5 Tarp Shelter Setups for Bushcraft and Camping in the Woods
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Date: 2019-09-10
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Ovan Mitt
Thank you brother I have learnt so much so much for watching your videos today I have decided to get rid of the tent to make more room in my backpack and have gone with the tarpaulin I have a ground sheet on the bottom which I pin out at the sides I then put my sleeping mat on top of that my sleeping bag on top of the sleeping mat and I just cover myself with the top tarpaulin and just spike it out around the edges so that no rodents can't crawl underneath it and snakes can't bite my feet this works well for me I do wake up with a lot of conversation and I am very wet in between my sleeping bag on the outskirts of it and in between the tarpaulin but today while watching your videos I have my eye on a certain setup that you have demonstrated very well thank you my friend take care my brother keep making these fantastic videos for people like me you don't know how I just wanted to say I use a micro cloth to wipe the condensation from the inside of the tarpaulin and Irene the water out into a bottle and drink it also in the mornings when the Dew is on the grass I will collect the Dew on the morning grass just to wet my lips1
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Thank you brother I have learnt so much so much for watching your videos today I have decided to get rid of the tent to make more room in my backpack and have gone with the tarpaulin I have a ground sheet on the bottom which I pin out at the sides I then put my sleeping mat on top of that my sleeping bag on top of the sleeping mat and I just cover myself with the top tarpaulin and just spike it out around the edges so that no rodents can't crawl underneath it and snakes can't bite my feet this works well for me I do wake up with a lot of conversation and I am very wet in between my sleeping bag on the outskirts of it and in between the tarpaulin but today while watching your videos I have my eye on a certain setup that you have demonstrated very well thank you my friend take care my brother keep making these fantastic videos for people like me you don't know how I just wanted to say I use a micro cloth to wipe the condensation from the inside of the tarpaulin and Irene the water out into a bottle and drink it also in the mornings when the Dew is on the grass I will collect the Dew on the morning grass just to wet my lips1
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Chris H
Mike, great video. Thanks. Im off on my first wild camp/ bushcraft trip next week round glen trool and the Galloway forest (scotland. Im super excited but still unsure about tarp setup. Clearly it depends on the conditions and terrain but can I ask you a quick question about tarp camping in the rain? I like the idea of a tarp tent as it gives plenty of room for activities but as its forecast showers when Im away Im worried about getting wet. I have a roll mat and suitable bag but no bivvi. Would you recommend the stealth or tipi setup as they offer ground sheet or in light rain should the setups without groundsheet keep me dry? Love the videos by the way, they sparked my interest in bushcraft and getting out. Thanks.
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Mike, great video. Thanks. Im off on my first wild camp/ bushcraft trip next week round glen trool and the Galloway forest (scotland. Im super excited but still unsure about tarp setup. Clearly it depends on the conditions and terrain but can I ask you a quick question about tarp camping in the rain? I like the idea of a tarp tent as it gives plenty of room for activities but as its forecast showers when Im away Im worried about getting wet. I have a roll mat and suitable bag but no bivvi. Would you recommend the stealth or tipi setup as they offer ground sheet or in light rain should the setups without groundsheet keep me dry? Love the videos by the way, they sparked my interest in bushcraft and getting out. Thanks.
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Rick te Kronnie
I know a different version to the number 4 tent so you also have a groundsheet. Tie up the corner of the sheet to a tree, not as high as you did in this video. Then pull on the opposite corner, pull it tight, and anker it into the ground like you did. Then go back to the first corner you tight up to the tree. Take the first or second tie of point (so, not the corner of the sheet) from the tree and pull those to the ground aswell and anker them in. Then fold the flaps on either side underneath to have a floor. We use 4x5 meter sheet's with our boyscouts. When its done, it will have no room to stand or even sit up. But it will be dry, you're off the ground and there's plenty of room for one person.
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I know a different version to the number 4 tent so you also have a groundsheet. Tie up the corner of the sheet to a tree, not as high as you did in this video. Then pull on the opposite corner, pull it tight, and anker it into the ground like you did. Then go back to the first corner you tight up to the tree. Take the first or second tie of point (so, not the corner of the sheet) from the tree and pull those to the ground aswell and anker them in. Then fold the flaps on either side underneath to have a floor. We use 4x5 meter sheet's with our boyscouts. When its done, it will have no room to stand or even sit up. But it will be dry, you're off the ground and there's plenty of room for one person.
