Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: Tarp Set-Up & Style?
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mirth |
I recently had the continuous ridgeline tarp out on a father's day campout and as pitched with prusiks on the ridgeline ends made for a very taut tarp. Worked great for keeping the mosquito shelter it was pitched above dry. |
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sedges |
My set up is to shelter the entrance to the tent, providing a place to get in/out of rain gear and wet shoes. I'm only sitting under it if it is raining and then it provides good shelter for reading and cooking or a game of cribbage if I my partner is along. I lower the up-wind side to the ground for a wind break if necessary. My chair is an old Crazy Creek, so I'm sitting on the ground. |
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NMJim |
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Shizzle |
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iCallitMaize |
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YetiJedi |
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sedges |
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THEGrandRapids |
goaljohnbill: " What brand of screen house is this? I skimmed the thread but couldn't find it. EDIT: Never mind. I see if over in the DIY gear... Nice job! |
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Scoobs |
cyclones30: "We have a CCS and it is so worth the money. I typically set it up with ridgeline between trees and bring the sides down for a sort of A frame. Sometimes I'll keep one side up higher depending on wind direction or forecast. " This whole set up just looks all kinds of cozy.... |
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ppine |
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ozarkpaddler |
WHendrix: "CCS 10x12 rigged with a ridgeline stuff sack." Ditto. I also throw in two "Painter's poles." Inexpensive and use them as a walking stick on the portages. |
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jhb8426 |
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iCallitMaize |
mgraber: "WHendrix: "CCS 10x12 rigged with a ridgeline stuff sack." I make little evo loops out of zing-it/lash-it and larkshead to tarp connections. They stay on the tarp. Set-up ridgeline and just loop your prusiks over the button knot. Best mod I have done with my set-up. |
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Frenchy |
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x2jmorris |
I cook exclusively over the fire so I need a little overhang over the fire. So wherever the fire pit is, is where my tarp is going. I run a center line rope as well so I also don't have any poles. |
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moosedoggie |
He can explain it much better, I'm sure, but it involves tying an over-branch rope to the center of the tarp, raising it to the desired height and then addressing the corners. |
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cyclones30 |
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gonorth1 |
Creativity, problem solving skills, knowledge of knots, lay of the land in the campsite, and factoring in weather and wind all go into setting up a tarp. An expensive tarp or an inexpensive one will serve you well in the BWCA if you practice and are willing to experiment with different scenarios and set ups. Some folks will set up an inexpensive tarp over the fire pit. Some will set up two such tarps to create a draft or chimney effect. Most with a higher end tarp wouldn't think of doing this. One of the joys of wilderness paddling is dealing with what is given to you rather than imposing your will on a given situation. |
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plander |
iCallitMaize: "mgraber: "WHendrix: "CCS 10x12 rigged with a ridgeline stuff sack." This has been posted on other threads... CCS Ridgeline stuff sack in use video |
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Hammertime |
NMJim: "I wonder if anyone might share with me the make and vendor of that mosquito net shelter beneath the tarp? Looks ideal! I can’t say enough good things about the Nemo bugout 12x12. An absolute day/night saver when the storms roll in. I will never go out there without it anymore. |
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pastorjsackett |
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Blackdogyak |
NMJim: ""I need at least 11 or 12 ft at the ridge to cover the ends of the hammock." Nope. I run the 13 foot perpendicular to the ridge so that I can get enough area inside and also get the bottom edges of the tarp around 12 from the ground. Running the 13 foot direction parallel to ridge would help my coverage of the hammock ends...but five feet of "roof" on either side of the ridge is not enough. |
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NMJim |
If you pitch your 11' hammock under the 10x13' tarp, you should have almost 17' of tarp protecting you, ¿que no? |
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Blackdogyak |
LilyPond: "I really like this cheaper tarp by Unigear. 3000mm coating and $30 for 10x10 ft. Available in two larger sizes. My Unigear 300x400. (10x13) has done really well for me past9 months. betwet trips and backyard setup , it's been rigged almost the whole 9 months. Although they don't show it in the photos, the tarp has mid panel tie outs on either side so you can pull up excess using a guy line to a tree and get more room inside the tarp. It seems well built although certainly it's not the lightest. The 10x13 is a little small for my 11 ft hammock setup. I need at least 11 or 12 ft at the ridge to cover the ends of the hammock, so I'm planning on buying one of their largest sizes. I like to be able to pitch the tarp as an A-frame but don't use the very corners to tie it out. Go one tie out in from the corners and use that . Now with the corners not staked out you can pull them in towards the ridgeline and make doors out of the flaps at both ends. This works really well. Seems like a lot of people like to hang the tarp from the Ridgeline with the Ridgeline outside and above the tarp. I like throwing my tarp over the Ridgeline because it's pretty easy to pitch that way but it also gives me the Ridgeline on the inside which I used to hang all sorts of stuff from. Also since the tarpley is completely on top of the ridgeline, it distributes the load pretty well and doesn't concentrate it at the tie out points. After years of using taut line hitch to stake out tarps and tents, I have started using the Nite Ize figure 9 with the carabiner and it makes going out the lines extremely easy and fast to readjust. |
