by Davidf61 » Tue 06 Nov, 2018 5:33 pm
Hi Peterac, apologies for late reply, I saw your e-mail but for some reason the site wont let me answer. [ I was overseas ]
As said Ookworks has passed away so to speak, received some e-mails about Bearpaw which weren't too complimentary, so I bit the bullet and bought the MLD version, which I've only used in the backyard for a couple on nights, but I'm very impressed. The quality of construction is excellent, and once I get my head around the Trailstar, I think it's between this and a Terra Rosa tarp in my outdoor future. I struggle a little to get the Trailstar taut, then all of a sudden if just comes together if I tweak one line, so I have to practice more. Then the inner seems the perfect blend of size/shape for me, comfy and roomy in the inner, and sufficient space left over to spread stuff around. I try to have the Trailstar down to the ground on 2 sides, then the other 3 raised reasonably high for either ventilation or the view.
Will use the inner with the the Terra Rosa square tarp as well, the tarp being able to string up in endless ways, I have some elastic loops I use to attach the inner where I can.
Hope this helps.