Sanctuary SilTarp

I just received this fantastic 8 x 10 tarp a few days ago, and pitched it in my backyard. I am a new member of a Search and Rescue team in Oregon, and will be using this as my emergency shelter and to possibly pitch over an injured subject to shelter them from the elements. I slept in it last night in my backyard just to try it out, and it ended up raining lightly a few different times. The tarp held up perfectly. I woke up nice and dry! I have a feeling I'll be using this, not only for my SAR work, but recreationally as well. I slept in it alone, but it could easily accommodate another person, especially if it is pitched higher off the ground. The other thing I want to mention is their stellar customer service! My tarp was missing one stake. I e-mailed Paria, received an immediate response, and my missing stake should be arriving any day now. I had also sent a question about videos/articles on various ways to set this tarp up, and received a response a few hours later with a few different resources. My takeaway is--if you want well made camping/backpacking gear at a reasonable price and weight from a company that firmly stands behind their products, look to Paria to fulfill those needs!

We used our hexagon silitarp and two sets of Pariah trekking poles to put a “just in case” shelter over the picnic table before we left our campsite this morning. When we returned this evening - in the pouring rain - we were so glad we did! The silitarp and poles are giving us a nice dry space for preparing and eating our dinner. Thank you!

I've been using the 8x10 flat tarp as my primary shelter since 2017. I've modified it with mosquito netting sewn around the edges and it keeps me dry and protected from the flying insects. I usually use it in ground dwelling mode, but I do occasionally pitch it higher and use it with my hammock. With the netting and extra stakes, the weight is 28 oz. It has tons of room and I love it. The problem is some of the places where I go I am required by the rangers to camp is a specified spot, which may be heavily used with compacted soil. This can result in pooling of water during a heavy rain. For these situations, I recently purchased a 10x7/5 tapered tarp and the breeze mesh bivy. This combination has much less space than my modified 8x10 and it weighs a couple of ounces more, but the mesh bivy has a waterproof bathtub floor and so it should protect against water pooling. It will also keep the crawling bugs off me. I've been through many storms in the 8x10 and it has always worked flawlessly. I had the opportunity to test the new tapered tarp / mesh bivy setup during a recent thunderstorm and it too worked flawlessly. Not a single drop made it through, and it was a fairly severe storm. I pitched the mesh bivy close to one side of the tarp to make room for my pack. By putting the pack cover on my pack and turning it sideways, it made it through the storm without getting wet. This was a nice campsite and I did not have water pooling on the surface. However, the bathtub floor looks pretty good so I think it will pass that test when the time comes. The tapered tarp and mesh bivy are a minimalist shelter and are harder to pitch than my trusty 8x10, but that is okay for me. I now have two tarp setups and my biggest problem is picking which one to use.

Great tarp! Big enough to put over 2 hammocks side by side. Customer service is excellent!

Simple with great attention detail and awesome materials. Definitely recommend this tarp, Super functional and so easy to setup. I'll take it on every adventure.