Tarp as a shelter?

[mtwarden]

mtwarden , thanks amigo.

Tarp sewed up about 10'*10', from 6m of 1.5m off the roll.

Not deliberately. That's just incidental from jamming two spare walking poles in to funnel the rain into a pot

ahh homemade- good job! looks like plenty of room for two or more

 

[redpoint]

Times like that though are good times to combine tarp and tent if you can. Set the tent up under the tarp instead of using the fly and you can get more air.

Now that's a good idea! The "hybrid option" ...

 

[CoyotePhysics]

Hmm... Now I feel like an uneducated fool. When I use a tarp for shelter I use the following 3 step process.
1. Put the tarp on the ground.
2. Put the blanket/sleeping bag on the tarp.
3. Go to sleep

There is an optional 4th step if I'm being bothered by rain, wind, or bugs:
4. Pull half of the tarp over everything else and go back to sleep

Of course, whenever I camp like this I'm never more than a couple of miles from my car.