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I have been camping for umtpy ump years (e.g., since I was the age of Dillo) and have never found that to be the case with tarps, though. I use a $7 blue tarp for car camping and it works great. I always try to get one bigger than the tent, so I can shove my shoes under a corner of the flap to keep them dry from dew when I leave them outside.