Great example of how to use the Tarp Buddy. I have heard of the concept of using the clear plastic and fire in front but never saw as good an example as this. Thanks!
Lonnie, Excellent job on the video. Thank you for your review and honest opinion. You do a great job on your videos and that is some beautiful country side you use for your back drop. Thank you sir, Dan
I do like the Tarp Buddy idea! It's great if you're in a place you can't find useful materials for the same job. But I always been in locations where there's rocks or I could cut out a piece wood and use my paracord to tie the tarp around them tight and the other end to tree or pegged into ground, etc. But, yeah... Tarp Buddy good for places without those materials or to save time instead of looking all over the area for something. I do approve of the product for those reasons!
If you are interested in this subject, you may enjoy the video I did on emergency tarp suspension options. Tarps - Emergency Grommet Alternatives ruclips.net/video/oPKdEpa2MIg/видео.html
I've heard people talk about super shelters and just figured it was a big tarp shelter, I hadn't heard the bit about the clear plastic letting the heat from your fire in and trapping it like a greenhouse. That's an interesting idea, thanks.
Joseph Marrero That is awesome. I used to be a leader of a Christian boys group very similar to the scouts known as Royal Rangers. I still enjoy sharing the knowledge of the wilds with the young folks. That is great that you are using the videos with the young fellas.
Pretty neat piece of work and extremely handy and cheap to make. Those tarp buddies look like they were made for such a shelter. Nice one. Take care...
Tarp Buddy is a great take off on the method that you taught us to use a rounded stone or marble. Gather the tarp around it. Then tie cord trapping the stone. Tarp Buddy is more versatile.
Excellent shelter I own three of those all weather blankets they work great for winter camping. Nice setup with the bipod as well. I use them a lot for hammock camping in the winter. I always learn something new from your videos. -Eric
Great video I've been studying bush craft out In the San Gabriel's in California your videos have been a great deal of help especially when all I take is a tarp and some paracord!
Excellent shelter Lonnie. I have used a super shelter in the middle of winter here in New Hampshire and had to take layers off so as not to overheat. The one we made was a leanto made with natural materials with the plastic on the front and mylar blankets on the inside of the roof...it worked really well but took a while to construct. I really like this "instant super shelter" design...looks like it would be quite packable and quick to setup. The low roof looks to be a very warm and efficient design with plenty of room for gear... I always pick up some great ideas and tips when I watch your videos. Thanks a lot for sharing and I hope all is well on your end Sir. :) -Lochlainn
+Moss Stone Woodlore That does sound like a great shelter that you made and I'll bet that it was indeed very toasty. We are doing well here and hope the same for you and yours as well.
Nice shelter Lonnie Always nice to see new things coming out to help in making things easier, I always used small round river rocks or if none where around I would make some out of tree branches cut in about 1 in peaces, round the corners so it won't cut the tarp And it's Free lol Have a great day my friend :-)
+Tim LeDoux Thanks. Yes I did a video on those very same tarp holding ideas and use them myself if needed. I also showed ways of just plain tyeing your cordage directly to the tarp. Many people however are really into gear / equipment.
Another fine video. And a very easy to make shelter. As usual, beautiful country. Thanks for the video and the info. I will check out the tarp buddy. Good to have another video from you all.
+A J Taylor Thank you. Yes any tarp would work though perhaps not quite as well as the reflective surface tarps. Canvas tarps might work quite well also since they would allow some evaporation of moisture from under the tarp unlike the waterproof tarps
Very nice video Lonnie - suffering somewhat of a heat wave down here, but will be using our set of Tarp Buddy fasteners to rig more shade when they arrive. Thanks for the heads up on them!
oldgeekster1 Good to hear from you again. Hope your heat wave isn't too severe for you folks there. It is quite surprising how many different ways these tarp buddys can be useful
TuckerSP2011 Thank you my friend. When my wife (the videographer) scooted into the shelter after the video was over she remarked how noticeably warmer it was with just the weak sunshine shining through the clear front and the reflective material interior.
Pretty neat shelter Lonnie. I think that the reflected heat from radiating fire through the clear front and off the silver liner in low temperatures would be super...In temperate weather rather than plastic rig some screening or mosquito netting across the front for breathability. Adding Gorilla tape to my rig. As always top notch Lonnie. Thanks. Best.
Have made this shelter many times tho never with the mylar tarps. Those tarps cost over 20bucks a piece here and taped together they are actually large enough to consider, regluar size are nothing i would want. Never tried a super shelter idea with it. It would have air flow from the sides by the ground, so you can breath lol . Well done and cool idea, ill have to try that sometime
Kullcraven Bushcraft I think you will be surprised by the benefits experienced from the reflective interior. A person could always try using a spray adhesive to laminate the cheap "space blankets" to the inexpensive poly tarp material. That would probably produce a sturdier but yet cheaper alternative to my method.
I like your method to be honest, just expensive for me, if they were a good size i love to have those tarps, and what you did, it is one large tarp awesome as always buddy.
walleyefishin rod You are welcome Rod. After using these Tarp Buddys they have become my main tarp "gripper" system. They are so simple to use and so much more effective than the competition that I have tried
SouthPaw Bushcraft They are in production now and the prices were quite reasonable. I am assuming the prices wont change much if they are able to upgrade their production facilities but I don't know that for sure. I have known about these for maybe a year but never tried them until I was sent these samples. On of my video viewers/subscribers tipped me off to these Tarp Buddys quite a while ago
Lonnie hope ya'll doing good I was hoping if you can build a super shliter like the one with the A frame with a fire so we can see how effective it can be ,we know the big ones can be very effective but I've never seen a small one like the one you build in this video hope you can do ,by the way I'm a huge fan thank you and connie for sharing
I have already done a video that I believe might address your request. Easy Portable Survival Shelter For Extreme Cold ruclips.net/video/qcxu9DPRpIw/видео.html
Still trying to figure out who came up with the 5 by 7 dimension 8 by 10 or 10 by 10 would be much more practical. Thanks for the demonstration. Have a good evening
Will the tape still hold in cold weather? I know Alabama doesn't get near as cold at Alaska but I'm curious how the cold affects the bond of the tape. I'm going to try the teepee method Lonnie shows and before I cut up a tarp and buy high dollar tape I'd like to know what to expect.
