Survival Tarp Shelter in 3 Minutes! 

Hope your dog is still doing well... very good camping companion! First alert system and will keep you warm on a cold night... and very nice shelter system.

You make me smile. Enjoy every video. Thanks James

This shelter is called a "Wind Shed" the first one you showed is a "Wind shed roof" at 13:10 and the second is called "Wind shed wedge" at 13:40. been doing this shelter since the mid 70's, and it' s one of my favorite along with the "C fly". And another that I use more in the winter the "Diamond fly" because it protect you from the elements on 3 sides with one tarp. I`m pretty old school, I use hand tied paracord and make my pegs and support on site etc. but that's a really neat way to have a very quick shelter without adding too much weight to your kit, very practical. Thanks for posting.

Great video - My buddies and I all made these long ago but we made them out of longer tarps and each of us cut them to the lengths we wanted for our personal shelters. We installed new grommets etc.. My tarp was cut to 6ft x 14ft so I could have tarp on the ground too- I used the Pythagorean theorem to get what I need - 4ft high with 4ft floor and the rest the slanted wall. It had three side full coverage. All I needed to carry was the tarp, a 50ft clothes line and 10 tent pegs. I then abandoned this and bought a two man tent which is 10 steps up and much better. But great video as people need to be prepared.

The three minute shelter is alsome. Staying warm and dry are keys to survival.. I also use 6×8. Will be looking for the cams! Great video

This is Terry from Mt Orab, I just started watching ur videos and so far I am super impressed, I will be watching all of them, your a pretty awesome guy

James, you could set up the tarp and then mark a place on the inside of the tarp for a convenient little pocket to put small stuff like a phone or whatever in; a place your hand could easily reach. THEN, before the tarp is rolled up for carrying you could drop the little peg thingies into it.

That's wonderful . I carry a bungie cord for quick plow point. But this takes it to another level!! Thanks again my friend!

You sir are not only an excellent speaker but an excellent teacher also !

Great job! That versa shelter video got stuck in my brain too. Simple and effective is hard to beat.

This is a nice quick set up for a tarp when you need it Now (!); the only difference I employ is I use Dacron line for all of my needs, with 3/16" line for securing tarps or tents such as what was discussed here, and whenever I go camping my lines have already been cut to length to save on set-up time. And instead of poles which are segmented to break down I use a pair of ski poles which have been modified to secure the forward section of the tarp, as well as several aluminum tent pegs to secure the tarps' base. The fact that it can be set up in two to three minutes to protect you from inclement weather is what makes it an ideal design to use when you need quick protection from the elements.

Very fast shelter and compact. Thank you and God bless you.

Nice shelter there James. Thanks and take care.

Thank you so much for doing this I'm an only female and it's just me and I didnt want to buy a tent because it looks so difficult. I will try this thank you. Many people have videos on tents etc but no one is just doing it for 1 person. And i cant put up no tent it's just me.

I don't care for dealing with poles, but I own some of those Nite Ize carabiners and other doo-hickeys and I like the idea of using them and also bungee cords instead of trying to untie paracord or other cordage. For people who are not good at knot tying or not all that interested in working with ropes and lines, it just makes sense to take advantage of easier to use tools and devices. Nice way to setup quick.

I have been using that setup for years. Excellent setup..

Wow thank you for sharing this brilliant info and products. I’ve been planing to get the space blanket in my next round of outdoor gear purchases, but you Sir just changed my mind! I didn’t realize the space blanket was 5x7!! Gonna hit HomeDepot tomorrow! Very very much appreciated!!

I’ve always liked that setup it’s quick and easy.

I'm like you, on this Bigger size Tarp over the smaller more expensive Tarp. I want the Bigger Shelter too⛺

Very practical set up. I like it. Thanks for sharing the information. Take care out there. 🤗

Very cool fast shelter .. Thanks James for sharing my friend ....Mark .....

Excellent brother excellent! Quick, simple, and effective! Excellent!

Great job brother James. Nice shelter. I also thought that poncho type tarp is really cool. The built in hood and hand holds are the bomb. That would be really handy if you get caught out in a rain storm but need to keep moving. Or additional cover under your main tarp.Thanks for sharing pal.

Always did like that shelter! I got a Space Blanket, and put some stick-on grommets to it, to use as a tent like this.

Just found this video... great demo! I have a few lightweight silnylon tarps but there's always opportunitiess to use those cheaper tarps too 👍.

Nice quick set up

Wow, never saw a space blanket with a hood and hand holds before, thanks for sharing!

Great video! Nice execution! Thanks for sharing! Stay blessed

I bought some of them cam jams and haven’t even got to get them out of the package yet but now I know how to use them before I even open them!😃 Thanks brother

Great video! Keep up the great work Prayers up

Really cool shelter idea!

