Have not used this in the field as yet, just opened, inspected and repacked. I purchased the 10'x13' primarily for boat camping on the British Columbia coast to replace blue tarps, but it's light and compact enough for group backpacking trips. Looks to be very well designed and crafted. Very nice reinforcing, anodized aluminum rings at 8 primary tie points, edge reinforcement trimming, flawless stitching. The online pic of it laying flat is unflattering, doesn't look like it would pull taught, bSee full review