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Damon Bungard
I had been looking for an alternative to a 'permanently' mounted awning, and the Big Agnes Twin Butte Car Tarp fit my purposes perfectly.
I wanted something that was:
1) Light
2) Not attached to the outside of the rack all the time. Northeastern trails can get tight, and the less to snag on trees, the better.
3) Easy to swap from side to side, or rear, of the vehicle
4) Easy to swap from vehicle to vehicle.
5) Offers good coverage, and has a bug room option.
Enter their car tarp, which only weighs a few pounds, packs into a tent stuff sack, is quickly set up and taken down, and is plenty big.
There's an optional bug room, and floor, if you want to camp in it. The wall on the vehicle side of the room unzips and pulls up like a curtain for access into the vehicle.
The vehicle side easily attaches to my Gobi rack. There is a pole on the vehicle side, and numerous clips on cordage spaced out along the pole. You simply wrap the cord around the pole and your rack, clip, and cinch.
When staked out, its very secure. I fully admit I took it down as a HUGE thunderstorm rolled in and I suspect it wouldn't have made it, but I don't think any awning would have.
One nice thing if you're basecamping is that you can unclip the vehicle side, stake it down like a lean-to, and go driving for the day.
Here are some pics.
I wanted something that was:
1) Light
2) Not attached to the outside of the rack all the time. Northeastern trails can get tight, and the less to snag on trees, the better.
3) Easy to swap from side to side, or rear, of the vehicle
4) Easy to swap from vehicle to vehicle.
5) Offers good coverage, and has a bug room option.
Enter their car tarp, which only weighs a few pounds, packs into a tent stuff sack, is quickly set up and taken down, and is plenty big.
There's an optional bug room, and floor, if you want to camp in it. The wall on the vehicle side of the room unzips and pulls up like a curtain for access into the vehicle.
The vehicle side easily attaches to my Gobi rack. There is a pole on the vehicle side, and numerous clips on cordage spaced out along the pole. You simply wrap the cord around the pole and your rack, clip, and cinch.
When staked out, its very secure. I fully admit I took it down as a HUGE thunderstorm rolled in and I suspect it wouldn't have made it, but I don't think any awning would have.
One nice thing if you're basecamping is that you can unclip the vehicle side, stake it down like a lean-to, and go driving for the day.
Here are some pics.
