Tarp/shelter picture thread.

[Bushwhack]

Thought I'd share some pic's of some of my tarp set-ups.
Would like to see how others set up camp if you don't mind sharing.

Thanks.


This ones from a hiking trip in the mountain near my house in PA. Mid to late november, lows in the mid 20's.
Made from a cabelas "wing thing" sill tarp and natural materials.









Northeastern PA Appalachian Trail trip, mid October. High 50's, low 60's during the day low 40's, high 30's at night.
Made from a tarp, military issued poncho and hiking poles.





Same trip different night, pretty much same set up.





One from a kayaking trip in the Adirondaks this past fall.



One I made one time while fooling around at my cabin.



One my kids made in front of our cabin....they are learning.



Found quite a few natural shelters while hiking here and there....here is one of the best.



This one was pretty nice to, it had a natural opening that would make a good chimney.



Feel free to ask and questions and please show some of yours.

[matt the brat]

Love the pics thanks for sharing! It amazes me how a piece of tarp can make shelters like those. By chance, do you know the sizes of tarps you used?

[twyggy]

I've got a couple videos of a few camps at http://www.youtube.com/twyggy

[Bushwhack]

Matt,
Thanks. the blue tarp is an 8'x10', the cabelas sill tarp is IIRC 16', but it's not a true square. Next time I get it out I'll measure if I remember. The others are single or doubled military issued ponchos.

Twyggy,
Great pictures, I'm diggin the poncho umbrella.

[twyggy]

Originally Posted by Bushwhack

Twyggy,
Great pictures, I'm diggin the poncho umbrella.

The poncho umbrella is great unless it's gonna rain for three or four days straight!

[justin_baker]

pitched off some rocks

[renownedwolf]

I found this deep in the woods today, a half fallen (or half finished can't be sure). They'd used moss to cover most of it and the were remains of a quite old fire pit just outside of it. There was enough room to lay comfortably and store a small pack. Sorry about the pic quality I only had my phone. I may go back and redo it as it seems unused and is quite hard to get to.

[1stcavmp77]

Here's one I already posted pics of. It's an 8x10 wally world tarp.

[WannaLearn]

thank you for sharing. Nice pics.

[justin_baker]

Originally Posted by 1stcavmp77

I think your cats like the shelter

[1stcavmp77]

Originally Posted by justin_baker

I think your cats like the shelter

Yeah they always have to come and check out whatever I'm doing in the yard lol.

[Elite.tech]

i think iv posted this before but this is my jack pyke poncho when i was out with the hammock

[1stcavmp77]

I like this thread so I think I'll post a couple other configurations I've done recently. One is my favorite wally world tarp and the other my space blanket I always take with me.

[1stcavmp77]

Here's a couple more I played around with in the yard today. Same 8x10 tarp too btw.
First one is a basic pup tent.


And here is a clam shell with 3 army issue shelter half poles on each side.

[Colin]

I like a lot of these: http://sectionhiker.com/square-tarp-pitches/

:]

Interesting thread.

[1stcavmp77]

EEEHHHHH those are kinda cool but also pretty complicated looking. I wonder how quick some of those are and how difficult . I like my simple setups which all take about 10 minutes or less to setup.

[Colin]

Originally Posted by 1stcavmp77

EEEHHHHH those are kinda cool but also pretty complicated looking. I wonder how quick some of those are and how difficult . I like my simple setups which all take about 10 minutes or less to setup.

They're more for fun/variety than practicality. ;]

I just like using them to mix things up.

[1stcavmp77]

Cool. I've always liked simple and easy and quick to put shelters. Which is why I prefer tarps over tents.

[realmcgyver]

8 x 10 over snow trench supported by skis, I already posted under thread "snow trench"

[JC545X39]

I am really glad I decided to check out this thread.