Does anyone have any experience sleeping under a tarp in the winter? I've done tons of winter camping however I've only spent one night under a tarp. It worked pretty well but I'm just wondering if anyone else cares to share their experience or pics of their set ups? Here's mine:



I'm heading up for a 3 nighter to Algonquin Park with my dad in a few weeks. I have a hot tent that I normally sleep in but my dad snores like a beast so I can't sleep in the tent with him. I figure I'll relax in the hot tent until Im ready to hit the sack and then retire to my tarp! I figure I'll stay hunkered down in my bag in the morning until I hear the wood stove going in the hot tent ;)

I have done it a few times. The biggest issue is getting a proper rig to block wind and snow. One time I had a hill on one side blocking the wind but I still had small flakes of snow coming in from the open end. No big deal as it was cold enough the snow never melted.

The only time I did it I went with a "half wrap" method. Tarp was both ground cloth and roof... like a big "C" sort of.
Not sure the tent is going to block much of the "sounds of the night" though...Hmmm.

Lol even getting away 10-15 feet softens the sound a bit. I've worn earplugs in the past but I always love listening to the sounds of the forest when I sleep...

I usually tarp camp a week every winter. Solo hiked the Border Route for 4 days before Turkey Day. If my picture upload worked it's a shot of a 6 day trip to Curtain Falls last February with my girlfriend.

What I like to do is:
10x12 CCS Tarp with a bivy sack. Tarp is large enough to prevent nearly all spindrift if rigged well. Bivy helps with the last bit of snow as well as convective loss due to wind.

I like that set up..looks roomy but still looks well protected

quote Bearpaulsen: "


I usually tarp camp a week every winter. Solo hiked the Border Route for 4 days before Turkey Day. If my picture upload worked it's a shot of a 6 day trip to Curtain Falls last February with my girlfriend.


What I like to do is:
10x12 CCS Tarp with a bivy sack. Tarp is large enough to prevent nearly all spindrift if rigged well. Bivy helps with the last bit of snow as well as convective loss due to wind. "

I am not worthy, oh great Master.......Bear knoweth of what he speaketh!.....LOL

...and now you know what color tarp to get from Dan!!!

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Looks like someone is sleeping in....lol

Good point re the tarp colour. I own three or four tarps and all but one are bright colours. I find I gravitate to the neutral coloured tarp as I much prefer the "stealth" of a tarp that blends into its environment

quote Bearpaulsen: "


I usually tarp camp a week every winter. Solo hiked the Border Route for 4 days before Turkey Day. If my picture upload worked it's a shot of a 6 day trip to Curtain Falls last February with my girlfriend.


What I like to do is:
10x12 CCS Tarp with a bivy sack. Tarp is large enough to prevent nearly all spindrift if rigged well. Bivy helps with the last bit of snow as well as convective loss due to wind. "

Thanks allot for the Pic bearpaulsen. I like your set up. This will give me a great reference for my next cold camp trip.

photo of too lazy to do it right, the bivy sack makes this setup, or lack of setup, acceptable. i love being able to see the stars at night, if it were to snow i would have just pulled something over the top of the bivy, a jacket probably.

quote SteveElms73: "Does anyone have any experience sleeping under a tarp in the winter?"

You bet - in a hammock! Clearly the way to go with a tarp. :)