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Hi,

12 of us are camping in August. We have already camped as a group this year and all commented that some shade / rain protection in the communal space between the tents would be really helpful.

We have looked at the Coleman Event Shelter but it's quite pricey and a bit of a monster - so now we are looking at the tarp option. So far have looked at the Vango Family Shelter and the Obelink tarps in canvas or polyester.

What does everyone think of the tarp option? Are they easy to position and set up? Are they stable if well guyed out?

Thanks for any advice!

We use a tarp with all our tents, but tend to have it attached to the tent, which makes pitching it by one person possible. If there are several of you to hold up poles and guy out, you should have a good solid shelter even if free standing. Just remember to have low and high points so that rain can runoff and not puddle.