The tent style set up would have to be my favorite. But all 15 are great. Why haven't you applied for the American History Channels show Alone? You would win for sure.
What's your thoughts on a slightly raised tree house made of tree branches and sticks? Maybe something five or six feet off the ground. Idk if you're looking for suggestions but would that be a video series you might wanna make? I'm not a great woodsmen but if you have an information, tips, or ideas on places I can learn I'd really like to learn more.
That is not a truckers hitch! And your tarp tent is not a tarp tent...It's a stealth tent...A tarp tent is an tarp suspended from a ridgeline using either three of the central tie outs (for a three sided/semi enclosed setup with the open end facing away from the wind) or four of the central tie outs (for a fully enclosed, 4 sided tarp tent). I use 2 prussic knots and toggles, exactly as you have shown in your video. The side tie outs are pegged down to the ground in both cases. The back can be pulled out tight and pegged out as a wedge shape to allow high winds to flow over it with less drag, allowing it to easily stand up to gale force winds, whilst keeping you draught free, or with a longer tarp like the XL the back and front can be hung vertically. Another benefit is that no guylines are required for either setup, making it not only quick and simple to setup but it offers the best protection against the weather of any possible tarp setup. If trees are not available it can be setup quickly with two sticks, or your two trekking poles, again without needing guylines...The downwards tension on the tarp provided by pegging out the sides tightly doing the same job. I use the DD Superlight XL (4.5m x 2.9m), rather than the plain 3m x 2.9m Superlight, as the 1.5m extra length allows for a far larger tarp tent, and a semi open porch area to cook under, yet it still only weighs 685g. I use a 10 foot x 5 foot Polycro groundsheet (Exitex window film) that weighs just 117g. The tarp tent I have described can sleep three adults, and protect all their gear, yet it weighs half as much as most 1 person tents!
Hi I just want to say a huge thank you, I watched this one and I'm using the technique you are showing, for me it's not about wild camping or anything else, I'm actually homeless and this really is saving my life. For that I'm extremely grateful to you
You are one of the few bush crafters that still teach the basics as well as advanced. Your following has grown but not your ego. Thank you teacher! Rich from Florida.
My god, who knew there are so many ways to put up a tarp. I took my 11 & 13 year old to the peak District for camping & hiking. We're used to a massive tent with all the home comforts & all the amenities on campsites but have become interested in wild camping so bought a lightweight small tent & only took what we needed & what fitted in our backpacks, although the 1st night I booked a basic campsite with just basic toilets we planned to wild camp the 2nd night, but it heavy rained 12 hours solid & cooking outside the tent wasn't too fun after 3 changes of clothes & our waterproofs were drenched. It's not put us off but made me realise a tarp would have made all the difference so a quick search & I find you. Guess what we are doing today?? Practicing knots & some of the simpler ones you've mentioned. Thank you. Also subbed & saving other videos I come across that'll help us in future x
Hey man, I joined the primitive rendezvous association years ago, it is really great times ,family included, . Take a minute and look it up, kids axe and knife throwing, fire building skills and competition, and more. I live in West Virginia and go to the eastern primitive, here along the eastern mountains. The thing about it is you can only camp with the items they had before 1840. But if you want to go to visit there is a day for the public to come in and see everything before spending money on buckskins and canvas tents. Hope this is informative.
It is the practicality and usefulness of your videos that attracted this many people up to this day. I am quite amazed how you keep your content's quality high in each video!
Just getting into bushcraft and my 4 year old has been watching your videos with me. He now wants to get into the woods with me and we will try some of these out! Great video bud - Ian
Your comment touched me. If your 4 year old is showing an interest, by all means, take that interest and build on it. Run with it! I have two grown daughters, and in particular the youngest, I was so damn worried with my "career", I didn't take advantage of her interest in all things wild, or to the extent I should have. I'm now a retired "old fart" with few regrets. However, I do regret not taking more one on one time in the mountains with her. Doing things with your little-one is all about making memories that will last a life time. Be safe. Happy trails!🛶🪓
It can be done even quicker...just bend a loop in the rope or cord and loop it back and around the base of the loop then pull the tip of the loop through the smaller loop and sinch it tight. Warning the loop is also hard to untie if you've really pulled it tight.
