I was looking at this tarp on the Locus Gear site http://locusgear.com/products/tarp/tarp-x-solo. The weight and price look good, but it is difficult to tell what the full specs are, as the site isn't in English. Has anyone used one of these? My main concern is that at 240cm it just seems to short to be effective.

Jason,

I know the owner of Locusgear.
He speaks english well, so you can ask something in English.
You can contact by email or twitter.

http://twitter.com/locusgear

Yohei,

Many thanks. I will drop him an email. His gear looks excellent.

>His gear looks excellent.

Yeah. I saw his "khufu cuben pyramid shelter"(Ryan Jordan also uses it) when I hiked with him.
That is superb quality. He has high workmanship.

If I'm reading his site correctly his Khufu cuben shelter with inner net is 16 oz (before stakes)?! That's a nice setup and a low weight.

John,

Khufu cuben w/ staff bag: 215g
Mesh shelter w/ staff bag: 370g

Total: 585g = about 20.6 oz.

Tarp X Solo Sil

Length 240cm (7.9ft)
Width 143cm (4.7ft)
（Packed Size：19cm(7.5 inches) x 11cm(4.3 inches)）
Color： Dark Navy Blue
203g（Including stuff sack）
¥6,800.

This solo silnylon tarp is a simple rectangular shape for flexible use.

It can be pitched in a variety of ways utilizing hiking poles, trees or fallen branches.
The are a total of 17 reinforced tie outs which are on the 4 corners, the center and 3 along each of the sides.
It’s made from a 1.3oz./sq.yard(approx. 44g/sq/m) silnylon with a hydrostatic head of 3000mm(manufacturers' specifications）
The seams are triple folded and double stitched, and the tieouts are reinforced with a durable polyester based PVC treated material. Also the center tie out is reinforced with dyneema cloth.
The silnylon stuff sack is included. Pegs, guy line and cord locks are sold separately.
Easton pegs, mini line-loks and Dyneema Reflective Guyline are the most suitable.
Please apply seam sealer to the reinforced area around the center tieout as it has been sewn through.
The mat, sleeping bag, poles, pegs and guylines pictured are sold separately.