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schweady |
Expo Newsletter |
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goaljohnbill |
Shizzle: "This bugnet looks pretty cool, any info about it?"If you are talking about the one in the pic from TheGrandRapids post it is a DIY project of mine. Here is the link to the discussions I got the plans from including discussions of mods people made. DIY Pitched Roof Bugnet |
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NMJim |
Thanks in advance for any guidance. |
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NMJim |
Thanks in advance for any guidance. |
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Saberboys |
NMJim: "I wonder if anyone might share with me the make and vendor of that mosquito net shelter beneath the tarp? Looks ideal! There are a few to choose from, the one in the photo appears to be a Eureka! No Bug Zone. Sometimes hard to find, but my local Fleet Farm had them this winter. Eureka! Cooke Custom Sewing (CCS) has a great Screen Shelter in 1.1 or 1.9 oz CCS There is also the Nemo Bug Out Shelter Nemo |
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Gaidin53 |
Debating on getting a Cam Jam Aluminum cord tightener. I could just clip that onto the trucker’s hitch and super tighten it up easy as it gets. I’d only get that one and use it only on the Ridgeline side. I’m going to the Midwest Mountaineering Expo in a couple of weeks and Dan Cooke is doing a tarp set up demonstration class twice on Saturday. Definitely planning on attending that. Ryan |
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Scout64 |
12x12 Tarp |
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Argo |
pastorjsackett: "This was fun to read. I am terrible at setting up tarps and I've never got the hang of my Nemo Bugout either. I rarely take it anymore. Don't lose faith! I have a similar tarp from Eureka. It's a Godsend and easy to set up. The only trick is to establish the right height so that the mesh sides hang appropriately. Just use a continuous ridgeling using a couple of prussik knots to anchor the endpoints (the ridgeline can stay attached to your tarp in storage as well for a quicker assembly). I usually get two sticks to prop up my two side tie-out points. Then stake down or use rocks to stabilize the mesh sides. |
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LilyPond |
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076C716QL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I also really like these cheaper aluminum poles, though I only use them for car camping. $40 a pair, 2.11 lbs/pair. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P7GH32D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 |
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SweetBerryWine |
I have seen some smaller, lighter tarps at local outdoor shops, but can't justify spending $150.00 on that style of tarp. How does your crew set up the campsite "dry" area? Where do you ideally like to set it up? |
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WHendrix |
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Jaywalker |
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goaljohnbill |
ozarkpaddler: "WHendrix: "CCS 10x12 rigged with a ridgeline stuff sack." +2 this winter I swapped the 550 for dyneema. ~3/8" for the ridge line and zingit for the tie outs. The lost weight is pleasant, the lost bulk is fantastic, and the reduced strech is also great. Everyone else still in bed in St Criox state park Took a pole on the multi day st croix trip and had to use it. One of our campsites only had 1 functional tree on it |
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Wintersguy80 |
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cyclones30 |
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Tomcat |
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awbrown |
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butthead |
I use other styles as well, all depends on the camp area to setup over. Thanks for the reference moosedoggie, cowdoc! butthead |
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cowdoc |
moosedoggie: "I use a CCS ridgeline setup over my hammock but have stolen BUTTHEAD's idea for the main group tarp. I do the butthead tee-pee style when I can. I do center ridge lines but also diagonal ridgelines. Depends on how I want to "squeeze" it in. |
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HowardSprague |
cowdoc: "moosedoggie: "I use a CCS ridgeline setup over my hammock but have stolen BUTTHEAD's idea for the main group tarp. Is that a carabiner attached to a prusik, to keep the middle end of the tarp stretched out? |
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cowdoc |
HowardSprague: "cowdoc: "moosedoggie: "I use a CCS ridgeline setup over my hammock but have stolen BUTTHEAD's idea for the main group tarp. 1st pic has a beener on the center hub (umbrella style), next 2 pics.....yes...prussik on the ridge line with a beener hooked through it and hooked to loop tie out. When I can, I like the beener on the tie out loop for the ridge line.....less wear and tear on the loop than a cord through it. |
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jhb8426 |
sedges: "My set up is to shelter the entrance to the tent" What is the tent in the pic? Looks to be a Eureka of some form. |
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Argo |
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mgraber |
WHendrix: "CCS 10x12 rigged with a ridgeline stuff sack." I use the exact same, best money I ever spent! and it survived a storm with 70+ mph wind with only a slightly stretched seam. Unbelievably strong. Sil nylon is MUCH stronger than coated nylon even though it is MUCH lighter. Hard to believe, but true. Stuff sack and a ridgeline set-up with prusik knots can make set-up an under 5 minute deal 90% of the time. |