7:45 is my fav in clear weather 9:05 - and this for bad conditions 12:30 - C fly wedge is interessting I didnt know that oô 15:15 i definitly have to try this Great compilaion should be get shared
As someone who lives in the Adirondack Mountains, I will tell you this about that shelter, once you get to about mid December if it gets really cold here, you can forget about pounding stakes into the ground. By then, this year it was late November, the ground was frozen and you won't be pounding stakes at all. There are a lot of historical photos out there of hunters using that type of shelter, and a lot of them used canvas. There's another interesting variation where they would set up a shelter like inside a canoe or guide boat so that they would sleep off the ground and the canoe would be the bed. It resembled almost the tents you would see from the nomad tribes in the Arabian desert only smaller. There's an example in the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, NY of one like that and other shelters. Having lived in the Adirondacks almost my entire life, I can tell you having hunted and camped here, the biggest thing to worry about here is the weather. It can go from 60 degrees in the day during the fall to below zero very quickly. Everything done here if you're going to hike or camp, you better be prepared, more than one person seems to die every year up here in the woods from exposure or has to be rescued by Forest Rangers because they get up somewhere and the weather turns on them.
The Stealth Shelter looks like a floored version of the double-pole Holden tent. Double-pole because it's usually created with two sticks under the two high points of the setup. The basic version without a floor needs a quite small (rectangular) tarp for a decent amount of protection from the elements.
The tarp tent setup can be improved upon a bit. If you face your center line so that it lines up with your entrance, you'll have tie off points to use for making more space and the back of the tarp tent by using the same method as shown in the plow point. Also, the tie off points have a double layer of tarp material and you can utilize this by placing your stick or trekking pole there. This also requires lining of the entrance and center line of the tarp. It's hard to convey this in written language and english isn't my first language so I hope I am making sense.
Awesome to see bushcraft interest is international. How are things over there atm btw heard from a mate in Ireland who did some human rights work that its rough with all the killing
Impressive list of tarp set ups. The tarp tent appeals to me the most followed by the Diamond Fly (because I have a hammock). This is something anyone can practice anywhere with a bunch of trees.
the one thing that makes your content better than others is that you're so much more detailed. it helps to understand what your acturally saying. Love the content!
Every time I see someone make a floor with their tarp, I can see they've never tried doing this when it's raining. it just funnels rain in along the ground, straight onto you.
Thanks for the video! I've started showing my kids how to build shelters this past spring. We're going to watch this together and try out some new designs :) I usually use a bowline on the static end of the ridge line because they're a little easier to untie after they've been under tension. I like the use of toggles to lock in the prusik knots though, I'm going to try that! As far as tarps, that one you're using looks big and versatile. In my pack, I have a US military poncho, which has grommets around the edges so it can be tied to a ridge line and staked down. It's smaller than the tarp you're using, and hard to set up something you could stand in. But it also means I'm carrying one piece of gear that can be worn as a poncho that drapes over my pack, as well as being used as a basic shelter. So for light-weight backpacking in the mountains it's pretty good.
1. You were the one I learned about this tarp from - THANK YOU! 2. Your videos are SO educational and fun to watch. 3. Your ridgeline demo was by far the easiest I've seen! I have a hard time remembering knots when I'm out there and this was perfect. Thank you for this video, all the 10 in 10 videos, and all your videos! You rock!
all preppers must watch this video! I keep an abundant amount of preps in my car. If Im ever caught away from home and I need to camp, I have a few tarp configurations I'll use! Everyone should know basic knots if they are in need of a temporary shelter! Great video!
I don't have any experience setting up tarp shelters but in general I would prefer shelters like the A-frame shelter where I can attach an mosquito net to the ridge line. Thanks for the video!
