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camping shelter please help?
i use tents but i want to start using tarps but i dont know how to set 1 up any advice or tips
Tarps don’t tend to use poles and that’s the advantage of them over a tent. It gives a problem that you have to find s suitable trees to tie them too though.
Basically you want to tie a rope “ridge pole” between 2 trees. Keep it level and whatever height above the ground you think is suitable (depends on the predicted weather, temperature and your kit – the lower the ground the more weather tight it is, higher up and more space and you can cook easier under it).
Next from the 4 corners tie a rope from them to a point low down on a tree or to the ground using pegs or a weight to hold the rope in place. This gives you a roof shape.
That’s about all there is to it.
Go out and try for yourself and practise a bit.
How to put up a camping tarp.
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