Best Ultra Lite and Emergency Shelter/Tent System for use with a Poncho for 2024 

The poles can also be purchased separately this Friday at 1pm for 43.99. This will not be as deep on the dome with Surplus ponchos. Space blankets alone will not work as they do not stretch. Thank you for your support and views.

There is always something you can learn from Mr. Canterbury…love this stuff!

A uco candle latern under there when all 4 corners on the ground warm it up nicely. And theres plenty of ventilation to let you breathe under there. Would be cozy in a cold and nasty emergency

Sweet! 👍 Reminds me a lot of the Alpharubicon Alpha Tents of years gone by. Glad to see this concept resurrected and improved. Love it!

Very cool!

Awesome, just ordered some poles myself to add to my survival shelter options!

Love the alpha rubicon set-up! Its prolly the best hooch set up out there!

Another great video. Thanks.

Great idea 👍

Dave never runs out of great ideas! 👍

Great setup ! 👌 THANKS.

I remember we discussed this at the basic class in August last year. I shared my pictures of my poncho pals poles that I used during a training mission in GA and you were impressed. I slept under that thing for 2.5 weeks. Glad to see these on the market now. Good luck in your sales!!

Great product imo. Thanks

Thanks Dave

In 2019 I did a video with tent poles for this alpha tent concept "The Alpha Tent Poncho in heavy rain". The pole length you are looking for is 8% longer than your longest diagonal. I wasn’t the first with the alpha tent idea using tent poles but as far as I know I was the first to quantify the length needed. This 8% (8.4% to be super exact) can be applied to any size poncho/tarp/etc. I did the same thing using the USMC tarp which is larger (and heavier) using a longer set of poles. Same 8% greater length, worked perfect.

Awesome set up

I love the idea of always being a student. Thanks Dave for always making me a student!

Dave you never fail to teach me new tips, hacks,etc. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with all of us!!!

This is my favourite way to take care of the "cover" element of the 10 Cs that I've seen in ages! I'm hoping to pick up a kit, tomorrow! Thanks Dave!

Really great stuff! Thank you

That is by far THE BEST idea I’ve ever seen. Will be buying several sets for our go bags.

This was a great demo of the system!

Very cool idea!

Pretty clever. Thanks for sharing!

What a great idea!

Love this set up. Very simple and thought out. Space blanket is a nice touch.

We really do appreciate you Dave. Thanks for your commitment.

Nice work!

Really great minimalist, lightweight emergency shelter. Thanks, Dave.

Brilliant idea! Looks like a nice umbrella !

Great video! Dave is truly the man when it comes to outdoor survival!!

Cool Setup idea! 🏕

excellent idea, Dave. great video, thanks

Awesome setup. No one can keep up with your innovativeness and pursuit from idea to end-use products.

Very slick.👍

Awesome idea! I love the setup. Looking forward to the purchasing it next week.

Real nice and simple Dave. Compliments the last video you made. Easy to keep this stuff with you on a day hike😊Thanks😊

I might have try one in my winter adventures 👍👍

Very clever system; well thought out and nice modularity, too. Cheers

Looks good to me 👍

Great follow up video explaining this system in further detail, Dave. Thanks!

I bought them, I like them. I had to extend my non helicon poncho with a couple strings with small bowlands. they offer you a ton of options for shelter and shade.

Thanks Dave for making available truly remarkable products! Many of your products are filling a need many of us have longed for. Thanks for making our outdoor experience so much more rewarding!

Continually awesome content and innovation. I'm all for it, Sir.

Nice kit.

Perfect for peace of mind whilst out and about.

Gotta have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice !

Another great idea & product, Dave! I really admire how you keep finding ways to constantly improve your system. This is a huge upgrade with very little investment.

Nice system easy up, Take Care Safe Out There

Thanks for the vid, product and pinned comment. Answered exactly whar I was going to ask.

Great video Dave. I enjoyed the basic class back in November.

Such a hero. Thank you for all your advice. Loved you on dual survival btw

Pretty unique. Damn clever. I like the minimal aspect to it. Ed M. rocks.

Wow you guys at Pathfinder are killing it! So far this year I've spent the night out under my Pathfinder survival blankets at nearly single digit temps, last weekend used my skillet, alcohol burner, PM40, and Scout Canteen. Now do I cobble together my own set up in an attempt to make this, or simply give Dave more of my money? I think I can see where this is going...😁

Got to give props 👏 old idea made new again! I’m going to check it out on Friday!

Dave, Ty I will stop by Friday, Hope there are some left....Like this setup

The best & minimalist shelter we've seen so far. It is so simple & user friendly. This system just open a whole lot of design & avenues that could be incorporated making it more functional & a must have item for the outdoors & survival situation. Cheers DC from Australia.

