Hyperlite Mountain Gear Flat Tarp 8x8.5 vs Six Moon Designs Deschutes Tarp
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
Dyneema DCF tarp shelter at 10.6 ounces.
Single-wall trekking-pole tarp shelter in silnylon offering full storm coverage for one hiker at a fraction of a tent's weight.
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Hyperlite Mountain Gear Flat Tarp 8x8.5 vs Six Moon Designs Deschutes Tarp: which should you buy?
If saving weight is your priority, the Hyperlite Mountain Gear Flat Tarp 8x8.5 wins — at 300 g it is 70 g (19%) lighter than the Six Moon Designs Deschutes Tarp (370 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.
See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest shelter page, or browse the full gear weight database.