A good quality tape such as the Gorilla or T-Rex tapes I have used on my tipi and range tents hold up fine in cold weather as long as it is originally applied during warm weather or indoors. Alaska New Years Eve Hot Tent Campout ruclips.net/video/HcTpAmHoXjQ/видео.html Make A Pyramid or Range Hot Tent On The Cheap ruclips.net/video/t47WFUZM4go/видео.html
This is like my little clear red plastic tube tent. I overlap the foot end into a point, and half hitch closed with the ridge line that is staked at the foot. I use my walking sticks for the bipod and half hitched together with the ridge line. Then stake out the front guy line. With the addition of putting duct tape above and below the tubing, one can use the walking stick points (or a grommet hole) keeping the head end corners in place. Otherwise, one can have some small ties keeping the tubing to the 2 walking sticks. I have enough free tubing at the head end to overwrap together and close it at night. If you overhand the mylar space blanket or sheeting inside the tent keeps things toasty. If you have further bugs (skeeters are determined to bite me!) then you can hand a mosquito netting from the ridge line inside of the mylar inside the plastic tent. Put the pad on the ground, and sleeping bag atop, and I have found that there is no moisture issues in my case, in all weather situations. Less than 5# overall, and using the equipment for my hiking/camping/bushcrafting. You have the survival tarp made of what looks like cross-fiber house wrap and then reflective mylar inside. I am looking at making tyvek-mylar (60# test) tarp-shelter fabric, that is both water and moisture proof. Super light. If you want to spray camou colors on white tyvek, those are other spring-summer-fall color options. If you use a 3M x 3M (or U.S. 9 ft x 9 ft) tarp then you can make a conventional pup tent of 3 foot sides, and 3 foot footprint. Folds up into small and ultralight weight product. In summer, turn out mylar to reflect sun light and heat. In winter, turn inside for warmth and heat reflection. One can have the sideways tent side open (as flying tarp) to campfire and heat reflection of mylar down and into tent. At night, close up. Using velcro stripping at the foot and side, on can seal up the entire foot and side, with only the front needing closure. Using a 3 ft - 3 ft - 3 ft design. Start with the 3 ft foot print. Then it becomes the 3 ft left side of tent and ridge line edge. Then fold down the last 3 ft right side. If you put in a tyvek strip of loops or pockets at the 4 1/2 ft (on the left side), a 6 ft ridge line looping and/or pocketing strip, and a 7 1/2 foot (on the right side), you can hang and store vast amounts of items on the taut tent sidings. In all of the open and flying tarp designs, these same hanging and storage areas are of even greater opportunity. The tyvek (like Goretex) has micropores for breathability (moisture lock for houses, yet breathes), and outdoor moisture and water proof for the footprint and tarp/shelter - tent sides, and inside moisture controls. All corner points in this design have reinforced tyvek and grommets, or tyvek loopings for staking or toggling with stakes. Using the 9 ft x 9 ft tarp design, the 6 ft ridge line has 2 slits with a cover fabric that allows you to have a 9 ft long pup tent, or a 7 ft pup tent (with 1 foot extra at foot and head ends). This allows the tent ends to be wrapped closed, or have a tightening line inside the sleeved edges to pucker close the tent ends. This same tyvek/mylar has further applications for a hammock cot, hammock cot (coccoon overlap), hammock, hammock (coccoon overlap), ... or my further design of a totally hanging hammock chrysalis (like a butterfly chrysalis) from a horizontal/diagonal tree limb, or a safe dead fall trunk. The overlap imitates a bivy and removes the additional equipment of a tarp/shelter or bivy around a hammock or ground sleeping bag. Down to -40F. The overlap has the same velcro stripping at the foot and side edge maing for a totally enclosed bivy. With the wide and deep hammock design, the same velcro stripping, can zip shut the entire hammock edges above you for a total weather, rain/snow, wind proof design. Ultralight and matches and exceeds ENO hammock design. With addition of superlight double reflective mylar and bubble insulate wrap as the mattress pad (versus the ENO hammock quilt design) you have a vastly lightweight sleeping system. Easy set up, tear down, and backpack carrying.
John Lord Sounds to me like you need to do some videos of your unique setup. Sounds interesting. That tyvek is wonderful material from all I've heard. The trouble is that a person has to buy such an enormous volume of the product in order to have enough for a small product. I don't believe that they sell it in smaller amounts other than a contractors roll.
Wish I could do vids for everybody, but not able, production, vidding, etc. So I try and contribute when the topic is the same. You have good vids I like them, and your showing all the how to dos. And you have that tarp/mylar that I like. Your tarp material is the cross fiber housewrap (the lesser version of tyvek? Looks like some cross weaving design. Odd of Norwegian Bushcraft started all this topic with his spray gluing mylar onto his tarp, ... and everything else took off from there with a tyvek hammock cot and coccoon coverall (Mitch Native Survival), wool blanket hammock and hammock coccon (Dave Canterbury), and then my dual tripod tyvek hammock and coverall, and my masterpiece tyvek haning hammock pouch (butterfly chrysalis design) from tree limb or stable dead fall. Tyvek tarp/mylar has multiple season winter mylar in, summer mylar out design. Same tarp/mylar can also be tarp, flying tarp, or a 9 ft x 9 ft (or Canadian 3M x 3M) pup tent with intact footprint. Footprint 3ft (1M), to left side 3 ft up to ridgeline, then right side 3 ft). On all of these have foot and side edges mini velcro strip for total enclosures. Open pup tent tarp in daytime for campfire heat and reflection, close up at night for total heat retention and bug control. Just some ideas and designs. Even thinking (still attempting to do) double reflective mylar insulated bubble wrap tarp, pup tent, hammock et al if possible. Then -40F no problem!
