DD Hammocks - DD Tarp 3x3 - Olive Green - Lightweight, 100% Waterproof Tough Shelter with Pegs & Guy Lines for Camping Bushcraft & Hiking

Great piece of kit, you will not buy better, could do with a couple extra pegs, I have purchased this before (19 yrs ago) only reason I am buying again is because my first one has gone missing, so the price is very economical as mine lasted 10 yrs and is still going as it’s been knicked,

Best shelter come tarp does the job perfectly every backpacker or survivalist needs this

Couldn't be happier with this 3x3 Tarp from DD. The tie up points and seams are strong and it packs down very small. Once out in the woods the options were almost limitless for how to have it set up. I ended up going with my favourite, the plough point shelter and there was loads of room for my kit and myself. The only thing I would question is DD's description of the colour. They have it down as a "Coyote Brown" where I would say it's a bit darker than that and more of a chocolate brown but even so it blends in with the UK's autumn colours perfectly. It has 19 tie off points in all so you can adapt it to your surroundings in so many ways. It only comes with 4 guy ropes and 4 pegs but these are cheap enough to pick up online or at your local camping store. I added a further ten pegs and bought some paracord. The great thing about this tarp is it's potential for use in so many circumstances. Pack it up in your day bag for a quick shelter when hiking or take it with you on a family picnic in the park to provide some shade. At around £35 it's a great addition to your kit.

We made good use of this on our camping trip as a shelter to cook and eat under. The loops are useful to add bungees to to fasten it up. It's good quality and light weight tarp. Packs nice and small. The only concern I had was whether it was strong enough to have a central pole pushing up under it, could do with something central, like some rubber, to help keep a post in place. I'm sure we'll have lots of fun with this constructing all sorts of shelters over time.

DD Hammocks have been in the tarp and hammock game for a long time. That only happens because they make quality gear. They are popular for a reason. They might not be the cheapest on the market but high quality never is. The material is strong. It has loads of tie out points that are very well sewn on with strengthening sections to boost that reliability even more. I've used this tarp to put over the front of my Wild Country Helm 2 tent to give me a bigger place to sit and cook if the weather is rubbish so I'm not stuck in my tent all day. I hold the front corners up with hiking poles and guy line everything down like a makeshift awning. The company also make a silicone version which is lighter than this one but it's more expensive. It could be worth the extra expense if you're going to be hiking a long way with it. Personally I will stick with this one.

For the price you can’t go wrong. Have had this tarp up in the garden for a few weeks now. It has provided shelter against sun, wind and extremely heavy rain whilst I lay in my hammock during lockdown. It’s certainly very versatile with all the loops down the centre and around the edges. YouTube is excellent for teaching yourself the various possible configurations and also for refreshing your memory if, like me, you had forgotten how to set up a ridge line. It’s certainly lighter than one of those standard blue camping tarps, but perhaps not as robust - I wouldn’t use it as a ground sheet for example. As a lightweight shelter, however, I cannot fault it.

I bought this as an insurance policy against tent damage caused by high winds to my ultralight hiking tent. I’m dubious about the tent surviving anything above a 25mph wind so wanted something to create a wind break or temporary roof to pitch my tent under to keep things as dry as possible while setting up. It’s perfect for that, durable, well made, rugged with great pitch points, etc. it is very heavy though, at over 900g or 2lb(ish). It comes with 4 steel wire pegs and 2 adjustable guy lines, which is nice. I swapped the wire pegs for 6x 8” aluminium ones, which weigh more, but I feel may function better in windy conditions. Just a hunch though at this stage. I can’t fault the tarp as a product, I’m just not looking forward to carrying it for a week at a time…….unless I need it often, in which case I won’t care of course.

Good waterproof and durable, easy setup and pack up, good colour