Nice demonstration, thanks for sharing!

With the tent poles use just 2: pieces to lower front flap

great. :D I think i remember those videos from both of them. I love the Spirit at the end "thrill of the rush" can't wait to see that other video as well that you spoke of

What if you use the survival blanket as a ground tarp, put the wind shield pad on top of the survival blanket and rap your self up in the blanked, since the blanket has a hood it will work as a mummy bag. Unless it gets to heavy carrying both the tarp, poles, emergency blanket and the pad. Oh and that was a great idea with the carabiners

Love the music.

26 seconds is the group record for tarp =2 pers, high school students set it up. Cord, bungee cord. 3 minutes in a Fiordland down pour you are wet.

The Bungee cords worked well in lieu of a ridge line; so why not use Bungee cords to put tension on the tent poles? Great video! Thanks.

Love these skills

ALSO YOU CAN USE SOLAR SHIELDS FOR FLOOR INSULATION UNDER CARPET IN YOUR VAN..AS I DID W MINE..I GOT THESE AT MENARDS..$8.00 EA USED ABOUT 7 OF THEM..

I think I would so a little hoodie on to the 8 foot side of the tarp in a couple little hand pockets on the inside. I have a 6 foot arm reach so that will give me an extra foot on each and the wraparound if I were wearing it as a poncho.

Good set up

Good info and video I really like harbor freight stuff not bad quality and price is right.

Must have been a pretty good rain shower that came through while you were filming 😂. I’d like one of the higher end tarps for the weigh and reinforced grommets but it’s not really practical no more than I get to get out there . I’ll splurge eventually. 5 by 7 or 6 by 8 won’t work for me unless I plan staying in a fetal position. Brother showed me something years ago on rolling up tarps . I can make a large tarp pretty dang small . Cool shelter options though . Going to have to look for those carabiners. Haven’t seen that type before. Thanks for content and information. Have a good evening

Nicely done

I like the tarp but I dislike the grommets. High wind generally rips grommets right out. Thanks for this video. Great ideas.😎

Informative and fun!

The thumb nail.is hilarious on this haha 😂

The dog does not look impressed lol. Great video my friend

Thanks for the video!! It's a little hard to see but are carrying a A.L.IC.E. Pack, or is it something different?

Dang ! With that system you can have shelter and a fire inside of 10 minutes!! That's fast ...

Would love to see you do a survival teepee

Today 9 31 23 same tarp Walmart was 15 to 18 dollars still is what i like using myself

Just found your channel. What brand is the tarp with the hood? I have been looking and can't find one.

Could the space blanket be used as a ground cloth if both are being carried?

12 x12 is optimum for woods living 4 seasons. But, a 8x8 I think is the best for solo.

Soo cool

I Like that tarp I had No idea that the H depot tarp had a silver side ! I like those clamps. (cam/jam... If I have to remember one more knot I am gonna lose it ; ) Why sticks ? I mean Y sticks . Good vid.

love your dog we have had 2 Great Pyrenees both were sweet dogs with great personalities they are really Gentle Giants with courage that's as big as they are , about ten years ago on a three day 2night trip the second night Sugar (our first G.P.)backed a black bear off and woke me up... Now then I dislike ground pounding for a bed here in the CSRA there are are just too many creepy crawlers and the air force will carry you away before morning and the fire ants Oh Holy cow!!!, but a hammock is just too uncomfortable for me... So I use a Dutch Army Hooped Bivy bag in combination with this tarp set up with an 8 x 10 harbor freight brown and silver tarp. the idea is that when it rains nothing get wet and I crawl out in he morning "on the dry" and the skeeters can't get to ya because of the built in bug net...

@10:47, was that poison ivy?

I came here to watch because of the thumbnail alone

Cool

8:12 Start here.

Nice video and shelter set up. Too bad Dave took his videos on it down. I like h Your improvements

Looks like you were on a down slope. Lowering the front will have all that storm water come in on you. Always look to make a platform to get you off of the ground!!!!!!

Just curious how tall is 3 tent poles stacked together

where can you find the army tent poles at

This is an older video but that smaller tarp could be used as a floor.

Where did you get your backpack

I like this style shelter except I run a bit of the tarp beneath my body to reduce the affection of bugs towards my skin

The only thing I liked was the cam jam

what's wrong with your good old army hootchie?

The irony of this being that it takes 20 min video to show a 3 min shelter. Nevertheless an excellent video !

If it’s raining I wouldn’t want to lay on wet damp ground

That's pretty fast

Are you the same guy, but without the beard?

Too small of a shelter for me. I prefer to cover completely from the rain.

Survival tarp shelter in 3 minutes. Video is 20 minutes long😂

Nicely done