>>2182029You ever actually camped with just a tarp? Shit sucks. Bugs exist. Ultralight bivy tents are cheap as fuck, now. You can easily find one of roughly the same weight and packing dimensions as a tarp and stakes, for maybe three times the price of a tarp. They are cheap pieces of shit and will rip after a few trips, but honestly aren't that expensive and you don't do enough from-bike-camping for it to matter.
Bug suck. Bugs in your bag. On your bag. In your clothes. In your shoes. Fuck that. Tarp-only camping is for larpers and idiots.