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Southron Jr
The first knot you tied that you didnt know tue name of is a version of a slippery half hitch. I have used it, or a form of it, to hang tarps and hammoks up while hammok camping. I teach the knot to our scouts when the come into our troop as the proper way to hang a Tarp and hammok. It has held in 65 mph winds when we had to seek hard shelter during a bad storm at camp last year. When I saw a healthy tree nearby drop from the wind, I knew our tents and hammoks were toast but VERY supposed to find them still in place when most of the camps tents were collapsed.
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The first knot you tied that you didnt know tue name of is a version of a slippery half hitch. I have used it, or a form of it, to hang tarps and hammoks up while hammok camping. I teach the knot to our scouts when the come into our troop as the proper way to hang a Tarp and hammok. It has held in 65 mph winds when we had to seek hard shelter during a bad storm at camp last year. When I saw a healthy tree nearby drop from the wind, I knew our tents and hammoks were toast but VERY supposed to find them still in place when most of the camps tents were collapsed.
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skaybaltimore
Hey Mike. Thanks for the very helpful video. I'm totally new to all of this and it gave me some great, inexpensive, versatile options. One question: DD also makes the same tarp in an ultralight version (16 ounces vs 28 ounces. I was wondering if you had any experience with that tarp and also, if you hadn't had any experience, if you thought an ultralight version might not be as durable. Thanks again.
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Hey Mike. Thanks for the very helpful video. I'm totally new to all of this and it gave me some great, inexpensive, versatile options. One question: DD also makes the same tarp in an ultralight version (16 ounces vs 28 ounces. I was wondering if you had any experience with that tarp and also, if you hadn't had any experience, if you thought an ultralight version might not be as durable. Thanks again.
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Trace Veteto
Greetings TA Outdoors. Am curious about the best size. Yours is 3mx 3m (roughly 10' x 10'. I like the room in most of these setups but wouldn't buying a larger (14' x 14' or more) tarp allow you to tuck under some and allow you to be off the ground? Or would the larger size tend to be too cumbersome? About what would be the best size? Thanks for the vid. It was informative and very useful.
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Greetings TA Outdoors. Am curious about the best size. Yours is 3mx 3m (roughly 10' x 10'. I like the room in most of these setups but wouldn't buying a larger (14' x 14' or more) tarp allow you to tuck under some and allow you to be off the ground? Or would the larger size tend to be too cumbersome? About what would be the best size? Thanks for the vid. It was informative and very useful.
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TRU MAN
Depends how large the tarp is. I have a 10 by 12 siltarp3. Cost me 200. Super light and strong. Scrunches down to about the size of my fist. I keep it in my edc bug out bag. I also have a water filtration device, a helle blade, an Esee 5, a saw, a fire steel, a silky gomboy saw, a head lamp and a few other essential items. Oh yeah, im always prepared.
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Depends how large the tarp is. I have a 10 by 12 siltarp3. Cost me 200. Super light and strong. Scrunches down to about the size of my fist. I keep it in my edc bug out bag. I also have a water filtration device, a helle blade, an Esee 5, a saw, a fire steel, a silky gomboy saw, a head lamp and a few other essential items. Oh yeah, im always prepared.
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Markus Alanne
Excellent video, thanks. Didn't read all 672 comments, sorry, might have been already mentioned, but. The plow point, you can tie a rope to the middle tie up point and take it up to a tree, thus tightening the tarp and creating some more room. With the tarp tent, you can use ridgeline instead of your center pole.
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Excellent video, thanks. Didn't read all 672 comments, sorry, might have been already mentioned, but. The plow point, you can tie a rope to the middle tie up point and take it up to a tree, thus tightening the tarp and creating some more room. With the tarp tent, you can use ridgeline instead of your center pole.
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PePe Moke
I would not use the tarp as groundsheet. It's gonna wear off or get holes in it over time. Where is the point in putting a sock over that stick to protect the tarp when you then poke it directly into the tarp on the bottom ground sheet? Pro tip: take some tyvek and use that as separate ground sheet.
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I would not use the tarp as groundsheet. It's gonna wear off or get holes in it over time. Where is the point in putting a sock over that stick to protect the tarp when you then poke it directly into the tarp on the bottom ground sheet? Pro tip: take some tyvek and use that as separate ground sheet.
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Archon
On the 5th setup, why is the wind-facing area that is flat to the ground important? I haven't tried it yet, but I would have thought that taking out the back two pegs and folding under would give a tiny bit of ground sheet without impacting internal space. Just speculative, set me straight. ;)
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On the 5th setup, why is the wind-facing area that is flat to the ground important? I haven't tried it yet, but I would have thought that taking out the back two pegs and folding under would give a tiny bit of ground sheet without impacting internal space. Just speculative, set me straight. ;)
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