Hi Lonnie. I’m a little late to the party, but better late than never. I really enjoy your videos . So much so that I’ve watched several more than once. The videography is awesome, so kudos to y’all on that. I would love to know where a guy could get a pair of those rockin’ black suspenders you use? Thanks, and keep up the great work.
My suspenders were picked up second hand at a thrift store many years ago. They say "Husky" on them. I also have another pair that I also got at a thrift store as well. They say McGuire Nicholas on them. Try a web search using the search term "work suspenders" and you should come up with plenty of options.
Very nice design. Trying to purchase the Tarp Buddy but their store doesn't have an option to ship to Canada yet. I've left them a message though. Hopefully we'll be able to get them up in Canada soon.
Doc Tari Yes I hope you can get them into Canada. The company right now is fairly low production but is trying to raise the money to go into much higher production. Once they are able to produce greater volumes then I would guess they will much better able to build their international markets as well.
Doc Tari Shipping is now available to Canada and several other countries on our website at TarpBuddy.com Hope this helps. I have had a lot of customers contacting us from Canada. Would love to get distributors there. Thanks to all who have been supporting my company. I greatly appreciate it. We have also just added a News Blog page to the site so everyone can stay informed as to what's happening in the Tarp Buddy world. Thank you again, Dan
Fantastic Video Lonnie. Those Tarp buddies make it extremely easy to set up a shelter. One question though, With the Plastic barrier over the front, How is the airflow? can you still get air in there with it all closed up like that? Now with me I like it a little on the cool to cold side when I am sleeping........ Otherwise I am more like a stinking furnace myself. here in the winter our heat gets turned to 67 and that is the Highest I want other wise I sweat like a politician trying to lower taxes. I like that shelter and all just would not want to get too hot cause that really isn't good in the winter time.
Galen Long You have a definite point here. These shelters would tend to be more on the warm side of the comfort zone rather than the cooler side. I on the other hand am totaly opposite to you. I just can't sleep well any more unless I am WARM. That condition is a bit of a handycap for the outdoorsy folks in a cold climate. :o) At home we turn our heat down to 56 degrees F at night and we keep our bedroom door closed with no heat. It can get downright cold in the bedroom but nothing that more blankets can't take care of.
Hello Lonnie! Nice video as always =) I have a question, is there not a risk of suffocaion or carbon monoxide poisoning in that shelter? Take care! Best regards Erik
Erik Lundkvist Thank you. The risk of gas poisoning is very minimal since you will be sealing out the fire smoke and you have an open bottom shelter where air can come in and gasses can go out. Any movement of the shelter skin by outside air or bumping from the inside by tossing and turning etc..... will "pump" out old air and pump in fresh air as well. If smoke from the fire in a calm wind scenario is a problem then a person could build a fire reflector on the opposite side of the fire to encourage the smoke to rise more vertically through the heated zone next to the reflector
Will those tarp buddy's work with canvas tarp? Just thinking a fella could eliminate stiching or seams for turning a 16x16 tarp to a teepee with one in center to a tripod or hoist to tree branch then for staking out rather than grommets galore in tarp.
B Charron The opening orientation would be very dependant on the outside temperatures you are experiencing as well as what the solar output is during the day. This shelter will gain a surprisingly lot of benefit from solar. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I saw Dave Canterberry use marble sized smooth rocks to do the same thing as those tarp buddy's. Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought I saw you using rocks or something like a marble or rock to accomplish the same thing in one of your videos.
+bibleprophecy1st Yes you probably have seen me demonstarte the use of small objects as a tarp gripper. ruclips.net/video/6SIyGE-V3Q8/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/oPKdEpa2MIg/видео.html The "Tarp Buddies" are much more versatile than the methods demonstrated in the video links.
Damn. To think all this time I've been using ping pong balls and bungee cords. Because I have a motorbike so tons of bungee cords and ping pong balls for cat toys. Mind you I was just tarping the motorbike. I had a Canadian tire $40 tent 3 man, so 2 full size humans and a bit of gear. And a tarp over the campsite about 8' up slightly slanted for rain runoff so I could have a few people over for a visit. made a few chairs with just gorilla tape/duct tape going over a frame of 4 branches + legs using a basket weave. Actually pretty comfy.
+Lukiel666 lol I'll bet that duct tape chair was comfortable. I never have used ping pong balls and bungees but it sounds klike it would work fine. I have used marbles or rocks and paracord the same way.
thanks Lonnie. An ideal tarp for this purpose is the 10’x10’ hybrid textile tarp from 2gosystems.com. It is very breathable and has the reflective inner surface, much tougher than the emergency blankets. The weight is about 2 lbs and the tie outs are tough.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival Definitely expensive, but I’m glad I got it. I have tried camping in it in constant rain and 0 degree Fahrenheit weather, and there is no noticeable condensation. It was worth it for me and it opens up a lot of possibilities.
Glad you are pleased with your purchase and it works well for your needs. Sometimes one is money ahead by spending more and getting quality products like you did.
Excellent shelter for back packing Lonnie, great product in the Tarp Buddy. Will see if he will ship to Canada. Love to support start-ups like this. What kind of winds do you think your patched together survival blankets will endure?
Canesser The blankets will handle some fairly stiff winds but they are certainly not as strong as the typical tent materials (nylon - polyester). I believe the Gorilla brand tape seams will be stronger than the material itself. In other words, the material will fail before the seams will fail. I have an older space blanket that is quite a bit sturdier than these newer blankets. What a person could do if you wanted the strength of nylon but the reflectiveness of space blankets is to use the newer spray adhesives and apply thin space blankets to the nylon for the best of both worlds. I have not tried this though. It just seems like it should work well.
