I think it depends what environment you go /out/ in. I have a poncho, a tarp, and a MSS bivy and that keeps me very dry. Sometimes I forgo the bivvy entirely. A wool blanket is sometimes brought as well. That system just works for me.
>>488282That's called the Ghost Man Configuration, a poll or stick is sticking up into the into the hood, and the front drawn closed. It's fine for a light rain, but once it becomes a downpour, there are other better configurations.
It's a 6.6' by 9.6' foot tarp, how is that too small for you?
>>488291Very well actually, I take it with me on almost all of my trips.
