Shug's Winter Tarp Tour 

gjvstrom Shucks......

cnb1971 I do so thankee.

carpetace56 Crooked seams? :-)

John Doe Whooooo Buddy))))) and enjoy the trip of a lifetime.

GEN2-X It re-invigorated my backpacking adventures. Be patient as there is a learning curve.

bradybearboy Thankee feller.

Alexander Haney I know the feeling.

This IS my TV show...no producers. Self contained. Thankee.

shugemery your awesome!!

Macon Lawrence Whooooooo Buddy)))))

Erik Tempest Whooooo Buddy))))

Larry Vickery I just get up and go. No lollygagging though.

Christopher McKellar Thankee. I have been about and out while I shout.

Tac Blades The line locks on Shanes method is my winter go to.

I did not do it that way but got a feel for sewing it. Made 5 tarps.

I would not sew mine shut. Sometimes weather changes (wind) and you need to button down one side and open the other. Easier than re-pitching the tarp. That is my thought. Kinda limit your options sewing shut. Maybe buttons or snaps would be better. Carry forth.

***** Y'elcome and thanks.

tony jara I will not be attending. Got a gig right in the middle of it. Hoping to get out soon after though. enjoy that tarp. Are you on HammockForums?

***** hope your gig goes great...and yes I am on hammock forums but have not navigated the site religiously as most so ill check it out now to re-familiarize myself with it.

+Jimmy James Cheery cheers Jimmy

You enjoy yourself, have fun and don't take yourself too seriously, damn good ole hardy wholesome fundigityfun fun.

Jonathan Landwer I disable that feature. Get rated on my job and other places. Here I an fee. Thank you.

CanoeH34d I copied it myself!

Whooooo Buddy)))))

whatzthis64 Thankee Brian

Jason Chasteen Thankee.

I always predict folks will ask. Saves me some finger work. (typing) harrr

BackpackingAdventures I don't understand English....

In the 70's Reese's commercials that was the tag line, would you be my friend and share you Reese's? You got your chocolate in the peanut butter. A failed attempt at humor.

Chris Mastro As I age my ass is less and less.

EDGEAMAKATEDIDDIOT Look at the Clark Vertex double hammock.......www.junglehammock.com/models/vertex/index.php

thank you sir

Been so long since I made mine I don't rightly remember. But I did follow these instructions....tothewoods.net/ImagesStayDry/BlackCatTarp.pdf

Thank you

Bobby Harper It would mean no trees to hang from......[URL=s928.photobucket.com/user/Shug7secure/media/speer.jpg.html][IMG]i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad127/Shug7secure/speer.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Bobby Harper It would mean this......i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad127/Shug7secure/speer.jpg

Eat Carbs Treasure trove of delight

JKiRk790 The Winter Palace from hammockgear may be what you want. Much bigger tarp for ya'

Dan Watts Clean her house...every room!

jwrappuhn71 Thankee.

Link is right on the video and in the description box below.

Corners still need to be tightened. If not...floppy tarp.

I truly appreciate your helpfulness, Shug. Blessings to you.

Thanks. Did a trip to -40ºF....so this is all practice for that. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CTuGJgka1qc.html

Boozin Bozo Not if you sew them yourself)))) Time is money though

indeed

shugemery nap time is important! 😉

Bug net. Underquilt and I spray my hammock with permethrin. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-W8LRCZNhl8I.html

@@shugemery in the winter? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was joking. I have a Dream Hammock Sparrow with both covers. A UGQ hanger12 and just ordered a UGQ winter dream 12 in the outdoor ink fallen branches. But living in Florida I will be spraying the permethrin. I hope one day to be able to hammock in the winter. I'm originally from Mankato Minnesota so I have plenty of connections and I go back often. Your videos are the best!

Ken WR Enjoy and enjoy and put a new needle on the thread injector.

iamsabian I had a great English teacher in High School...Y'elcome and thankee.

+Leona Rose It is for my back....restores it.

+Leona Rose I got the opportunity to try one for the first time a few summers ago in the Boundary Waters. I have never slept better, it makes camping such a better experience! My friend's brother slept in his tent and he was wet and miserable. I will never use a tent again!

+Skhate and Destroy Thanks , I did some further research after posting and found out that it has to do with how curved or straight the hammock is. I was thinking after watching a few peoples videos that sleeping in such a U shape would kill my back. Now I know I just need to adjust the tension for a straighter position. I can't wait I plan on spending 2-3 straight months in it so I will definitely be test running it first for a week.

+Leona Rose I sleep on a diagonal in the hammock for a flatter lay. Pulling the hammock tighter does not really help much and causes a good deal of tension.....theultimatehang.com/2012/05/the-truth-about-hammock-camping-claim-2-hammocks-are-comfortable/

+shugemery thanks a bunch !

+Martina Dejaquiz Oh yeah we got black bears. And some crackin' cold. That Texas heat might just do me in!

I live in North. we have a lots of snow and cold wintertime. I do winter hikinging trips and sleep outdoors. Bears hibernate during winter months. so no worry about them in midwinter.

Falukrop ezra I love a box on the stoop.....so does my wife though.

Sheds snow. Nuff said.

Dustin Bean I look like a hobbit troll with a beard! Thankee.

I wasn't gonna say anything... A hammock hobit! On a side note. I think they should be called butt quilts. Then you would have to say "2qzq-bq" more often. Just a thought.

Tactical Priority Maybe you need a smart phone and hang out with a smart alec who has street smarts.

***** good ideas! I ordered smarty pants on amazon...backordered...I remain hopeful.

Chris Vickers I've never been a Normal.

care to share? :D

Bobby Harper Yeah....I do though. Order alot.

