If you're bugging out and are concerned that another storm is coming your way, quickly setting up your shelter is of the utmost importance.
After all, if you don't know how to efficiently setup your shelter you may end up fumbling around in the dark while trying to set up your tarp, and that's not fun. Also, driving stakes into the ground when it's muddy will be a chore. No doubt that's something you don't want to have to deal with.
When a storm is coming, it's important to stay dry and keep your materials dry as well. In fact, if you want to be quick at doing this so that you'll not only be prepared for storms but also for SHTF situations there's a trick on the next page that you'll be happy you learned.
Who wants to stress out during a SHTF situation when there's a quick and easy solution to setting up your shelter anyway?
On the next page, watch a video that'll show you how to configure that tarp so you can quickly get to your other bugout tasks and not spend all of your time on putting together a shelter!
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That’s about stupid !
Hey, it works. I’d go with a different tarp though. The cheap blue ones just don’t last. There are many different ways to use a tarp. I prefer a larger one that I can fold in half and have a floor. A good oil cloth tarp is very expensive but will last a lifetime if you take modest care of it.
They getting hard to find.
Tarps? They’re all over the place. Walmart, lowes, harbor freight. The oil tarps I would order from online. Those would be expensive no matter where you get it from.
Check these out.
http://www.tarpsplus.com/
http://www.tarpsupply.com/canvas-tarps.html
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I learned when i was a kid ( dad was a cop) it’s quite easy once you figure it out
You can also use a rock .thought I would throw those two cents. Ha
Great idea. And I’m sure it was just a “how to” rundown, but those little sticks in the ground won’t hold well. Specially when most storms bring wind. Great concept tho!
This isn’t the quickest or most efficient way.
1. Lay out tarp.
2. Lay on tarp.
3. Roll up in tarp.
And there you go, you have yourself a damn near instant shelter. Yes it will look like a dumpster fire, but it will work.
I’ve done this for years. It really works best with parachord. Thicker cordage may not pass through the eye. Thinner (like bank line that I use a lot) may be too thin. Parachord does stretch so be prepared for that.
Nicolas Garland James Garland
Dan Gallagher
Great idea !
What if it raining? Water WILL find its way into the human burrito!
Blue tarps are NOT waterproof.
Well that all depends. You could post up under the heavy canopy of a spruce tree. Or you could just fold it over at the top and bottom. Granted those are extra steps. But the post never said anything about it needing to be waterproof.
Steve Wilson