>>2268436>There are pitches that you can only do with square tarps and some which only make sense with a rectangular tarp]Can you name some? I've had a hard time finding an explicit list of pitches that you gain or lose with either option.
>Only issue on tent is generally cost.Yeah in theory (since I haven't practiced it) I like the modularity of tarp / bivy set up, since if one component fails (zipper on bivy or hole in tarp) you can replace just that component, but if your tent gets FUBAR'd, you have to buy a whole new tent.
I'm not sure if I wanna go 8'x10' or 8.5'x8.5', leaning toward a square as the flying diamond seems like a killer pitch for space optimization if you sleep along the diagonal (smaller/lighter tarp, but the diagonals between 8.5x8.5 and 8x10 are close, only 9.42" shorter).
