Tarp Floor And How To Stake Tight

Hammer in the stakes on each corner making sure it is tightly secured.

Tarp floor and how to stake tight.

The tarp is draped over the paracord diagonally while the leading edges fold under to form the floor. Make sure the line is tight to prevent any sagging. The 30 degree angle of the tarp s roof will create a ten foot long living area. Stake down one side of the tarp.

Then stake down and tension the pole s guyline at about a 90 angle from that side of the tarp. Here s how to set up your tarp shelter as a wind shed. Tie a length of cord between the tent stake and the corner of the tarp. The distance apart of the two front corner stakes when you first lay out the tarp.

Tie 1 guy line around each tree roughly 4 5ft from the ground depending on the size of the tarp. You will also need to tie off some drip lines above the entrance of the shelter to prevent rain from running down the paracord and into the shelter. If you have trouble getting a good pitch try playing around with the following. Stake out the back corners and back wall guy lines.

It can be made by stringing the paracord between two trees. The a frame shelter is probably the most common shelter one can make. The tarp should be about 6 8 inches 15 cm off the ground all the way around. Put a trekking pole angled slightly in the middle of an adjacent side of the tarp.

Draping over the tarp and staking it down are the final steps required to make this standard shelter. The length and angle of the trekking pole. Throw the tarp over the line so the middle of the tarp meets the cord. Do the same thing for each of the other three corners of your a frame tarp shelter.