Aftermarket Rain Fly Options

[MustardBased]

Morning y'all. My hunting partner and myself are trying to bring y'all's DIY western style hunting to the east coast with us. We're in South Carolina, with plans to go up and backpack hunt Uwharrie, Birkhead Wilderness, and ambitiously, Linville Gorge. We're getting our gear together to make a go at it during the 2018 deer season, but will probably have a go at some small game trips as well. We're archery hunters, if that makes a difference.

We have an REI Half Dome 2 man tent. It doesn't really get cold enough to need the burly construction of a four season tent, since we never really get enough snow to cause a problem at all. In fact, its more likely that humidity will be more of a problem, that's why we went with such a vented tent. The only problem I've got (and the reason for this post) is that the fly is a garish grey color that sticks out and says "hey, here is a tent, come check this out, nobody is home." We're trying to be as low profile as possible. I've looked quite a bit for a multicam/camo rain fly that would work for this tent. Do y'all have any suggestions as to one you think would work for us? I thought about simply pitching an A frame style camo tarp, would that leave us too open to winds, provided we cant plan for the wind when we set the tent up? War Bonnet makes a nice looking tarp that looks like the ticket, just wanted to reach out to people with far more experience than ourselves. Much appreciated y'all!

 

[Sverimerica]

Morning y'all. My hunting partner and myself are trying to bring y'all's DIY western style hunting to the east coast with us. We're in South Carolina, with plans to go up and backpack hunt Uwharrie, Birkhead Wilderness, and ambitiously, Linville Gorge. We're getting our gear together to make a go at it during the 2018 deer season, but will probably have a go at some small game trips as well. We're archery hunters, if that makes a difference.

We have an REI Half Dome 2 man tent. It doesn't really get cold enough to need the burly construction of a four season tent, since we never really get enough snow to cause a problem at all. In fact, its more likely that humidity will be more of a problem, that's why we went with such a vented tent. The only problem I've got (and the reason for this post) is that the fly is a garish grey color that sticks out and says "hey, here is a tent, come check this out, nobody is home." We're trying to be as low profile as possible. I've looked quite a bit for a multicam/camo rain fly that would work for this tent. Do y'all have any suggestions as to one you think would work for us? I thought about simply pitching an A frame style camo tarp, would that leave us too open to winds, provided we cant plan for the wind when we set the tent up? War Bonnet makes a nice looking tarp that looks like the ticket, just wanted to reach out to people with far more experience than ourselves. Much appreciated y'all!

I would look for an olive Green 10x10 silnylon tarp or multicam color if you like, and if you are amongst the trees that will really help with the wind, but I dont know anything about the geography there. I also dont like obvious colors that look like they are for people who need to be rescued!

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[MustardBased]

Yeah dude its looking more and more like a tarp is gonna be the way to go. Geography where we'll be is mostly going to be mountainous old growth hardwood creek bottoms, with the exception of the rim/high parts of Linville gorge. So towering oaks/poplar/maple with some pines mixed in will be the lion's share of what we're dealing with. The Gorge will also likely present the coldest temps we'll encounter during the late season. The biggest thing that makes me nervous is the requirement of tie out trees for the A-frame tarp.

 

[Sverimerica]

Yeah dude its looking more and more like a tarp is gonna be the way to go. Geography where we'll be is mostly going to be mountainous old growth hardwood creek bottoms, with the exception of the rim/high parts of Linville gorge. So towering oaks/poplar/maple with some pines mixed in will be the lion's share of what we're dealing with. The Gorge will also likely present the coldest temps we'll encounter during the late season. The biggest thing that makes me nervous is the requirement of tie out trees for the A-frame tarp.

As far as tieouts go, trekking poles or sticks in the forest work well, just bring a couple extra stakes to tieout the poles. One of the reasons tarps can be annoying is first using a pole to tie off the tarp, then tying off the pole to a stake in the ground. Not a big deal but when you are tired or you come to camp late, it can be annoying. All part of the game though

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