quick poncho setups pic heavy

RescueRiley · Mar 11, 2009

I was visiting My Sis today who happens to have a good chunk of woods behind her house I spent a short time etting up my pocho in different variations.. using some cord and 4 stakes

inside above shelter

3 sided lean-to slung low for dealing with rain

inside the 3 sided lean-to

RescueRiley · Mar 11, 2009

basic a frame

poncho tee-pee

TWBryan · Mar 11, 2009

That looks pretty clever to me.

Rescue Mike · Mar 11, 2009

Nice set up! Thanks for the pics!

C Bryant · Mar 11, 2009

Sweet. Thanks for those photos, looks like you had a good time.

tonym · Mar 11, 2009

Great work John!

I still need to find the time to work on my shelter skills...

RescueRiley · Mar 11, 2009

I really like the Teepee design I think if you where with a buddy and you could button your ponchos together you'd have a pretty decent shelter with enough room for 2 bodies..

kgd · Mar 11, 2009

Excellent demo. I'm saving this this thread to a PDF file!

That teepee set up makes the perfect 'padi-cakes' station !

mtnfolk mike · Mar 11, 2009

great stuff John..:thumbup:

Midnight Scout · Mar 11, 2009

I like the set up where you have part of the poncho as a ground tarp. Good idea. Thanks for posting. :thumbup:

evbouret · Mar 11, 2009

I like that little 3 sided shelter. Looks like the perfect bivvy tarp.

Anyone know how big ponchos are opened up?

1Tracker · Mar 11, 2009

John, you over looked that nifty little deer stand behind you in one of the pictures! Great rig play seriously; shows all the configurations that one can pitch with a poncho in a quick amount of time.

SpookyPistolero · Mar 12, 2009

Great stuff amigo, you're really on a roll posting some good skills threads. Well done. :thumbup:

KuRUpTD · Mar 12, 2009

That poncho is pretty versatile ... something else to add to my list.

TheGame · Mar 12, 2009

Sweet set ups. Really like the 3 sided lean to. Looks like something I would like to try sometime.

Fonly · Mar 12, 2009

Sweet John, Im thinking of picking a surplus poncho up sometime, you just made me want one more.

BlairB · Mar 12, 2009

evbouret said:
I like that little 3 sided shelter. Looks like the perfect bivvy tarp.

Anyone know how big ponchos are opened up?

That looks like standard army issue, so it is a little less than 5' by 8'

RescueRiley · Mar 12, 2009

THanks for the Compliments everyone. 1Tracker. It's actually just my Nephew's tree house in the back ground..but it does make a nifty spot to zing squirrels from.

pict · Mar 12, 2009

I use a poncho often in Brazil combined with a lightweight bivy and natural shelter they are all you need. That Poncho Teepee set-up works well with a bivy. I have used that as overhead cover letting my feet hang out the side in the bivy. That set-up gives you room to sit up and cook with a stove. Rigging up a poncho it helps to make them as tight as possible. Any sag will be seriously affected by condensation/dew that typically forms and they sometimes form drips that can be annoying. Mac

Dave Costin · Mar 12, 2009

Nice! I really need to find a good quality poncho. I like the Filson too! Got one just like it, lol.