This comment made me laugh...I remember being married and having to answer that question. Now I'm single and it doesn't matter! LOL

I try my best not to look too excited when a box arrives and to avoid answering my wife if possible. Because the follow up question is worse. Something along the lines of just how many stoves or tents or hammocks does one man need? Yikes!

GeorgiaPrepper I just ordered something))))

Nature Calls All warm in sector seven.

The single pole sheds snow pretty well. Whooooo Buddy)))))

atommachine Don't let the haggis and butter tabs freeze!

AshTrix Whooooo Buddy)))))

Parkers Ridge PB in me now....

grappler185 I used pretty much the same dimensions on the BlackCat tarp and followed those instructions. It is a good size.

Ernest Murphy Well that is fantastic. All secure in sector seven tonight)))) Never get to see my Belfast friends much these days.

+George rosado Thanks ya'll....made my day. My buddy Hickery likes his Clark a lot....ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pv7EWHue7pY.html

dropcorr Thankee feller.....I shall persevere.

Not yet. Seems like more work to keep the stove going all night. At least at this point. Be fun sometimes to try but for now I'll just go without.

JohnsHouseofFun I am the Lord of Lollygag....just don't always announce that.

They are meant to be big so you can layer under them. Arigato.

+RS Marett I have some lighter tarps for the milder weather that shelter me well. This was my foirst tarp and I kept adding to it.

Patriot36 It has happened......

Matthew Stott It is a complicated technique...whether to backhand or punch the tarp to move that white stuff.....

Benjamin Dover All good in tarp-ville.

Travis S Whooooo Buddy))))

+Mike Man Sadly....my choice!

+RS Marett Yessir.

Oldcoinsandstuff1 I have never tried one. My buddy has.....ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pv7EWHue7pY.html

I'm not sure that truly works unless there is a true heat source to reflect back on you. The tarp keeps wind off and feel that helps immensely in sub 0º temps. Really fine with that.

I will take your word for that.....

Peruse here....www.warbonnetoutdoors.com/product-category/custom-tarp-builder/

+bashfulbrother Not that I know of. Actually never heard of them.

***** Thankee Hawkustus.

CampfireTalk Reducing chores and carting some stakes is my MO. I smell country ham.

Thankee feller!

Tim Basham There is no best in my opinion just different. I like Jacksrbetter, Hammockgear.

Yessir. I used a couple of old tent poles to help me get the proper length for my tarp.

Cool brotha, thanks! Sector 7.....secure.

A couple of good things to have are: A ground tarp under the hammock so you can get out of the hammock in the middle of the night to stand without getting your feet dirty/wet. I have a piece of DuPont Tyvek that weighs next to nothing and is waterproof. I put my pack on top of that to keep it from moving. That way I can get out of my hammock and stand on the Tyvek in my socks without getting them all mucked up. The second thing is 2-4 EMPTY Energy Drink Bottles like Powerade or Gatorade with the wide mouth screw tops. The bottles were full on the first day of every trip, but were consumed on the way in. It makes for easy middle of the night "restroom breaks"! Since you're under your tarp in the middle of the night, a Red LED light clipped onto a baseball cap helps a ton to move around. In the morning you can just empty the bottles out at an acceptable location and reuse them. Make sure you remove the labels from the bottles and/or label them "Latrine Bottle" or something similar so you don't confuse them with your real beverages! LOL I hang my boots inside my hammock (after slamming them together to get all the dirt/snow off of them) by hooking a carabiner though the laces and hanging it on my ridgeline that runs under the bug net. I then slide it down the ridgeline closer to my feet. This allows them to air out over the night, but remain inside the hammock so bugs/etc. can't get into my boots. When you need to get your boots on to go further than your ground tarp, I first unzip my bugnet (I have a Hennessy Asym Zip with the zipper on the side). I transition to the sitting position with my feet dangling in the air. I then get my boots that are hanging on the ridgeline inside the hammocks bug netting and unhook the carabiner and put them on. It takes a little practice but you can get your boots on and off without them even touching the ground. The ground tarp is mainly for the middle of the night quick pee breaks so you don't have to leave from underneath your tarp, which comes in handy when it's pouring outside. ;-)

I just get up and go. Some try to pee in a bottle or such but I like getting up and seeing the night. Feels good getting back in and warm.

Maybe you could use this for now.....www.metric-conversions.org/temperature/fahrenheit-to-celsius.htm

Minus 25°C!! Wow, you don't live in Siberia, do you? :D

+1heUndertaker For sure.

tj Alexander Yessir and thankee. Tipis are cool though.

Yes sir they are , but I also have a bridge hammock I sleep on inside some times :) best of both worlds tipi great base camp and long term camping :) but Iam looking to invest in a new hammock Iam thinking war bonnet blackbird ? I liked your review on it ,

Silnylon does not leak to the touch but I really only use the pole mod in winter so the rain is frozen.

Thanks for replying!

Revo Runner Aye!

Never made any to sell. Never will I think. Not.

@@shugemery No problem, I was messing with you ;)

Ken Allen I no make.

Not easy but the second and third ones are easier....

***** Absolutely, Have a good one! Thanks again! :-)

North Country Outdoor Guys If the wind ain't blowing it is glorious!

Mwaves7857 Was it the seam that leaked? Did you have your line running under your tarps? sometimes water runs down and in. That is why I go with two lines off the ends....

***** Hey Shug, Can you explain what you mean by "two lines off the ends". I thought I saw one of your videos where you showed your "continuous ridge line". Doesn't the line run under the tarp on a continuous ridge line?

grappler185 I mean just going off the two d-rings at the end of the tarp ridgelines. Instead of one long continious line. I found that got to be a bit of a hassle for me. Here is a recent tarp tutorial....ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4GQPY5BuyPI.html Continious ridgeline is just one way to do it.