Comments on: Light Hiking – Tarp Shelters http://offgridsurvival.com/tarpshelter/ Online Survivalist information on survival topics and Off Grid Living. From Wilderness Survival and Hiking information to Backpacking and Off Grid Living we are your source for surviving any situation. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:13:40 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: OutLander777 http://offgridsurvival.com/tarpshelter/comment-page-1/#comment-5983 OutLander777 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:13:23 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=482#comment-5983 When I lived up in Alaska my bob had a light weight one man tent and I also carried a 10x10 light weight tarp and a mosquito shelter. In the summer I would just use the tarp and the mosquito shelter in the winter down to -70 F I would use the tent with its rain fly build a small brush wall around it to block the wind then hang the tarp over all of it. Some nights were colder then others but I survived. I still carry the same stuff down in the desert in my bob, (20 yrs newer) cause if TSHTF i'm heading north to some cooler place. When I lived up in Alaska my bob had a light weight one man tent and I also carried a 10×10 light weight tarp and a mosquito shelter. In the summer I would just use the tarp and the mosquito shelter in the winter down to -70 F I would use the tent with its rain fly build a small brush wall around it to block the wind then hang the tarp over all of it. Some nights were colder then others but I survived. I still carry the same stuff down in the desert in my bob, (20 yrs newer) cause if TSHTF i’m heading north to some cooler place.

]]> By: axel g http://offgridsurvival.com/tarpshelter/comment-page-1/#comment-1238 axel g Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:13:11 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=482#comment-1238 I love traveling really light, so I normally settle for shelters like caves or while hitchhiking, a bridge. A hammock-tarp combination sounds great though. Thanks for the suggestions Robert +_+ I love traveling really light, so I normally settle for shelters like caves or while hitchhiking, a bridge.

A hammock-tarp combination sounds great though.

Thanks for the suggestions Robert +_+

]]> By: Robert http://offgridsurvival.com/tarpshelter/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 Robert Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:32:13 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=482#comment-1060 I agree with keeping it lower to the ground, it defiantly keeps you warmer, I probably should have found a better picture! I agree with keeping it lower to the ground, it defiantly keeps you warmer, I probably should have found a better picture!

]]> By: Mike http://offgridsurvival.com/tarpshelter/comment-page-1/#comment-1059 Mike Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:18:37 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=482#comment-1059 I use a canvas tarp, its not as lightweight as the high tech ones but it is really tough and sturdy. One thing I've found is that it is better to keep it low to the ground. Pitching them up high like in the pictures is nice for a dining fly type of thing, but it gets mighty wet and cold when the wind and rain are blowing in on you underneath the tarp. I use a canvas tarp, its not as lightweight as the high tech ones but it is really tough and sturdy. One thing I’ve found is that it is better to keep it low to the ground. Pitching them up high like in the pictures is nice for a dining fly type of thing, but it gets mighty wet and cold when the wind and rain are blowing in on you underneath the tarp.

]]> By: Kevin http://offgridsurvival.com/tarpshelter/comment-page-1/#comment-969 Kevin Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:58:57 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=482#comment-969 I alternate between a hammock/tarp setup in the summer and a ultralight tarp in the winter. I've got a snazzy 5oz. Cuben fiber tarp that's been fantastic! I alternate between a hammock/tarp setup in the summer and a ultralight tarp in the winter.

I’ve got a snazzy 5oz. Cuben fiber tarp that’s been fantastic!

]]> By: theotherryan http://offgridsurvival.com/tarpshelter/comment-page-1/#comment-966 theotherryan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:13:21 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=482#comment-966 When hiking in the past we would often use cheap clear plastic to make our shelter. The same piece could be used many times and if it started to get worn we would just cut another from one of those big rolls. At well under 20 bucks a roll (if I recall correctly) that is a lot of shelter. In the Army I have been using a poncho in the same capacity. A tarp with grommet holes could be used many times until it eventually wore out. I've got one in the closet at home and keep a spare in the car. When hiking in the past we would often use cheap clear plastic to make our shelter. The same piece could be used many times and if it started to get worn we would just cut another from one of those big rolls. At well under 20 bucks a roll (if I recall correctly) that is a lot of shelter.

In the Army I have been using a poncho in the same capacity.

A tarp with grommet holes could be used many times until it eventually wore out. I’ve got one in the closet at home and keep a spare in the car.

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