Protecting the floor or your tent with The North Face Tadpole 23 Footprint will greatly prolong the life of your shelter. Helping to prevent sharp rocks and other abrasives from damaging your floor and making a simple and weight reducing tarp that is custom fit for your tent make the Tadpole 23 Footprint a necessary investment for any camper. This footprint also enables you to perform fly-only pitching. Leave the tent body at home and pitch just the fly over the footprint to create a lightweight shelter that shaves pounds from your pack or works as an emergency rain shelter or sunshade.