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It wasn't until my old green rectangular tarp needed replacing that I thought about giving Moss VistaWing (medium size wing) a try. It also helped that Global Mart had a smokin' price on it. The wing sheds rain and wind better than a regular tarp. The nice thing is you can leave the poles at home if you have paddles, a couple treking poles, or trees to substitute. The shape seems odd for a tarp, but the design seems to help with rain and wind (i.e. no more puddles of rain on the tarp). Another nice feature is the ease of adjusting it for the weather conditions.

If you can find this wing for under $150, its an exceptional value! I wouldn't use an old standard tarp after using a wing!

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I'm reviewing the Heptawing, which is the same as the Outfitterwing, but smaller. There is no separate category for it so I thought i'd review it here.

I love my Heptawing! I had brought it along on several trips for use as a cook shack or general hangout area. I'd never thought of sleeping under it until I managed to tear my new solo tent in half the first night of a multinight trip a year ago. Yikes, what to do? Sleep under the tarp, of course! Not only did it do in a pinch, it did so well that now I'm a convert and prefer the wing to my tents. I have remained dry in driving wind/rain storms, been snowed upon, even hailed on. Through all I was warm and dry. It is easy to adjust the wing for differing conditions:up high for cooking under and hanging out, battened down tight for sleeping in a storm.

I love being able to open my eyes and see 360° without having to open any flys or doors. Great when racoons or other interlopers threaten your camp, and fabulous when awakening to a gorgeous dawn.

The only condition I wouldn't want the tarp for is bugs. The Heptawing handles everything else with great aplomb. I love being able to carry my shelter in a bag weighing less than two pounds. I use my trekking poles or nearby trees to hold it up and am relaxing in my palatial abode before my buddies have even finished threading their poles.

Give it a try, even if you don't use it as your main shelter I think you'll come around (as I and my camping buddies have) and start toting it on every trip.

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Mountain Hardware makes a nice tarp too, but I prefer the Moss' color (MH's is a sickly blue/green) and shape.

This review is for the 19' parawing, which is just a smaller version of the Outfitter wing.

I bought this stictly for car camping as I don't intend to pack it's 12+ lbs. in my pack. It's a luxury item I bring to have some dry place to hang out instead of in the tent in driving rain.

My frustrations with the old 5 pole department store "blue tarps" led me to Moss. It used to take myself and two friends holding up poles until I could stake them in..."oh ^&** that pole is falling,catch it!" ...You know the scenario.

Now I can pull into a site, stake this out and have it up in 5 minutes, all by myself. And that's the beauty of this design, it just goes up really easy and fast.

THe design is top notch. It's held up great in strong winds where other tarps are flailing on the ground. I was so impressed with the quality I bought a Moss Backpacking tent as well.

Do you need one? No. Is it nice to not have the headache of setting up the department store tarp? yes.

A bit pricey, but I think if you do enough camping (with significant others
who hate being wet) than it's worth it.

3 stars for value because "c'mon its a tarp"

I have used the Outfitter Wing on camping trips and as a temporary classroom for Dutch oven and outdoor cooking seminars. I have also used it as a field kitchen at Boy Scout camporees and on canoe trips. Although the instructions say that two people are required in order to set this fly up, I have (with some difficulty) set it up by myself. The guy lines extend out as much as 15' on each side and should be flagged with colored tape or something or they become a real trip hazard. The stakes have to be set in firm ground, such as a grassy field, or they will pull out in a high wind. The center has plenty of head room, but the edges are too low to stand, so I set tables around the edges and work standing in the center. There is enough room for two or three 5' folding tables, a free-standing three burner propane stove, and a metal Dutch oven table holding two Dutch ovens, as well as two large camp chairs. The fly sheds rain and wind well. I have bent one pole section by putting too much tension on it. The poles are in sections and they tend to come apart while you are trying to set the fly up. Telescoping poles would work better. The fly dries quickly in the garage after it has been in the rain. The stuff sack is too small; it is nearly impossible to get the fly, poles, and stakes into the stuff sack when they are wet. It is also difficult to pull this stuff back out of the stuff sack. The large swoopy shape of this fly is very attractive and draws crowds whenever I set it up. It is, however, very expensive for what it does. The same thing could be done for much less money using regular tarps and a couple of poles.

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