***** That's some strong tape for sure, Gorilla is the best that I've found personally. Great idea on the space blankets and spray adhesives, worth a try! I don't have any experience with those adhesives, interesting.
Canesser Shipping is now available to Canada and several other countries on our website at TarpBuddy.com Hope this helps. I have had a lot of customers contacting us from Canada. Would love to get distributors there. Thanks to all who have been supporting my company. I greatly appreciate it. We have also just added a News Blog page to the site so everyone can stay informed as to what's happening in the Tarp Buddy world. Thank you again, Dan
+TarpBuddy Thanks Dan, that's what I call service! Checked out ebay like you instructed but shipping was $35 so it was kind of prohibitive. Glad to hear you're getting interest from Canada. We like tarps. It's rained over 3" so far since yesterday and tarps are not an option if you're in the bush in the Northern Boreal Rain Forests!
Canesser When I sell them on ebay I just have it set up for the global shipping system that ebay has. I didn't realize how much ebay charges on the back end for shipping to the customer until a customer from Canada brought it to my attention. This is why I highly support constructive feedback. I can't try and correct things if I don't know about them. The shipping through our website for international shipping is much cheaper than ebay. Thank you for your interest in the Tarp Buddy, Dan
morning, Lonnie-Connie & Ole-Friend-Buck; Another exceptional How-2 Video. Will check the provided links. Hoping alls well there Up Yonder Have a wonderful Day There, Friends Happy Trails From Down The Path A Piece ATB Terry God Bless
You of course have to be aware of where you set your tent up. You do not want to set your tent in an area that is the lowest nearby spot. We here in South Central Alaska seldom have enough rain for that to be a concern. In the old days, people would trench around their shelter to keep rain from entering the shelter. Now days that procedure is frowned upon due to so many people using the same camping areas.
Great video as always ! Love your channel. I have a concern. Lately you seem to be talking slower and slower. I like your relaxed attitude it's awesome but lately you talk way too slow. If you check your video way back you talked normal but what's going on buddy? Anyways I love you guys and you're in my prayers !
Glen Neller I have always enjoyed the atmosphere within greenhouses. It reminds me of the tropics :o) That is a type of environment that apeals to a lot of Alaskans lol
Thank you for another great video. Tarp Buddy is a great product. For anyone who doesn't have tarp buddies an alternative DIY tarp holder can be found at ruclips.net/video/uuxs8vjVUzk/видео.html.
I used to sell those space blankets and still have a bunch. Ingenius use for them, thanks Lonnie!
Great example of how to use the Tarp Buddy. I have heard of the concept of using the clear plastic and fire in front but never saw as good an example as this. Thanks!
David Chouiniere Thank you for the kind words and for watching the video. Glad you enjoyed it. You are welcome
I'm learning how to make so many different types of shelters. Thank you Lonnie and Connie. God bless you always.
This product inspired me to use bottle necks for the same effect, I used it on plain tarp to make a hammock and it withstand my body weight.
Lonnie, Excellent job on the video. Thank you for your review and honest opinion. You do a great job on your videos and that is some beautiful country side you use for your back drop. Thank you sir, Dan
TarpBuddy You are welcome. It is easy to do a positive review when the basic product is a great product to start with.
I do like the Tarp Buddy idea! It's great if you're in a place you can't find useful materials for the same job. But I always been in locations where there's rocks or I could cut out a piece wood and use my paracord to tie the tarp around them tight and the other end to tree or pegged into ground, etc. But, yeah... Tarp Buddy good for places without those materials or to save time instead of looking all over the area for something. I do approve of the product for those reasons!
If you are interested in this subject, you may enjoy the video I did on emergency tarp suspension options.
Tarps - Emergency Grommet Alternatives
ruclips.net/video/oPKdEpa2MIg/видео.html
I've heard people talk about super shelters and just figured it was a big tarp shelter, I hadn't heard the bit about the clear plastic letting the heat from your fire in and trapping it like a greenhouse. That's an interesting idea, thanks.
***** These type of shelters do work quite well. Thanks for watching
great project. I use your videos to teach my boyscout troop ...thanks for the great stuff keep it coming
Joseph Marrero That is awesome. I used to be a leader of a Christian boys group very similar to the scouts known as Royal Rangers. I still enjoy sharing the knowledge of the wilds with the young folks. That is great that you are using the videos with the young fellas.
Super Lonnie! Really cool! Thanks for this version! All the best, Sepp
+Waldhandwerk Thank you for taking the time to watch. All the best to you and yours as well.
Pretty neat piece of work and extremely handy and cheap to make. Those tarp buddies look like they were made for such a shelter. Nice one. Take care...
Tarp Buddy is a great take off on the method that you taught us to use a rounded stone or marble. Gather the tarp around it. Then tie cord trapping the stone. Tarp Buddy is more versatile.
+Jerry Gottheil You are right on. The "pebble" trick is certainly usefull but the tarp buddies are much more versatile for sure.
Good to see another version of the Super Shelter, thanks! Those Tarp Buddies look like a great idea as there's no moving parts to break down, cheers.
Tall Cedars Thanks for watching and for the comment
great job Lonnie! Hope you and Connie had a great summer. Wish you were close to Kentucky. We will meet up some day for sure.
michael todd Thanks. Maybe you will make it up to Alaska some day. :o)
Great easy super shelter for all year long. Going to try this someday. Thanks for the video.
Excellent shelter I own three of those all weather blankets they work great for winter camping. Nice setup with the bipod as well. I use them a lot for hammock camping in the winter. I always learn something new from your videos. -Eric
Deranged Survival Thank you Eric. Glad you enjoy my videos and that they are useful for you.
