25 Tarp Tent Shelters

How to Make A Tarp Tent with 25 Designs
https://rollingfox.com/how-to-make-a-tarp-tent-with-designs

Below I’ve listed 25 different tarp shelter designs to help you get started. Each configuration has its pros and cons and there isn’t really a perfect design for all occasions. You’ll have to chose the right one depending on your situation or you could just try them all out to test your bushcraft tarp setup skills.

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Includes:

25 Tarp Configurations Infographic​    ​
Gear You Will Need    
Locations and Where to Set Up a Shelter​    
Tarp Shelter Plans With Instructions        


1. Basic A Frame Tarp Shelter        
2. Basic Lean-to Tarp Shelter        
3. Bivy Bag Cornet Shelter        
4. Adirondack Configuration Tarp Shelter        
5. C-fly Wedge        
6. Envelope Tarp Shelter Design        
7. Flat Roof Lean-To        
8. Ground Tarp Sheet        
9. Half Box Shelter        
10. Hammock Shelter / Diamond Tarp Setup        
11. Plough-Point / Diamond Fly        
12. Rectangular Stall        
13. Ridge Line Lean-to        
14. Tortilla        
15. Basic Fly Line Roof        
16. Basic Fly Roof Using Poles        
17. Body Bag        
18. Dining Fly        
19. Forrester        
20. Half Cone Fly        
21. Holden Tent        
22. Partial Pyramid        
23. Sentry Box        
24. Square Arch        
25. Toque Tent

13 Shelters That You Can Build With A Military Poncho
https://www.askaprepper.com/13-different-ways-use-military-poncho-shelter/

   Every shelter  that you’re about to see has its own strengths: some will better protect you from the rain and snow, others from wind and sun.

Of course, there are a lot of ways you can bend the material to make yourself a good shelter, and these are just some of the possibilities. In the end, it all comes down to your adaptability to the situation and place you’re in. ---CONTINUED---

A Tremendous Tarp Trick
https://survivormedic.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/a-tremendous-tarp-trick/

  Here’s a quick tip for setting up a tarp shelter. Pull some   ...   ---CONTINUED---

Tarp Shelters
http://blackthorn-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Tarp-Shelters.pdf

(61 page PDF)

Includes:
--What are Tarp-shelters?
--What’s a Vertical Support System (VSS)?
--What sort of rope?
--What sort of ground stakes?
--What sort of tarpaulin?
--These ‘do-it-yourself’ designs look like some of the ...
--Can’t I put a groundsheet and insect mesh in a Tarp-shelter?
--If it’s not as good as a modern tent, what CAN I use a DIY Tarp-shelter for?
--Emergency backup?  How do these Tarp-shelters handle storms?
--Tarp-shelters can’t handle wind and rain, hail and snow?
--What limitations regarding ‘design’ and ‘set-up’ are we talking about?   ... And MUCH MORE!    ---CONTINUED---