That bowline hint is common sense. Glad I now know it! Efficiency and comfort are always the result of details. You provide lots of those.Thanks for that and for the video.
The Aquaquest tarps are great canoe tarps. The largest sizes are 13x20 (4 or 8 lbs) and built like a tank. Green Elephant telescoping tent poles also make your life much easier, expand to 8 ft.
Edward thanks for watching and commenting. If you have a good technique for setting up a tarp you can have a drugstore tarp. If you have the skills to make a design that sheds not holds a gallon of water in a corner all night or a wind design that doesn’t make a sail with so much stress on it you rip those corners…or burn a hole in it, the tarp itself doesn’t have to be amazing, the skills to put it up, that has to be amazing and took me the longest to learn as a Guide.
@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide As a Survival & Bushcraft instructor and guide, I have to strongly disagree with that comment. Cheap tarps won't stand a chance in medium or high winds. this, EVEN with the best technique in the world. Also, you didn`t use the best technique to tie the tarp. so let's review this. All comes down to principles of physics here. So it's not I think this, she thinks that, He thinks that, etc.. It's based on science. Cheap tarps are very weak and using grommets only. They will tear in medium to high wind and have almost zero resistance to punctures and tears. The first thing that will "break" are grommets being teared away from the tarp. Good tarps have a reinforcements at every single grommet. Usually a strong piece of fabric sewed and then they add the grommet. The best tarps are not using grommets. They use loops which makes for a much stronger attachment system. Also, the best is to also have loops in the middle of the tarp. This allows for a fast, easy, and very secure A-frame setup using a ridgeline. As for securing a tarp kin this video. That tarp has grommets and it's reinforced. So that's good. However, attaching a cord like that with a simple loop puts all the pressure on a very tiny part of the grommet. So, increasing drastically the chance of a failure. The best way is to create a loop and insert the loop in the grommet. Then use insert a stick in the loop. The pressure will be reduce by 50% right there and split all the tension in two points. And it also split the tension all around the grommet as well, so you have even more than 50% reduction of pressure on a very small fraction of the grommet. Last, that long standing pole is nice. But have anyone to trip or a shift of wind and you'll end up with a disaster. That setup offers a tension on the pole from the top of the pole toward the bottom of the shelter. Now, take a long cord and split it in two with a round turn at the top of the pole. Then take one end and stake it in diagonal to the right. And do the same with the second part, but on the left this time. You'll end up with a triangular anchoring system and triangle is the shape offering the most strength. Just those two small modifications will make this a bombproof shelter. One last thing, the shape of that shelter is nice, but it won't scoop all the wind. This because of the openings at the bottom and may even lift the whole shelter in very high winds. If you want to verify. Just set that shelter then start a fire at the smaller end and add grass or anything that will create some smoke. If no wind, bring a big fan and plug it. You'll have a DIY wind tunnel and the smoke will clearly show you what the wind does. There's no better way to learn how to set tarps at its best than with a DIY wind-tunnel.
@@DiabloOutdoorsI can agree. I’ve had a cheap tarp from Home Depot tear on me in high winds when I needed it most in white rock mountains Arkansas. I’ve picked up two safari tarps from aqua quest and the quality seems promising. I’ve yet to try them in unforgiving conditions
Jane Barron originally made it, but she stopped making them. It’s made from Marine grade rip stop nylon 12 x 14 if you know anyone with an industrial machine.
Aquaquest makes some of the best tarps on the market. But there are plenty of other manufacturers. One thing you need to keep in mind is that Nylon (any kind of nylon) is light, but will sag a LOT when wet. Polyurethane tarps are heavier, but more resistant and won't sag. There's always a trade-off when it comes to the outdoors ;)
6 minutes with a maine guide, we got a twofer 🤙
That bowline hint is common sense. Glad I now know it! Efficiency and comfort are always the result of details. You provide lots of those.Thanks for that and for the video.
Thanks for all the comments and all the support!
Lisa. I spend a 100 to 120 days in the bush in northern Saskatchewan. Your videos are common sense and dead on. I learn a tweak every time.
Thanks so much. It comes from that many days on a river as a Guide. Thanks for watching and sharing.