Nice vid Lonnie! I can't wait to get me some tarp buddies!
+Monkey Mke Outdoors Thank you. The trap buddies really are a very versatile device.
Great video I've been studying bush craft out In the San Gabriel's in California your videos have been a great deal of help especially when all I take is a tarp and some paracord!
+Enrique Segura Glad you are enjoying the videos. Thank you.
Excellent shelter Lonnie. I have used a super shelter in the middle of winter here in New Hampshire and had to take layers off so as not to overheat. The one we made was a leanto made with natural materials with the plastic on the front and mylar blankets on the inside of the roof...it worked really well but took a while to construct. I really like this "instant super shelter" design...looks like it would be quite packable and quick to setup. The low roof looks to be a very warm and efficient design with plenty of room for gear... I always pick up some great ideas and tips when I watch your videos. Thanks a lot for sharing and I hope all is well on your end Sir. :) -Lochlainn
+Moss Stone Woodlore That does sound like a great shelter that you made and I'll bet that it was indeed very toasty. We are doing well here and hope the same for you and yours as well.
Nice shelter Lonnie Always nice to see new things coming out to help in making things easier, I always used small round river rocks or if none where around I would make some out of tree branches cut in about 1 in peaces, round the corners so it won't cut the tarp And it's Free lol Have a great day my friend :-)
+Tim LeDoux Thanks. Yes I did a video on those very same tarp holding ideas and use them myself if needed. I also showed ways of just plain tyeing your cordage directly to the tarp. Many people however are really into gear / equipment.
Nice job Lonnie. Always enjoy your video's. Many thanks my friend.
dadgad68 You are very welcome friend. Thanks for the kind words
I love tarp camping. I often bring painters tarp because it has multiple uses
+Earth Skills Handbook© With Chris Egnoto I also enjoy sleeping under a tarp shelter. I did a video on using a "painters" canvas tarp as a shelter material. ruclips.net/video/6SIyGE-V3Q8/видео.html
Another fine video. And a very easy to make shelter. As usual, beautiful country. Thanks for the video and the info. I will check out the tarp buddy. Good to have another video from you all.
dalton vickers Thank you my friend. If you are in the market for a tarp fastener, the tarp buddies are well worth checking out for sure.
Good stuff Lonnie, no over kill on size either. I imagine virtually any tarp of the appropriate size would work in a pinch.
+A J Taylor Thank you. Yes any tarp would work though perhaps not quite as well as the reflective surface tarps. Canvas tarps might work quite well also since they would allow some evaporation of moisture from under the tarp unlike the waterproof tarps
yet another fantastic video so simple yet so effective, that tarp buddy is an awsome bit of kit ,,,thank you my friend,,,,,,Richie.
+Electronicpoacher1 Thank you Richie. I agree the tarp buddy fastener is a very handy useful item
Very nice video Lonnie - suffering somewhat of a heat wave down here, but will be using our set of Tarp Buddy fasteners to rig more shade when they arrive. Thanks for the heads up on them!
oldgeekster1 Good to hear from you again. Hope your heat wave isn't too severe for you folks there. It is quite surprising how many different ways these tarp buddys can be useful
***** I can see where they would be great for rigging a sturdy rain catchment with a tarp too - (drought brings a different perspective). ;-)
oldgeekster1 Thank you for your support. I as well as the people running the machines greatly appreciate it. Dan
Thanks Lonnie for the insight. Be well.
1fanger You are welcome my friend. Thanks for watching
Awesome mod Lonnie! Your videos are always great! be blessed!
Saved Monk Outdoors Channel Thank you. Glad you liked the video.
looks like it will be a very nice warm shelter!
TuckerSP2011 Thank you my friend. When my wife (the videographer) scooted into the shelter after the video was over she remarked how noticeably warmer it was with just the weak sunshine shining through the clear front and the reflective material interior.
Pretty neat shelter Lonnie. I think that the reflected heat from radiating fire through the clear front and off the silver liner in low temperatures would be super...In temperate weather rather than plastic rig some screening or mosquito netting across the front for breathability. Adding Gorilla tape to my rig. As always top notch Lonnie. Thanks. Best.
Tom M I believe your assesment is right on. a screened in front would be great in warmer weather.
Very nice demo of the super shelter atb John
Easy and simple,great vídeo,greetings firm Costa Rica
+Solem Aris Thank you for the kind words. Greetings to you as well from Alaska USA
That tarp buddy reminds me of a control arm bushing for a mk2 or mk3 Volkswagen.
Prepare2Survive lol, multipurpose device I guess.
being an older tech .. I remember that …. shucks . im that old ?
Have made this shelter many times tho never with the mylar tarps. Those tarps cost over 20bucks a piece here and taped together they are actually large enough to consider, regluar size are nothing i would want. Never tried a super shelter idea with it. It would have air flow from the sides by the ground, so you can breath lol . Well done and cool idea, ill have to try that sometime
Kullcraven Bushcraft I think you will be surprised by the benefits experienced from the reflective interior. A person could always try using a spray adhesive to laminate the cheap "space blankets" to the inexpensive poly tarp material. That would probably produce a sturdier but yet cheaper alternative to my method.
I like your method to be honest, just expensive for me, if they were a good size i love to have those tarps, and what you did, it is one large tarp awesome as always buddy.
Thanks for the vid Lonnie... I like the trapbuddy...Seem like a great idea...Take care brother...Rod
walleyefishin rod You are welcome Rod. After using these Tarp Buddys they have become my main tarp "gripper" system. They are so simple to use and so much more effective than the competition that I have tried
Those look pretty handy, I wonder how much they are going to be once they are out in production. Thanks for showing them Lonnie. Atb, Dawn
SouthPaw Bushcraft They are in production now and the prices were quite reasonable. I am assuming the prices wont change much if they are able to upgrade their production facilities but I don't know that for sure. I have known about these for maybe a year but never tried them until I was sent these samples. On of my video viewers/subscribers tipped me off to these Tarp Buddys quite a while ago
Great video. I have also watched Lilly several times. I don't get a chance to view many of these. Howevr, I am a big fan. Keep tem up.
