tub for your tarp?

[mattyg]

At the Texas hang this year there was a guy with a teepee with zippered slots for his suspension to go out. He could put two hammocks in it.

[cloudedice]

I saw a thread recently where I guy made a hot tent from a MSR tent.
I cn't remember if it had a floor and can't find the thread darn-it.

I remember the thread and it didn't have a floor. It was like a 6 man tarp/shelter thing.

[OutandBack]

I remember the thread and it didn't have a floor. It was like a 6 man tarp/shelter thing.

Thanks.
Sorry OP thought I save you a bit of sewing if there was something already out there..

[cloudedice]

Thanks.
Sorry OP thought I save you a bit of sewing if there was something already out there..

Here's the video. I can't find the original thread, though.

[1csleptonkayak]

Here's the HF thread
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...=twin+brothers

MSR Twin Brothers = $500
LxWxH = 168" x 90" x 72"

MSR Twin Sisters = $300
LxWxH = 114" x 60" x 42"
probably not enough height to run suspension into?

My old bones like the idea of a hot tent at sub 25*F

[Chiefstryker]

Hey Carl, I was doing a search for flooring for my tarp when I found this interesting info.


Here is the website for this tub http://www.bearpawwd.com/shelters_fl...tub_floor.html

This could be useful for those times when you are traveling through an area that doesn't allow hammocking and you have to go to ground. As long as you are using modular type set up, it would be a pain if you use an all in one set up though.

[cmoor]

I was thinking about something like this the other day. I was thinking of a way to make some sort of screen tent under a tarp for me and the dogs and I was leaning to modifying a eureka timberline 4 some how. If I could use the floor and replace the upper with mosquito netting I think it could work

[joe_guilbeau]

Here is a simple way to rig up a tub for any square or rectangular tarp.

The following link (article from David B. Macpherson) will illustrate some options for tarps and sheltering options.

http://www.equipped.org/tarp-shelters.htm

Pull up the article and do a <Cntrl F> and enter the search string <Tub Floor>. You will get "22-hits" in the article.

The 3rd hit will take you to the correct place in the article.

In the article is a simple way to create a tub floor by taking each corner of the tarp and folding in the corners towards the center of the tarp, then a few simple clips to hold the corners together... one could add an additional aluminum tube for corner supports to finish the job.

We have used the free standing tripods to hang hammocks and a 12' x 20' modified standing arch as coverage on beach shorelines as protection from rain and sun while kayak fishing the coastal wetlands on the coast.

Some use the military camo net system aluminum poles to make the tripods. Two poles will give an 8-foot length, with 6 total for a tripod.

Granted, this is not ultralight or even an option for backpacking weight, but with a flame resistant poly tarp with 14x14 tread count, it makes a very secure and weatherproof shelter that is free-standing and fits the ticket for paddling and camping on the coast line in summer and winter conditions.

[WereYeti]

Hennessy has a "super-shelter" thing which describes a similar system to this. I didn't buy it when I got my hammock, but I think the description said something like "attachable bottom to give you a completely enclosed space".

[WereYeti]

"Waterproof, windproof SilNylon UnderCover creates a trapped airspace" -Hennessy site.
http://hennessyhammock.com/catalog/insulation/

Like I said, I didn't buy it (because that's too close to a t**t for my liking and it seems unnecessary), but hopefully that helps you in your search.