Wow, that shelter brings back memories. We made something similar when I was in the army, in mountain warfare school. We used tree branches of course, but same concept.

Very useful application of kit. Great idea!!! I'm gonna have to get a set of these poles. Thanks for the video and for sharing another excellent piece of kit with us Dave. Always learning new ways to utilize existing applications and gear. Awesome!!!

Nice Dave, I like this one.

I have already been using my 10x10 diamond fly and a rapid deployment ridge line in a similar set-up ... It works really well.

Your living my dream man. just making a living inventing camping and survival gear.

Wow that's awesome! I'll definitely have to get a set. I got lost once ginseng hunting, 3-4 times deer hunting,then once over in the Allegheny mountains in Pennsylvania hunting black beans. Having a survival pack with a shelter is like peace of mind.

Pretty neat.

Dave this is a great Setup and Great Deal , Awesome All Around Brotha !

That's a nice setup, and I need a new poncho. Good video

Pathfinder is the best. I am thinking about doing one or two of your courses. I live in UK

That looks great for day hikes or the essentials bag

I already have the poncho, glad the poles will be available separately although another poncho won’t go to waste!

I miss you on TV bro! Thanks for all the knowledge and keeping on teaching us

I did something almost exactly like this. Except i just used tent poles on each corner and one behind to get the parabolic shape in the back. My tarp was just folded in half so there was a built in ground sheet. Nice work.

Two of these would make a great shelter facing shelter combo.

Squirrel cooker is AWESOME... PLEASE MAKE A BED ROLL COOKER again.

This is a kit with special applications to survival when being stranded in remote subarctic bush country, especially on a bush plane trip, where payload needs to be kept minimal. The device is economical & highly weight efficient, while giving something of a spherical view of your surroundings. Local predators keep continual tabs on everything within their territory, & you want to see anything that is watching you ASAP. The tilted poncho canopy gives more space than a small tent to handle a noisy firearm or noxious "bear spray," while giving a better view of surrounding events. A head net and tough gloves will help you survive comfortably under the poncho canopy during bug season.

Cool...

Thanks Dave. I had the privilege to be at the 2012 Gathering and to learn hands on the things your videos had taught me. If it's not possible to build a winter fire for some reason, the space blanket will reflect body heat somewhat - while reflecting the cold out - when the shelter is fully down. I'm supposing people will also block the openings as much as possible. If I wasn't an old lady now I'd get one for myself. However, I will be getting one for my nephew who came to Ohio to keep me "out of trouble" at the event 😂

Great concept, turn it upside-down and its a rain collector!

It’s so simple yet it’s flipping genius! Excellent video, concept and execution brother!

I need these poles! Wish I had watched this video and the previous one sooner. Well I signed up for the notification so now I’ll just eagerly wait for them to come back in stock.

Very cool Dave! I've been messing around with tarp shelters and been wanting to make one with my poncho so I'm definitely gonna grab these poles! Thanks Dave!

Nice.

exactly what i need since i suck at tying nots! going to be grabbing one when they come back in stock

This is amazing

Wow! Thats a good deal for all that stuff! The jewel of adding the space blanket is that the shape of the shelter is going to focus the energy from a fire or just body-heat. I used to work as a lighting tech for music/concert and corporate/convention event's back in the 1990's & 2000's our main fixture was the "1000 Watt PAR-Can" (Parabolic Aluminized Reflector), I can attest that the Parabolic effect is very good at heating thing's up!

Nice Brother

I'm definitely going to be getting some poles

An SOL mylar tarp underneath and a savvotta fdf sleeping pad would be killer. Very cool idea

This is cool

That is sick

Amazing concept brother!🔥

I’m going to try this using saplings this weekend.

Hell Yeah Dave 🤙🏻 This crazy weather! Glad you were able to record 💯 I’m only 5’4, so I’d fit in that shelter perfectly 😂

You should make a military poncho that is already lined with the space blanket material to go with the poles

my cold climate area is always wind included. durable is must have for me ...

Thats a great idea on the poles.. im interested in the kit also, never can have to many ponchos..

I think I’ll have to pursue this type of shelter.

Better yet,eliminate the ridge line, and use a stick or trekking pole at the up corners to simplify the setup. Also, add mylar before poles.

Very cool! I remember finding the concept of the Alpha Tent and wondering why nobody every bothered to produce a kit, but probably because there's just enough variation in poncho's it's not worth it. But some sort of cut-to-length pole system, or as he described in an update to the article, somebody sent him what appeared to be a titanium set of poles that he'd been 'issued'. I think offering it up along with the proper poncho is a great idea, and the offset to the cross in the poles was a great idea for the additional headroom!

When I first saw that X it looked like a great frame to make a Moxon antenna. Talk about multi use, radio and shelter.