Terry Smith Thank you. Glad you are enjoying the videos.
Lonnie hope ya'll doing good I was hoping if you can build a super shliter like the one with the A frame with a fire so we can see how effective it can be ,we know the big ones can be very effective but I've never seen a small one like the one you build in this video hope you can do ,by the way I'm a huge fan thank you and connie for sharing
I have already done a video that I believe might address your request.
Easy Portable Survival Shelter For Extreme Cold
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Still trying to figure out who came up with the 5 by 7 dimension 8 by 10 or 10 by 10 would be much more practical. Thanks for the demonstration. Have a good evening
In an emergency you can use stones instead of a tarp buddy , great item and idea I'm going to get some I think
Yes. I have done a video on various natural tarp hardware suggestions.
Tarps - Emergency Grommetless Options
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Will the tape still hold in cold weather? I know Alabama doesn't get near as cold at Alaska but I'm curious how the cold affects the bond of the tape. I'm going to try the teepee method Lonnie shows and before I cut up a tarp and buy high dollar tape I'd like to know what to expect.
A good quality tape such as the Gorilla or T-Rex tapes I have used on my tipi and range tents hold up fine in cold weather as long as it is originally applied during warm weather or indoors.
Alaska New Years Eve Hot Tent Campout
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Make A Pyramid or Range Hot Tent On The Cheap
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This is like my little clear red plastic tube tent. I overlap the foot end into a point, and half hitch closed with the ridge line that is staked at the foot. I use my walking sticks for the bipod and half hitched together with the ridge line. Then stake out the front guy line. With the addition of putting duct tape above and below the tubing, one can use the walking stick points (or a grommet hole) keeping the head end corners in place. Otherwise, one can have some small ties keeping the tubing to the 2 walking sticks. I have enough free tubing at the head end to overwrap together and close it at night. If you overhand the mylar space blanket or sheeting inside the tent keeps things toasty. If you have further bugs (skeeters are determined to bite me!) then you can hand a mosquito netting from the ridge line inside of the mylar inside the plastic tent. Put the pad on the ground, and sleeping bag atop, and I have found that there is no moisture issues in my case, in all weather situations. Less than 5# overall, and using the equipment for my hiking/camping/bushcrafting.
You have the survival tarp made of what looks like cross-fiber house wrap and then reflective mylar inside. I am looking at making tyvek-mylar (60# test) tarp-shelter fabric, that is both water and moisture proof. Super light. If you want to spray camou colors on white tyvek, those are other spring-summer-fall color options. If you use a 3M x 3M (or U.S. 9 ft x 9 ft) tarp then you can make a conventional pup tent of 3 foot sides, and 3 foot footprint. Folds up into small and ultralight weight product. In summer, turn out mylar to reflect sun light and heat. In winter, turn inside for warmth and heat reflection. One can have the sideways tent side open (as flying tarp) to campfire and heat reflection of mylar down and into tent. At night, close up. Using velcro stripping at the foot and side, on can seal up the entire foot and side, with only the front needing closure. Using a 3 ft - 3 ft - 3 ft design. Start with the 3 ft foot print. Then it becomes the 3 ft left side of tent and ridge line edge. Then fold down the last 3 ft right side. If you put in a tyvek strip of loops or pockets at the 4 1/2 ft (on the left side), a 6 ft ridge line looping and/or pocketing strip, and a 7 1/2 foot (on the right side), you can hang and store vast amounts of items on the taut tent sidings. In all of the open and flying tarp designs, these same hanging and storage areas are of even greater opportunity. The tyvek (like Goretex) has micropores for breathability (moisture lock for houses, yet breathes), and outdoor moisture and water proof for the footprint and tarp/shelter - tent sides, and inside moisture controls.
All corner points in this design have reinforced tyvek and grommets, or tyvek loopings for staking or toggling with stakes. Using the 9 ft x 9 ft tarp design, the 6 ft ridge line has 2 slits with a cover fabric that allows you to have a 9 ft long pup tent, or a 7 ft pup tent (with 1 foot extra at foot and head ends). This allows the tent ends to be wrapped closed, or have a tightening line inside the sleeved edges to pucker close the tent ends.
This same tyvek/mylar has further applications for a hammock cot, hammock cot (coccoon overlap), hammock, hammock (coccoon overlap), ... or my further design of a totally hanging hammock chrysalis (like a butterfly chrysalis) from a horizontal/diagonal tree limb, or a safe dead fall trunk. The overlap imitates a bivy and removes the additional equipment of a tarp/shelter or bivy around a hammock or ground sleeping bag. Down to -40F. The overlap has the same velcro stripping at the foot and side edge maing for a totally enclosed bivy. With the wide and deep hammock design, the same velcro stripping, can zip shut the entire hammock edges above you for a total weather, rain/snow, wind proof design. Ultralight and matches and exceeds ENO hammock design. With addition of superlight double reflective mylar and bubble insulate wrap as the mattress pad (versus the ENO hammock quilt design) you have a vastly lightweight sleeping system. Easy set up, tear down, and backpack carrying.
John Lord Sounds to me like you need to do some videos of your unique setup. Sounds interesting. That tyvek is wonderful material from all I've heard. The trouble is that a person has to buy such an enormous volume of the product in order to have enough for a small product. I don't believe that they sell it in smaller amounts other than a contractors roll.
