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Gossamer Gear Twinn Tarp | Stay dry while travelling superlight

September 26, 2017 by Scott Witner Leave a Comment

Gossamer Gear Twinn Tarp | Stay dry while travelling superlight

The Twinn Tarp by Gossamer Gear is one of the best ultralight tarps I’ve come across in a while. I’ve used a standard sil nylon tarp for a while, but wanted to push into the ultralight arena. The Twinn Tarp weighs a total of 8.5 ounces and packs down super small (smaller than a Nalgene water bottle).

Gossamer Gear Twinn Tarp | Stay dry while travelling superlight

Another great feature with this tarp are the tie outs. You don’t need a separate ridge line to go between two trees. The Twinn Tarp comes with cordage already attached to the 4 corners and the 2 centerline points eliminating the need for additional cordage.

Gossamer Gear Twinn Tarp | Stay dry while travelling superlight

Gossamer Gear Twinn Tarp | Stay dry while travelling superlight

Gossamer Gear Twinn Tarp | Stay dry while travelling superlight

In the picture below I used 4 ABS plastic stakes to stake out the 4 corners, but I may entertain replacing those with a few titanium tent stakes. In order to use the supplied tie outs I had to mount the tarp at waist height, otherwise I would have needed to supplement the existing cord with some 550 paracord or something. If you have enough trees or saplings around you could fly the tarp higher up in order to use a hammock or small tent underneath.

Gossamer Gear Twinn Tarp | Stay dry while travelling superlight

From the Gossamer Gear website:

Stay dry while travelling superlight with this 8.5 ounce two-person tarp.

Exceptionally waterproof 7 denier nylon with a computer-designed catenary cut provides a generous 47 square feet of protected area, plus overhangs to keep gear dry. Easy set-up with our optional ultralight carbon trekking poles or our tarp pole set. Tapered front to back for lighter weight and better wind deflection. A great choice when the goal is maximum protection for minimal weight.

This tarp is factory seam taped for complete waterproofness.

Materials

Custom-formulated 7d high tenacity nylon blended sil/pu coating waterproof to at least 1200mm.

Dimensions

  • 117” / 297 cm – length of ridgeline
  • 100” / 257 cm – length of wall at ground
  • 47 sq ft / 4 sq m – tarp area staked down to ground, not counting entrance overhangs
  • 103” / 279 cm – total width of front of tarp (58” per side)
  • 84” / 211 cm – total width of rear of tarp (42” per side)
  • 44” / 112 cm – height at peak for standard setup 67 in (170 cm) – front entrance width (staked down position)
  • 62” / 158 cm – rear entrance width (staked down position)

NOTE: some dimensions will vary depending on setup

Visit Gossamer Gear today to get your ultralight backpacking and hiking gear

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Scott Witner is the Editor of The Loadout Room and handles product sourcing for both Crate Club and Cuna Dog. He is a former Marine Corps Infantryman with 2ndBn/8th Marines and was attached to the 24th MEU(SOC) for a 6 month deployment to the Mediterranean. He has completed training in desert warfare at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, mountain warfare and survival at the Mountain Warfare Training Center and attended the South Korean Mountain Warfare school in Pohang.

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