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Mr Liberty
05-11-2015, 20:50
It seems nobody has posted the tarp document in the tarp forums yet! I'm assuming you've all seen if before, but here it is for reference :D
http://www.equipped.org/tarp-shelters.pdf
Feral Bill
05-11-2015, 21:27
Seriously overdone, I'd say. It's just hanging a tarp, not origami.
CoconutTree
05-12-2015, 12:15
I haven't seen that. Thanks. Fun to read through all the odd combinations.
Tuckahoe
05-12-2015, 16:02
Seriously overdone, I'd say. It's just hanging a tarp, not origami.
Great for you! But I am sure that there is some novice kid for which the information is rather new and very useful.
bemental
05-12-2015, 16:53
Great for you! But I am sure that there is some novice kid for which the information is rather new and very useful.
I've tarped for years and the first time I found this document I took it to task and highlighted a few things out of it.
There's always something to learn - thanks for posting.
Feral Bill
05-12-2015, 17:07
Great for you! But I am sure that there is some novice kid for which the information is rather new and very useful.
A newbie needs a few useful way to pitch a tarp. This document is information overload. For those of us who like to try new things, it's definitely useful.
Gray Bear
05-13-2015, 07:50
this is my favorite quote
"-ALWAYS wear eye protection when handling poles with spikes on them! Sunglassesare ~NOT~ adequate protection – their glass and plastic lenses may shatter, the
shards compounding the damage! Industrial protective spectacles (or goggles)
with polycarbonate lenses offer much better protection!"
guess I'm a little on the wild side as I've never followed this rule.
BirdBrain
05-13-2015, 09:44
A newbie needs a few useful way to pitch a tarp. This document is information overload. For those of us who like to try new things, it's definitely useful.
I agree. The pdf is fantastic information, but a bit extensive. Start here. Decide on a pitch. Then go back to the pdf.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.hipchat.com/12597/40005/j38xncphfp5wx2e/upload.png
Apparently I've been doing it alllll wrong for years. I just stake the tarp down, crawl under it, and hold it up with a pole. If I had known there was a book, I could have used it to light a fire.
Concur...way too complex.
I still think this is the best general tarp set up page
http://hikinghq.net/gear/tarp.html
Other than a brief thing on knots that could be informative, pretty complete. Plenty of places to find those, however.