I am tempted to try a tarp. A couple of times last year on short cycle touring and backpacking trips in good weather I thought that a lightweight tarp would have been adequate and lighter that my tent (Tiger Paws).
However, there were two nights in particular when bugs could have made the lack of an inner tent unpleasant. One was sleeping on grass next to a farmer's barn when I found several slugs crawling over the inner in the morning. The other was a site in a wood where I had to zip up the inner in the evening as all sort of bugs from spiders to flying things were attracted to my head torch while I was reading.
How do you deal with the bug problem? Just ignore them or use some sort of bug net under the tarp? Obviously as a major appeal to me is to have a lighter load I wouldn't want to add too much too it otherwise I could just take the tent. I am not bothered about midge type bugs as I wouldn't be using it in heavy midge conditions.
However, there were two nights in particular when bugs could have made the lack of an inner tent unpleasant. One was sleeping on grass next to a farmer's barn when I found several slugs crawling over the inner in the morning. The other was a site in a wood where I had to zip up the inner in the evening as all sort of bugs from spiders to flying things were attracted to my head torch while I was reading.
How do you deal with the bug problem? Just ignore them or use some sort of bug net under the tarp? Obviously as a major appeal to me is to have a lighter load I wouldn't want to add too much too it otherwise I could just take the tent. I am not bothered about midge type bugs as I wouldn't be using it in heavy midge conditions.