Comments on: Knot of the Week: Rigging a Tarp Shelter, Part 2 http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-rigging-a-tarp-shelter-part-2/ Imminent Threat Solutions Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:47:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-rigging-a-tarp-shelter-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21676 Jason Sun, 16 May 2010 14:15:13 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=5360#comment-21676 I gotta look into getting one of these. Using a poncho sucks and tarps are to heavy and bulky, not to mention the glare that comes off a tarp. I've been using sharpened sticks for a while too and my Gerber LMK (Ithink thats the acronym for it) works well for hammering the stakes into the ground. I gotta look into getting one of these. Using a poncho sucks and tarps are to heavy and bulky, not to mention the glare that comes off a tarp. I’ve been using sharpened sticks for a while too and my Gerber LMK (Ithink thats the acronym for it) works well for hammering the stakes into the ground.

]]> By: Homer J. Simpson http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-rigging-a-tarp-shelter-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21519 Homer J. Simpson Fri, 14 May 2010 18:40:47 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=5360#comment-21519 I just got lucky. It was only drizzling when I set up the bivy. The skies opened up later. The lightning was impressive when viewed through the somewhat translucent sil tarp. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good! I just got lucky. It was only drizzling when I set up the bivy. The skies opened up later. The lightning was impressive when viewed through the somewhat translucent sil tarp.

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good!

]]> By: Bryan Black http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-rigging-a-tarp-shelter-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21433 Bryan Black Thu, 13 May 2010 19:58:12 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=5360#comment-21433 Great tip Homer! Great tip Homer!

]]> By: Bryan Black http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-rigging-a-tarp-shelter-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21413 Bryan Black Thu, 13 May 2010 19:34:58 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=5360#comment-21413 Michael, Homer hit the nail on the head. Simply gathering the tarp and tying it up with 550 will give you an attachment point. It won't be as pretty as a sewn loop, but will still do the job. Thanks for the comment! Michael, Homer hit the nail on the head. Simply gathering the tarp and tying it up with 550 will give you an attachment point. It won’t be as pretty as a sewn loop, but will still do the job.

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Bryan Black http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-rigging-a-tarp-shelter-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21412 Bryan Black Thu, 13 May 2010 19:33:26 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=5360#comment-21412 Very true Homer! It's very different to read about it, and then to actually do it. How did you rig up your Sil-Tarp during the thunderstorms you were in? I ditto the site selection, and forgot to mention that in the article. You should look for where the typical flow of water runs, its easy to spot. Look for the high ground and spots where you won't get a stream flowing into your site. Of course you seem to know this and my mention of it was just as a general statement to add to the article. Thanks for the comment! Very true Homer! It’s very different to read about it, and then to actually do it. How did you rig up your Sil-Tarp during the thunderstorms you were in? I ditto the site selection, and forgot to mention that in the article. You should look for where the typical flow of water runs, its easy to spot. Look for the high ground and spots where you won’t get a stream flowing into your site. Of course you seem to know this and my mention of it was just as a general statement to add to the article.

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Homer J. Simpson http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-rigging-a-tarp-shelter-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21406 Homer J. Simpson Thu, 13 May 2010 18:25:17 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=5360#comment-21406 If you mean "what do I do if my tarp doesn't have the center loops", just place an acorn or similarly sized smoth rock underneath the spot in the tarp where you want a tieoff. Tie it off with some 550 using a clove hitch (or whatever floats your boat). Bingo, you now have a tieoff point where you want it. If you mean “what do I do if my tarp doesn’t have the center loops”, just place an acorn or similarly sized smoth rock underneath the spot in the tarp where you want a tieoff. Tie it off with some 550 using a clove hitch (or whatever floats your boat). Bingo, you now have a tieoff point where you want it.

]]> By: Michael Liptak http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-rigging-a-tarp-shelter-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21324 Michael Liptak Wed, 12 May 2010 16:00:48 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=5360#comment-21324 Great series! I'm just wondering, is there any way to rig a good shelter with the tarp w/o the external center tie loops? Tip for the next parts - cold weather setup ;). Keep up the great work! Great series! I’m just wondering, is there any way to rig a good shelter with the tarp w/o the external center tie loops?

Tip for the next parts – cold weather setup ;).

Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Homer J. Simpson http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-rigging-a-tarp-shelter-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21318 Homer J. Simpson Wed, 12 May 2010 14:02:10 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=5360#comment-21318 Great series of articles, guys. These kind of skills are great to have. Gotta practice them, though, not just read about it on the internet! I have a similarly sized sil-nylon tarp by O-Ware that I tote even on dayhikes. Two weeks ago I bivied with no sleeping bag (on purpose!) in heavy thunderstorms that literally dumped rain all night long. I stayed bone-dry under the sil-tarp. I had sealed the 1 seam with the proper stuff (Sil-Net by McNett) the day I bought the tarp. Of course site selection was key. If you pick the wrong spot, it will turn into a lake no matter what your tarp setup. Great series of articles, guys. These kind of skills are great to have. Gotta practice them, though, not just read about it on the internet!

I have a similarly sized sil-nylon tarp by O-Ware that I tote even on dayhikes. Two weeks ago I bivied with no sleeping bag (on purpose!) in heavy thunderstorms that literally dumped rain all night long. I stayed bone-dry under the sil-tarp. I had sealed the 1 seam with the proper stuff (Sil-Net by McNett) the day I bought the tarp.

Of course site selection was key. If you pick the wrong spot, it will turn into a lake no matter what your tarp setup.

]]> By: Bryan Black http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-rigging-a-tarp-shelter-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21278 Bryan Black Tue, 11 May 2010 20:20:46 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=5360#comment-21278 Hey Jon, The bowing will definitely be lessened by this system, and you've just made me remember something about the video. I kept saying guideline and guy line, I have trouble keeping those straight LOL. It's actually guy line and I need to get better at remembering that! The Sil-Nylon tarp is nice because as long as you seal the seams it's inherently waterproof because of the silicone. Regular tarps will leak, not to mention shredding in high wind :) Hey Jon,

The bowing will definitely be lessened by this system, and you’ve just made me remember something about the video. I kept saying guideline and guy line, I have trouble keeping those straight LOL. It’s actually guy line and I need to get better at remembering that!

The Sil-Nylon tarp is nice because as long as you seal the seams it’s inherently waterproof because of the silicone. Regular tarps will leak, not to mention shredding in high wind :)

]]> By: Bryan Black http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-rigging-a-tarp-shelter-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21277 Bryan Black Tue, 11 May 2010 20:16:57 +0000 http://www.itstactical.com/?p=5360#comment-21277 Thanks Brock, the next video will get detailed on staking it in and tying the knots needed to set up the tension system. Thanks Brock, the next video will get detailed on staking it in and tying the knots needed to set up the tension system.

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