Wish I could do vids for everybody, but not able, production, vidding, etc. So I try and contribute when the topic is the same. You have good vids I like them, and your showing all the how to dos. And you have that tarp/mylar that I like. Your tarp material is the cross fiber housewrap (the lesser version of tyvek? Looks like some cross weaving design. Odd of Norwegian Bushcraft started all this topic with his spray gluing mylar onto his tarp, ... and everything else took off from there with a tyvek hammock cot and coccoon coverall (Mitch Native Survival), wool blanket hammock and hammock coccon (Dave Canterbury), and then my dual tripod tyvek hammock and coverall, and my masterpiece tyvek haning hammock pouch (butterfly chrysalis design) from tree limb or stable dead fall. Tyvek tarp/mylar has multiple season winter mylar in, summer mylar out design. Same tarp/mylar can also be tarp, flying tarp, or a 9 ft x 9 ft (or Canadian 3M x 3M) pup tent with intact footprint. Footprint 3ft (1M), to left side 3 ft up to ridgeline, then right side 3 ft). On all of these have foot and side edges mini velcro strip for total enclosures. Open pup tent tarp in daytime for campfire heat and reflection, close up at night for total heat retention and bug control. Just some ideas and designs. Even thinking (still attempting to do) double reflective mylar insulated bubble wrap tarp, pup tent, hammock et al if possible. Then -40F no problem!
Hi Lonnie. I’m a little late to the party, but better late than never. I really enjoy your videos . So much so that I’ve watched several more than once. The videography is awesome, so kudos to y’all on that. I would love to know where a guy could get a pair of those rockin’ black suspenders you use? Thanks, and keep up the great work.
My suspenders were picked up second hand at a thrift store many years ago. They say "Husky" on them. I also have another pair that I also got at a thrift store as well. They say McGuire Nicholas on them.
Try a web search using the search term "work suspenders" and you should come up with plenty of options.
Very nice design. Trying to purchase the Tarp Buddy but their store doesn't have an option to ship to Canada yet. I've left them a message though. Hopefully we'll be able to get them up in Canada soon.
Doc Tari Yes I hope you can get them into Canada. The company right now is fairly low production but is trying to raise the money to go into much higher production. Once they are able to produce greater volumes then I would guess they will much better able to build their international markets as well.
Doc Tari Shipping is now available to Canada and several other countries on our website at TarpBuddy.com Hope this helps. I have had a lot of customers contacting us from Canada. Would love to get distributors there. Thanks to all who have been supporting my company. I greatly appreciate it. We have also just added a News Blog page to the site so everyone can stay informed as to what's happening in the Tarp Buddy world. Thank you again, Dan
God Bless Lonny & company !
mrbakerskatz Thank you. We can always use all the "blessings" we can get. :o)
Fantastic Video Lonnie. Those Tarp buddies make it extremely easy to set up a shelter. One question though, With the Plastic barrier over the front, How is the airflow? can you still get air in there with it all closed up like that? Now with me I like it a little on the cool to cold side when I am sleeping........ Otherwise I am more like a stinking furnace myself. here in the winter our heat gets turned to 67 and that is the Highest I want other wise I sweat like a politician trying to lower taxes. I like that shelter and all just would not want to get too hot cause that really isn't good in the winter time.
Galen Long You have a definite point here. These shelters would tend to be more on the warm side of the comfort zone rather than the cooler side. I on the other hand am totaly opposite to you. I just can't sleep well any more unless I am WARM. That condition is a bit of a handycap for the outdoorsy folks in a cold climate. :o) At home we turn our heat down to 56 degrees F at night and we keep our bedroom door closed with no heat. It can get downright cold in the bedroom but nothing that more blankets can't take care of.
***** Oh yeah, I hear ya.
Hello Lonnie! Nice video as always =) I have a question, is there not a risk of suffocaion or carbon monoxide poisoning in that shelter?
Take care!
Best regards Erik
Erik Lundkvist Thank you. The risk of gas poisoning is very minimal since you will be sealing out the fire smoke and you have an open bottom shelter where air can come in and gasses can go out. Any movement of the shelter skin by outside air or bumping from the inside by tossing and turning etc..... will "pump" out old air and pump in fresh air as well. If smoke from the fire in a calm wind scenario is a problem then a person could build a fire reflector on the opposite side of the fire to encourage the smoke to rise more vertically through the heated zone next to the reflector
Will those tarp buddy's work with canvas tarp? Just thinking a fella could eliminate stiching or seams for turning a 16x16 tarp to a teepee with one in center to a tripod or hoist to tree branch then for staking out rather than grommets galore in tarp.
If the canvas is not too stiff then the "tarp Buddy's" should work fine I'm thinking.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival thank you sir for speedy reply. Hope you and Connie staying well and healthy and enjoying outdóors together.
Hi lonnie , another good educational video great stuff , atb Martin
+Outlander Bushcraft Thanks friend. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for the video Lonnie! Would you recommend that I orient the open side of the shelter towards the south direction? Thanks!
B Charron The opening orientation would be very dependant on the outside temperatures you are experiencing as well as what the solar output is during the day. This shelter will gain a surprisingly lot of benefit from solar. Thanks for watching and commenting.
i like it. gonna have to try it .thanks for sharing
phyllis mulkey Good luck when you do try it and hope you enjoy it. These type of shelters can be pretty awesome if done right
Nice shelter, what about ground moisture?
I saw Dave Canterberry use marble sized smooth rocks to do the same thing as those tarp buddy's. Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought I saw you using rocks or something like a marble or rock to accomplish the same thing in one of your videos.
+bibleprophecy1st Yes you probably have seen me demonstarte the use of small objects as a tarp gripper. ruclips.net/video/6SIyGE-V3Q8/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/oPKdEpa2MIg/видео.html The "Tarp Buddies" are much more versatile than the methods demonstrated in the video links.
That is a great shelter. Thanks for sharing. atb Opal
Opal Preston Shirley Glad you like the shelter. ATB to you and yours as well.
