G'day Margot,

The camper fly is a good option and is the same lighter-weight material as the hiker fly. If you wanted something a bit more heavy duty then you could look at the Ultrarig Tarps. They come in several sizes, with the 8 x 16 foot probably a good option for you.

G'day Cam,

We've just double checked these - they eyelet size appears to still be 8mm on the Hiker Fly!

G'day Cam,

Yep, you can - there's a photo or two in our review section of campers doing just that.
The eye slots are better for a tensioning spot, so if your just using poles in the fabric loop for abit of extra head height, you should be fine.
Hope that helps!

G'day Susan,

This could work to give your packs and boots some protection overnight, this isn't completely waterproof so if there was some heavy rain you could see some leaks. Otherwise, another option could be a footprint, something like the Zempire Zeus Footprint has a higher waterhead rating and is lightweight. Depending if you want to create a shade-type setup or wrap your packs up in this either one could work. 

I assume you are referring to poles for the fly, Ilona? We do have swag poles that come in a little longer than you'd like, these one's are 58cm - https://www.snowys.com.au/big-foot-aluminium-swag-poles. Alternatively you'd need to cut some poles to lengthor make your own with the parts we have online - https://www.snowys.com.au/tent-accessories#?type=2176.

Thanks for your suggestion of a saddle bag awning, not sure it;s somethign we are equipped to manufcture but we'll keep it in mind.

G'day Brendan,

The eyelet size on these Hiker Fly's is 8mm.
Hope that helps!

G'day Emma,

The RV5 is 260m² over the tent body, so the Hiker fly wouldn't necessarily be a great fit, depending on your primary purpose for having a fly.
As it won't attach to the tent itself, you'd just need to make sure you've got a couple of guy ropes per pole, and potentially include some tracers to offset any instability in windy conditions.  It may also be worth looking at a spreader bar to help keep the fly taught across the width of the tent, especially in rain.
Alternatively, you can find the RV5 specific fly here.

G'day Emily,

The is just a fly or lightweight tarp sheet.
Whether or not the stretcher tent will be able to fit underneath depends on the poles you chose to use, or how high you are able to set up the tarp.

G'day Marcus,

No, it doesn't have features like a tent would, it's essentially just a lightweight tarp.
You may be able to hang lanterns or head torches from whichever poles you choose to use to set this up.

G'day Nis,

The Hiker Fly should be large enough to cover your tent depending on how you plan to pitch it, however the fly doesn't have a listed waterhead rating, so the fabric is unlikely to provide further protection to the fly cap already on your tent. The Sundome tent is designed for fair weather camping, so if you're needing something for wet weather we'd recommend having a look at tents with waterhead ratings of 1500mm or higher.

G'day Hanka,

You could use the Hiker Fly as a beach shelter, however, it doesn't have a specific UV rating, so it's hard to say how much UV they'll block out.  If you did chose to use it as a beach shelter you'd want to purchase sand pegs, and some poles with a wide foot plate.

This would certainly help in this instance, Rebekah. As long as the dimensions are enough to cover your swag which I think it would be and you allow for it to be set up so the water can run off the fly and not pool i.e. set up with a peak, then this will certainly help.

It can also help in warm weather by casting shade over your swag if in the sun, making it more comfortable inside.

G'day Tim,

The Hiker Fly could be used over a hammock, but it will take a little bit of working out your set up and trying to get it to work effectively. The Sea to Summit Hammock Tarp is a Hammock specific fly that will suit most hammock setups, so it would be worth looking at one of those too. 

G'day Heather,

The Oztrail Hiker Fly is 3.5m x 2.1m in total, so if you wanted to put it up over a Tasman 4V tent you theoretically could. The Tasman tent already has a waterproof fly so it shouldn't need a second fly, but if you did want to add one over the top of the current fly this should fit.

G'day Noel,

You can set these up as tall as you like but obviously the taller the peak, the greater the angle of the sides and therefore the less coverage you'll have. But adjustable poles is the way to go, you could lower the poles and re-tension the guy ropes to suit. As far as lifting the front up with some extra poles goes, it could be done but the tarps don't have corner eyelets. You'd need to add some onto the reinforced corner piece yourself if you wanted to do this. The COI Leisure Eyelets & Tool Set would work fine. 

G'day George,

Yes, you can use the Darche Telescopic Alloy Poles with the Oztrail Hiker Fly. They are due back in mid-December, so we should see them in a week or so. The Supa Peg Big Foot Aluminium Poles are also popular.

G'day Jade,

I'll pass this request on to our videographer for you, no promises but we'll see what we can do. It sounds perfect because there's normally only one of us free to shoot the videos! 

G'day Tim,

We're currently out of stock of the OZtrail Hiker Fly, so I gave OZtrail a buzz to see if they could help me out. Murphy's Law, they're also out of stock but they did say that at an estimate, the pegs would weigh around the 100g mark. Sorry that I couldn't be any more detailed than that. 

G'day William,

It's a great idea to use the Oztrail Hiker Fly over the top of your Malamoo Tent. It will add some extra protection from the sun and rain for you. 

G'day Beate,

You'll have no issues at all using the Oztrail Hiker Fly over the top of your Oztrail Festival 2 Tent. As for which poles you should use. I would probably recommend you go for the Oztent Alloy Poles.

G'day Kieran,

Not a stupid question at all mate! You're bang on the money too, the Oztrail Hiker Fly tends to sag in the middle a little, so the guy rope in the middle can be used to hang over a branch or similar to keep it from sagging. 

G'day Glen, 

You could use the Oztrail Hiker Fly as a lightweight groundsheet, as it will provide a bit of moisture protection and would be a good option if you need to keep the weight down in your pack. 

Just bear in mind that it's not going to be as effective as a heavy duty plastic or mesh, so you might want to be extra careful when clearing the ground under your tent from any debris.