Reviews by User: Canoe Camper (1)

Have used regular tarps for years with the ripped out grommets, pooling water, flapping in the wind, square shape that never fits the site, and really bulky. Even with never having seen the parts before and not reading the instructions, it set up easily in 15 minutes in high wind with rain approaching and worked great without re-adjustment for a 4 day trip. Covered an extra long picnic table plus room to get 4 people in lawn chairs comfortably out of the weather beside the table. While the poles are intended to fit pins into grommets on opposite ends, the poles can be inverted and the rubber end inserted in the pocket on any of the corners when trees or a ridge pole are available and you want a bit more headroom in your setup. The only thing that would have made it better would have been to have grommets on each point instead of just loops to attach strings. Stuffed in its bag, it is about a third the size of a tarp that covers the same area. It's a bit pricy but looks like it will last well if dried after use.