Tarping Part 1

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A few ways to set up the lightweight backpacking tarp.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Tarp
• backpacking
• appalachiantrail
• hiking
• Ultralite
• utralight
• lightweight
• wilderness
• survival
• outdoors
• camping
• tarping
• shelter

[john3170000]

bugs? 

[Pagansdad]

@john3170000 Net.

[HammockerSam]

Is it just me, or is there copious amount of space in that half-pyramid..

[seanthehaggis]

im gonna switch from tent to tarp, dunno how reliable hiking poles are in terms of being secure to the ground, i know hilleberg do a set of poles for there tarps, im tempted to buy but dunno if im wasting money if hiking poles are fine

[Pagansdad]

@FhagynsForum Now you got it. From here on every time you use it youll develop your own tricks and style of getting it just right for you. Just remember to let Mother nature call the shots on location and setup and youll do fine. Stay safe!

[FhagynsForum]

@FhagynsForumI should probably just put another tyout on it so I won't ever forget. (Ran out of room)

[FhagynsForum]

@Pagansdad Hey, this is jp60017, just used a friend's youtube. With that friend on saturday night, we slept outside. I set up my tarp in the half pyramid configuration, and even though it snowed, I stayed pretty warm and dry. The only thing I would've/should've changed was staking out the back-center grommet/loop with a short guy line, or putting a little twig undernieth to hold it up, because that was what left it drooping down over me.

[dmbrox2003]

Duck decoy cord works well also, it is light, it is meant to withstand water, and it also has a course texture.

[princes7270]

@seanthehaggis You can always use a piece of wood log sir its in nature and it free rather than a pole

[Pagansdad]

@jp60017 Yep! Thats part of what makes it so light. It is remarkably strong though dont let it fool you. Just keep a weather eye on your setup locations and youll be fine. Also dont forget to test it in the yard with a sprinkler or garden hose. I didnt seam seal mine yet but in all honestly I very much should have.

[jp60017]

@Pagansdad Wow. I just got it today, and man, it is thin! Is yours like as thin as notebook paper too?

[Pagansdad]

@jp60017 It seems for the rigepole tyouts longer lengths give a more secure stake, as they lower the angle, and provide a little more negotiation room when getting in and out of the tarp. I like to clove hitch the ridgepole line to the stake and tautline hitch the ones on the body, so when the tarp sags a little due to stretching, moisture etc, you can slip out and tighten up the pich very quickly. But there are no RULES! adaptation is the key to successful tarping! And what makes it fun!