Bathtub Floor Backpacking

The solo plus size bathtub groundsheet provides a spacious amount of room for a single hiker and their gear.

Bathtub floor backpacking. This mini tarp like bathtub can be helpful to prevent heavy rains from pouring in. It is a great fit under our hexamid pocket tarp or under a flat tarp. Fortunately bathtub floors have become standard in the best backpacking tents. An 8 bathtub floor provides ample protection against splashing rain or soggy ground and the shelter has multiple options for venting.

A bathtub floor means the tarp like fabric lines the floor and at least a few inches above the ground before it meets the mesh walls. It does not fray and you do not need to hem or tape the edges. The awning fly is a creative way to increase venting and space to stash your gear. Cut it to size using regular scissors to make a tent footprint.

It has small vestibules barely big enough for a single backpack but. Our slightly smaller solo bathtub groundsheet is a good fit for those who do not require as much space. This tent is suitable for there season camping so you will get plenty of use out of it to come rain or shine. Fold up the edges and tape the corners to make yourself a bathtub floor for your tarp.

Once up the bathtub floor offers a slight overlap with the rainfly so splashback could be an issue in heavy rain and wind. This is also available as a poncho version that can double as a pack cover. However in these tents the bathtub floor is a distinct component like the one picture above where there s a line of bug netting that attaches it to the exterior tent wall. The rainfly provides total cover and is constructed from highly durable 66d ripstop pu coated nylon that comes with a 3000mm rating.

The tent is built with double sided 30d ripstop nylon 66 camo version tested is 20d silypoly.