Thanks Lisa , hope you and yours are well
Same to you!
The Aquaquest tarps are great canoe tarps. The largest sizes are 13x20 (4 or 8 lbs) and built like a tank. Green Elephant telescoping tent poles also make your life much easier, expand to 8 ft.
Edward thanks for watching and commenting. If you have a good technique for setting up a tarp you can have a drugstore tarp. If you have the skills to make a design that sheds not holds a gallon of water in a corner all night or a wind design that doesn’t make a sail with so much stress on it you rip those corners…or burn a hole in it, the tarp itself doesn’t have to be amazing, the skills to put it up, that has to be amazing and took me the longest to learn as a Guide.
@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide As a Survival & Bushcraft instructor and guide, I have to strongly disagree with that comment. Cheap tarps won't stand a chance in medium or high winds. this, EVEN with the best technique in the world. Also, you didn`t use the best technique to tie the tarp. so let's review this.
All comes down to principles of physics here. So it's not I think this, she thinks that, He thinks that, etc.. It's based on science. Cheap tarps are very weak and using grommets only. They will tear in medium to high wind and have almost zero resistance to punctures and tears. The first thing that will "break" are grommets being teared away from the tarp. Good tarps have a reinforcements at every single grommet. Usually a strong piece of fabric sewed and then they add the grommet. The best tarps are not using grommets. They use loops which makes for a much stronger attachment system. Also, the best is to also have loops in the middle of the tarp. This allows for a fast, easy, and very secure A-frame setup using a ridgeline.
As for securing a tarp kin this video. That tarp has grommets and it's reinforced. So that's good. However, attaching a cord like that with a simple loop puts all the pressure on a very tiny part of the grommet. So, increasing drastically the chance of a failure. The best way is to create a loop and insert the loop in the grommet. Then use insert a stick in the loop. The pressure will be reduce by 50% right there and split all the tension in two points. And it also split the tension all around the grommet as well, so you have even more than 50% reduction of pressure on a very small fraction of the grommet.
Last, that long standing pole is nice. But have anyone to trip or a shift of wind and you'll end up with a disaster. That setup offers a tension on the pole from the top of the pole toward the bottom of the shelter. Now, take a long cord and split it in two with a round turn at the top of the pole. Then take one end and stake it in diagonal to the right. And do the same with the second part, but on the left this time. You'll end up with a triangular anchoring system and triangle is the shape offering the most strength. Just those two small modifications will make this a bombproof shelter.
One last thing, the shape of that shelter is nice, but it won't scoop all the wind. This because of the openings at the bottom and may even lift the whole shelter in very high winds. If you want to verify. Just set that shelter then start a fire at the smaller end and add grass or anything that will create some smoke. If no wind, bring a big fan and plug it. You'll have a DIY wind tunnel and the smoke will clearly show you what the wind does. There's no better way to learn how to set tarps at its best than with a DIY wind-tunnel.
@@DiabloOutdoorsI can agree. I’ve had a cheap tarp from Home Depot tear on me in high winds when I needed it most in white rock mountains Arkansas. I’ve picked up two safari tarps from aqua quest and the quality seems promising. I’ve yet to try them in unforgiving conditions
Loved it....well done!
Thanks so much!
Nice tarp. Where can I get one of those?
Jane Barron originally made it, but she stopped making them. It’s made from Marine grade rip stop nylon 12 x 14 if you know anyone with an industrial machine.
Was that pole just a limb you can find in the bush? Or was it an actual man made pole?
Either will work.
What brand / type material for this tarp?
It’s made from Marine grade rip stop nylon. Approximately 12 x 16 feet. Thanks for watching!
Aquaquest makes some of the best tarps on the market. But there are plenty of other manufacturers. One thing you need to keep in mind is that Nylon (any kind of nylon) is light, but will sag a LOT when wet. Polyurethane tarps are heavier, but more resistant and won't sag. There's always a trade-off when it comes to the outdoors ;)
Is that a 12'x12' tarp?
No it’s a 12x16 a square tarp would be easier.
But a 12 x 16 will give you more depth
12x16 a square tarp would be easier.