If so, let's hear about it. Hammockers are pretty good at staying dry, but that tarp is often higher off the ground than a tent, catching more wind. What went wrong with your setup, and what do you do differently as a result?

I've hung in wind, and Tstorms, but nothing that I feel has really tested my setup.
(I often carry superlight titanium shepard stakes, but I question their holding power in a big blow. I try fasten tieouts to roots/trees/vegetation or use rock anchors when they present themselves.)

I think the first time that I use my hammock setup and tarp was at a wing night weekend the ground was soggy from a lot of rain . A storm came up during the night with a lot of wind and pulled the tarp stakes out of the ground 3 or 4 times at night. Did not get very much sleep that night had to readjust the tarp every time the wind blew and pulled the steaks out.

Tony

I had a similar windy experience. My tarp was up too high and winds were gusting up to 40 mph. The worst part is when I got everything fixed I came back to an empty hammock! It had flipped and my UL down quilt was about 50 yards away, thankfully not in the lake! Always zip up that bug netting from now on.

The worse experience though was when I realized I'd forgotten to seam seal my DIY tarp on the SHT during a huge spring downpour. Thankfully I was able to cover most of the seam with my rain pants, gaiters and rain jacket. If it'd been windy it would've been an even wetter night than it was. Great tips to pick up on the road to backpacking/camping/canoeing bliss.

I have not had a tarp failure. I tend to set up away in a private area away from others with trees for protection. Not much wind gets up there.

if i recall for the most part , even though i have stakes along, i have tied to roots, trees, or heavy rocks. doing that has secured my tarp from taking a wind beating. also, i do not try to set up out in the open, if i can help it.
i have a dutch hex tarp, but the ccs has more tie down grommets, thus helping me secure it better.
i may be using it more often this coming year.

My Superfly Tieouts leaked last year during high winds and hard rain, this is even with seam seal, i have since hit them again. Also the superfly was pushed in the middle touching my ridgerunner during high winds. I have added a single internal pole mod this winter, most ridgerunner owners do a double internal pole mod for the superfly and alike tarps, but i didnt want two poles.

I had an outfitter rented tarp that the tie out on one corner ripped out. Totally user error, overnight storm and the tarp pooled water and tore the corner off under the weight.
My CCS tarp I use over my hammock leaked a little around the center pole support one night during a very heavy all night rain. I had seam sealed it, but it did drip slowly. That was on night one, we had rain every day of the trip, including a hailstorm, and i was concerned, but no more leaking. I think the first day had about 8 hours of steady, heavy rain.

Not really a failure...In 2016 I was hanging at a campsite in Wabakimi.
The hammock was oriented basically east-west.
Just before dawn one morning, I awoke to water hitting my face.
A stiff wind was blowing the misty rain directly under the tarp and into the hammock.
The tarp need to be pulled lower on the trees and closed at the east end.
I slept for another 2 hours or so.

That's the best- waking up in the rain and sleeping in a (dry) hammock for another couple hours.