000mm PU coating and a sheltered side door, it'll keep you dry in stormy weather while its 3 air vents prevent condensation inside. The set-up works best when this point is level to or higher than the loop - for example to a tree branch, or by taking the guy-line over a rock / fallen branch to raise the foot end.