I used to think a cheap tarp was fine for a ground cloth

I was at a campsite near Bend last fall and saw a guy using a heavy duty polycro sheet under his tent. He told me, 'This thing weighs 4 ounces and packs to nothing, and it's kept my tent floor dry through three Oregon winters.' I bought a piece for $15 and used it on a rainy weekend in the Cascades. My tent floor stayed bone dry while my buddy's cheap blue tarp just pooled water underneath. Anyone have a favorite brand for these thin ground sheets?

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palmer.jana2mo ago

Gossamer Gear sells a good one that's lasted me years.

ryanj602mo ago

Actually, they stopped making that model a while back.

dakota_taylor391mo ago

Honestly, right? I had the same thing happen with mine. Tbh I tried to find a replacement last year and nobody had it in stock anywhere.