Tarp Shelter shapes

Without step by step instructions, at least half of those would result in a ton of wasted time and probably a torn tarp after you got fed up with it...

I'm really curious to know if it's easy to make that raised edge floor mat stand up like that. Thats the kind of thing that would be handy in the rain. No risk of water running onto your floor, provided the roof is sound...
 
IMHO, most are pretty simple and easily done with a little bit of backyard practice. The raised lip? Put stones inside and out if on hard ground, use a split wooden peg on soft ground. Just slip the corner edges into the split and hammer the peg down. You can even practice this corner indoors with a sheet of paper and a stick or section of cane.

McGuyvering a tarp can be a handy skill. Especially for emergency "need it now" type shelters. Like when you are canoeing a river and a storm blows in unexpectedly. Given more time, skill and cordage, you can be pretty elaborate. Or toss up a shelter quick and dirty while under the tarp if needed faster. I carry an old discarded tent fly in my drybox for this, with cords already attached to the tie-out loops. A high end purpose made tarp? Never owned one but willing to consider donations! :D
 
Grease said:
Without step by step instructions, at least half of those would result in a ton of wasted time and probably a torn tarp after you got fed up with it...

I'm really curious to know if it's easy to make that raised edge floor mat stand up like that. Thats the kind of thing that would be handy in the rain. No risk of water running onto your floor, provided the roof is sound...
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I dont see any of those as being that difficult.
 
This is an old thread but has lots of pictures of different designs members have submitted. Good stuff here. I know about 8 to 12 designs but find myself using about 2 to 3 of them95% of the time. It depends upon the weather-environmental, the terrain and if I can have a reflective fire or not. General rule is the colder and/or winder then the lower to the ground design is what you desire.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...arp-as-a-shelter/page3?highlight=Tarp+shelter
 
Best learning I have found on tarp pitching (and I continue to learn from the members here) was using one of the $5 blue plastic tarps from Wal-mart and a roll of string in the back yard or nearby woods. And folding sheets of paper at home on a rainy day. Mind you that I still prefer a tent over a tarp, but tarp knowledge can be a trip saver if not a life saver.
 
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