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.