Sticky on tarp set-ups?

[toddhunter]

I'd like to see tarp set-ups on one thread. Diamond, Baker's Hut, winter, and other really creative configurations, with clear photos showing how they are staked and tied out. Or maybe I should just say, "Show me your best tarp setup!"

[dragon360]

You can try that! Also look up some drawn up work from member dejoha. He also has a few in his book as well.

[gargoyle]

Try here.

Not its own sticky, but its a site with lots of tarp deployment ideas.
(scroll down alot to see the diagrams)

Should keep ya busy awhile...

[toddhunter]

Looks like origami.

[2ply]

Looks like origami.

That was my thought as well. Still trying to figure out how the folds stay in place and don't collapse.

[wwk10]

I never slept on the ground with a tarp, but researching tarps is what led me to hammocks. I think the link above is a good reference tool once you understand tarps, but I did not think it was clear for a beginner. I will try to find the link to some of the first tarps setups I was able to master.

[wwk10]

Its been years so some of these links may not still be good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Ndo...eature=related Open Pyramid Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkBeZqXU4zk&feature= Open Pyramid Video
http://www.mungosaysbah.com/p/recent-popular-posts.html Open Pyramid
http://nwwoodsman.com/Articles/TarpSetUp.html Pyramid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzJHu...eature=related Pyramid Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxqlXgh04lM Pyramid
http://www.hufsoft.com/bsa51/page0003.html Pyramid
http://www.hufsoft.com/pyramiddle/Default.aspx Pyramid http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/v...&view=previous
Pyramid with stove
http://zombiehunters.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21973 Bivys Tarp Construction
http://www.equipped.com/tarp-shelters.htm Tarp PDF
http://www.tothewoods.net/ Hammock Tarps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjMml...ayer_embedded#!
General tarp knowledge Video Good
http://www.bushwalking.org.au/FAQ/tarp/TarpShel.htm Same old PDF Better Format

[wwk10]

I accused the pdf in the previous link of not being clear.
Maybe I should not have done that before I post this.
This is my cheat sheet.
Page two walks you through some basic set ups.

I was trying to design a tarp that could be deployed several ways including some of my own design which I have since abandoned.
The pyramid design is A) easy and B) impressive C) not practical in real life.
The open pyramid is a common and useful one.

Tarp Tent short with links.pdf