Damn. To think all this time I've been using ping pong balls and bungee cords. Because I have a motorbike so tons of bungee cords and ping pong balls for cat toys.
Mind you I was just tarping the motorbike. I had a Canadian tire $40 tent 3 man, so 2 full size humans and a bit of gear.
And a tarp over the campsite about 8' up slightly slanted for rain runoff so I could have a few people over for a visit.
made a few chairs with just gorilla tape/duct tape going over a frame of 4 branches + legs using a basket weave. Actually pretty comfy.
+Lukiel666 lol I'll bet that duct tape chair was comfortable. I never have used ping pong balls and bungees but it sounds klike it would work fine. I have used marbles or rocks and paracord the same way.
thanks Lonnie. An ideal tarp for this purpose is the 10’x10’ hybrid textile tarp from 2gosystems.com. It is very breathable and has the reflective inner surface, much tougher than the emergency blankets. The weight is about 2 lbs and the tie outs are tough.
Seems to be an awesome tarp but wow, EXPENSIVE.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival Definitely expensive, but I’m glad I got it. I have tried camping in it in constant rain and 0 degree Fahrenheit weather, and there is no noticeable condensation. It was worth it for me and it opens up a lot of possibilities.
Glad you are pleased with your purchase and it works well for your needs. Sometimes one is money ahead by spending more and getting quality products like you did.
Nice set up, good job! :) Thumbs up from me! :)
Drone Girl Thank you for the "thumbs up" but even more, I am glad that you enjoyed the video.
***** Your'e welcome :) Have a good day ! :)
Excellent shelter for back packing Lonnie, great product in the Tarp Buddy. Will see if he will ship to Canada. Love to support start-ups like this. What kind of winds do you think your patched together survival blankets will endure?
Canesser The blankets will handle some fairly stiff winds but they are certainly not as strong as the typical tent materials (nylon - polyester). I believe the Gorilla brand tape seams will be stronger than the material itself. In other words, the material will fail before the seams will fail. I have an older space blanket that is quite a bit sturdier than these newer blankets. What a person could do if you wanted the strength of nylon but the reflectiveness of space blankets is to use the newer spray adhesives and apply thin space blankets to the nylon for the best of both worlds. I have not tried this though. It just seems like it should work well.
***** That's some strong tape for sure, Gorilla is the best that I've found personally. Great idea on the space blankets and spray adhesives, worth a try! I don't have any experience with those adhesives, interesting.
Canesser Shipping is now available to Canada and several other countries on our
website at TarpBuddy.com Hope this helps. I have had a lot of customers
contacting us from Canada. Would love to get distributors there. Thanks
to all who have been supporting my company. I greatly appreciate it. We
have also just added a News Blog page to the site so everyone can stay
informed as to what's happening in the Tarp Buddy world. Thank you
again, Dan
+TarpBuddy Thanks Dan, that's what I call service! Checked out ebay like you instructed but shipping was $35 so it was kind of prohibitive. Glad to hear you're getting interest from Canada. We like tarps. It's rained over 3" so far since yesterday and tarps are not an option if you're in the bush in the Northern Boreal Rain Forests!
Canesser When I sell them on ebay I just have it set up for the global shipping system that ebay has. I didn't realize how much ebay charges on the back end for shipping to the customer until a customer from Canada brought it to my attention. This is why I highly support constructive feedback. I can't try and correct things if I don't know about them. The shipping through our website for international shipping is much cheaper than ebay. Thank you for your interest in the Tarp Buddy, Dan
morning, Lonnie-Connie & Ole-Friend-Buck; Another exceptional How-2 Video. Will check the provided links. Hoping alls well there Up Yonder Have a wonderful Day There, Friends
Happy Trails From Down The Path A Piece ATB Terry
God Bless
T.W. Milburn A good morning to you as well my friend. All is indeed well here and hoping the same for you and yours.
If it rains, will it roll down the hill or the tarp? Going into the tent?
You of course have to be aware of where you set your tent up. You do not want to set your tent in an area that is the lowest nearby spot. We here in South Central Alaska seldom have enough rain for that to be a concern. In the old days, people would trench around their shelter to keep rain from entering the shelter. Now days that procedure is frowned upon due to so many people using the same camping areas.
Awesome idea Thank you
Liked and shared on Facebook.
Great shelter.
Bushcraft Cooking Thanks
good setup
Linkless Tennessee Thank you.
Great video as always ! Love your channel. I have a concern. Lately you seem to be talking slower and slower. I like your relaxed attitude it's awesome but lately you talk way too slow. If you check your video way back you talked normal but what's going on buddy? Anyways I love you guys and you're in my prayers !
Parkinson?
nice idea - do u not find it condensates a bit
Grim Reaper An increased humidity level is unavoidable in this type of shelter especially with an open floor.
why not use a small round rock? works pretty good and they are cheep.
You may enjoy a video I did on this subject several years ago.
Tarps - Emergency Grommet Alternatives
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This video needs to have closed captioning.
hello were is you air flow
+Barbara Lehner\Kuhn As you noticed, the bottom (floor) is not sealed. Passing outside air current will "pump" circulate air as well.
Thx...
Troy Scott Welcome
a very small fire will also go out in no time though
Heat wave. It’s 109:degrees here.
Where are you?
Michael Hyde I am in South Central Alaska
Why not just use a small rock?
Sleeping in a green house, awesome!
Glen Neller I have always enjoyed the atmosphere within greenhouses. It reminds me of the tropics :o) That is a type of environment that apeals to a lot of Alaskans lol
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vagabond88817 Thanks
Thank you for another great video. Tarp Buddy is a great product. For anyone who doesn't have tarp buddies an alternative DIY tarp holder can be found at ruclips.net/video/uuxs8vjVUzk/видео.html.
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Ibpn lol, Treebeard is my buddy
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