Vancouver Sandy
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2025
This Rhino Valley Tarp is lightweight at less than two pounds and a good size for hiking and backpacking. Makes a good tarp cover for open air camping or hammocks.I have noticed that quality tarps are often priced according to the number of tie down straps or grommets. This tarp comes with eight, which is a lot for this approx 10’ X 10’. It is stitched well and all of the grommets and straps are reinforced.Having eight reinforced tie downs, it would function best with eight stakes and eight guy lines. However, it comes with four stakes and six guy lines.The quality tarp was enough to please me, but my wife was happy that the set included LED string lights and the mini clothes pins to hang them with.
Mark of Excellence
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2025
This is a nice little tarp kit. The tarp is good quality and seems pretty strong, but all the accessories are pretty basic and fairly cheap. I wouldn't recommend it for any kind of heavy duty application, but if you just want to provide some shade or shelter, in the right environment, it'll do just fine. I'm giving it four stars, but I think it's a decent kit and I would recommend it if it's the right thing for you.
Edward S Hsieh
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2025
This tarp has a very limited use case. It is too heavy for lightweight camping where you have to hike long distances before setting up camp, and if it is intended more for glamping or car camping, there are nicer canopies out there.So the pros before really digging deep - the material and stitching overall seems high quality, but it is more of a canvas material, which makes it less water resistant than it could be. The gromets for the lines and stakes are nice solid metal rings. It does fold up well into its stuff sack.However, all of the pros are very much offset by the fact that the whole thing is heavy and bulky. While it does fold up into the stuff sack, it is still about the size of a stuffed lightweight sleeping bag. It is significantly heavier than a much more water resistant blue plastic tarp that you can buy at almost any outdoor or hardware store that also rolls up generally smaller. If I plan on hiking, I would not throw this in my pack because my tent is ironically just a few ounces heavier, just a smidge bigger when stuffed, yet provides significantly more shelter. I would just stuff in a blue plastic tarp, and with just a little cording and well-placed prusik knots and line between two trees, I would have a better additional covered area beyond my tent.Plus, the included stakes and clips are these cheap plastic things, so while the material of the tarp itself seem decent, the included accessories are less than ideal. If this was more intended for glamping, I would want some nicer stakes and clips, especially since this is two or three times the price of a basic plastic tarp. The LED light strip is an interesting addition, but again, feels more like a glamping type thing. In those cases, I would probably opt for some of those collapsible LED lanterns. For about $20 to $30 more, I could probably instead purchase a pop-up canopy that would be better for glamping to throw in the trunk that would provide similar utility but with a little more luxury.Overall, while the tarp itself is made nicely, it does not seem to be ideal for backpacking and seems a little too cheap in quality to be for glamping.
Robert Beard
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2025
I waffled on this one - wasn't quite sure how to rate it.What it is not......It isn't a tarp - it is not heavy duty. It is not something you will want to put out and leave out, I just don't think it is heavy duty enough to stand up to weather for long. It's not really a ground cloth because it's light duty and might poke holes / tear easily. It's probably not completely waterproof for long periods. Water beads up on it but it is thin and it is stitched. I think it's more like a "waterproof" nylon jacket. It will work for a while, and then the water starts coming thru. I haven't proved this yet, it's just what the material reminds me of. If you want to leave it out, if you want positive waterproofing.....get a tarp.What it is. Definitely water resistant. Definitely light and easy to carry - unlike a heavy duty tarp. It comes with ties and stakes (they are big plastic stakes - they hold but you will need a hammer), but not the poles shown in some of the pictures. Use it as an extra layer over a tent, string it up to give you some shade and shelter in case of a shower. Because it's small and light - have it along in case you need it.
Curtis
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2025
It's not waterproof if it isn't seam taped. It will work as a basic cover, good shade and should keep light rain off, but if it soaks it will leak. It's lightweight enough, but I wouldn't call it ultralight. Somewhere in the middle of that and sheet. I appreciate that it came with hardware and such.