The Tarp Document
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
http://www.equipped.org/tarp-shelters.pdf
Seriously overdone, I'd say. It's just hanging a tarp, not origami.
"It's fun to have fun, but you have to know how." ---Dr. Seuss
I haven't seen that. Thanks. Fun to read through all the odd combinations.
Great for you! But I am sure that there is some novice kid for which the information is rather new and very useful.Originally Posted by Feral Bill
igne et ferrum est potentas
"In the beginning, all America was Virginia." -William Byrd
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.
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.
"It's fun to have fun, but you have to know how." ---Dr. Seuss
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.
The best journeys answer questions that in the beginning you didn't even know to ask.
I agree. The pdf is fantastic information, but a bit extensive. Start here. Decide on a pitch. Then go back to the pdf.
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In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln
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.
Last edited by Mags; 05-13-2015 at 14:27.
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