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This was my take. Looked into making my own extremely briefly then bought the official version. By the time I come to use it in earnest I'll probably be just about done whinging about it.
Also....the first few times you fire the tent up rapid because all the poles fit in all the holes all nice n easy, its paid for itself.
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Yeah, I reckon if you could get one and then copy the dimensions onto your own piece of material you could probably do a DIY job. I guess it depends if you've got a sewing machine, etc.
I was listening to Overlander podcast and those guys make a lot of their own tarp setups so it sounds tricky initially but like most things gets better with practice. For me though, with no kit and more money than time I'd probably just shell for the £75 groundsheet and then whinge about the cost for months afterwards. :)