Hi how are you i love hamack bcs her we dont have much problem because we have rain seasons we know wen were to camp i love to sleep looking out for stars its awesome.
Thank you so much for this video. So many different styles of setting up a tarp and in a very concise manner is exactly the kind of thing many of us who are new to tarp camping need to know. I wanted to use just a tarp to camp but I have been very afraid to do so because I don't know what to do with the tarp. This video makes it look possible and versatile. Thank you.
Great video, I really enjoyed this. I bought the DD Tarp and Frontline hammock today to use when I’m out filming and photographing wildlife for my channel down here in Devon. I can already see ways I can use the Tarp as a hide. I think a refresher course in knot tying is needed though. Thanks for making this, I know a lot of time and effort went into making it. 👍
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The different tarp setups are inspiring, thanks! I recently saw a cool trick where you can push a stone up from underneath and tie it up from above to make it into an improvised anchor point for the tarp for a guy line. Looking forward to trying that out next time.
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Thank you for the structuring of this video. I have enjoyed comparing one structure to another. Thank you also for the sharing of your knowledge; it's really appreciated.
Great overview! My goto is probably a lean to with the roof angled down/ wedge, because I'm lazy and it covers most situations for me. All good unless the wind changes on you in the middle of the night. Where's the stinky sock though? ;) Not sure if that video is still around or has disappeared into the depths of the internet.
heyy!! these are all so awesome i can't wait to try them out!! just a small advice for the tarp tent : putting a cover on your stick will protect the tarp from the friction of the pole caused by wind or movement. (you can put something like a water bottle, acup, pretty much anything that fits into the top of the stick! :)) amazing video again thank you very much!!
You said you made a mistake for the C-Fly setup but you could also use it to catch rainfall in a survival situation, So not necessarily a mistake. Great Video and thanks for the separating of the video! I liked the Stealth shelter, ground bivi and Tarp tent. For the Tart tent, Inspeat of using a centre pole, you could use a guy line to make more space.
Prusik knot is looped three times, not twice. The third loop allows for a stronger "lock" when the loop is under tension. Edit: The Guyline hitch is also known as the Taughtline hitch or Midshipman's hitch. The version shown is a slipped version (with the #36 tarred bankline though both will hold fine).
pretty good tutorial, but i'd recommend not doing cuts when showing how to tie the knots. makes your explanation useless and I have to search up the knot myself. but, overall, pretty good.
This is the most professional and coherent bushcraft/camping series I have come across to date. No waffling just useful information, subscribed. Oh and very impressed you managed to get Jason Statham to do the narration ; )
Some good idea, s there l have often used a tarp while out but now l have a OneTigris Backwoods Bungalow and packed it is small light and you can either use a ridge line or some sticks. Barrie
This is one of the best, and informative uploads that I have seen. I'm already subscribed, saved this to my phone and PC. If you would make one showing these and other knots, that would be brilliant. As soon as I pick up a piece of cord, I forget every knot that I may have known. Thanks for making this, please keep them coming. 😎
Not sure you did the one i use, basically do a lean to but only 3/4 of the tarp and wrap the last 1/4 underneath you for a bit of a ground sheet. Great content mate! Really useful, I'll be trying some of these soon, like the look of the c fly wedge. Any chance of a useful knot vid? One love brother
great video...tarp camping is so much nicer than tent camping. with a tarp you have the option of many different setups such is evident in your video. thanks for all the great information.
really helpful video, ill pack a tarp next time i go camping or fishing. i like the stealth shelter and may use that one. beats hiking with a heavy tent. Thanks again man!
fun fact with tarps. dont let pine needles sit on your tarp. when it rains they form an weak acid that will eat pin holes in your tarp. always sweep your tarp off and avoid setting up under coniferous trees.
I was making a stealth shelter when SUDDENLY someone from over the ridge line yelled that I was watching TA Outdoors..... I yelled back, that makes two of us then.
Nice. I have used all of these. I used the body bag shelter a lot during winter because it helps trap body heat especially if you modify it slightly to close up the ends half way.
