10 Survival Shelter Setups in Under 10 Minutes: Oilcloth Tarp, Lean To, Plow Point, A Frame

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  • @rustinstardust2094
    @rustinstardust2094 3 года назад +7

    Camping with a group as a kid, there was one girl my friends kept making fun of. We were all sleeping outside in our bags, but a heavy rain caught us off-guard, and we only had one small tent. The girl's dad, without a word just pulled out a tarp and made an A-frame with a ground mat. I shared it with another kid and it kept us warm and dry. We learned mad respect for that guy...and respect for his kid by association.

  • @rocketman3474
    @rocketman3474 5 месяцев назад +3

    Holy crap Batman! I can’t believe I watched this great video again but each time I get something new. I’ve been setting up and sleeping under this Coalcracker 8x8 for over a year now and I thought I would give you an update. It’s getting better and better the more I use it. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise and producing a great product.

  • @jackvoss5841
    @jackvoss5841 3 месяца назад +1

    I’ve used tarps from Cooke Custom Sewing for a tad over 25 years. No grommets, many tie down loops around edges and across center, color and material options, I like them as a good choice.
    Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

  • @Rikard416
    @Rikard416 2 года назад +19

    Awesome video for a camping neophyte like me!
    0:30 Plow Point
    1:23 Plow Point Diamont Fold
    2:01 Lean-to
    2:53 C-Frame Lean-to
    3:37 A-Frame
    4:19 Coffin A-Frame
    5:03 A-Frame with Fly
    5:49 A-Frame with Ground Mat
    6:36 Fly
    7:01 Bivy

  • @sambisch
    @sambisch Год назад +4

    I've been watching a lot of videos concidering tarp setups. Yours is one if not the most efficient, quick and informative video without any BS. I love the setup Variations and how you mention the Ups and Downs to every single one of them. Compressed and important Information. Job well done!

  • @geekstradamus1548
    @geekstradamus1548 3 месяца назад

    Had success with this:
    Line from tree to ground, about 2’ high at the tree, forming something similar to the coffin, but the foot of the shelter is at ground level. Cover draped over the line held on by clothespins.
    Tree blocked wind from entrance, and everything else by the cover. Condensation runs down and away.

  • @Jaden48108
    @Jaden48108 2 года назад +3

    I'm partial to the plow point. So simple with very good coverage.

  • @OldJoe212
    @OldJoe212 4 года назад +200

    The last one, the Bivy, was what most of us used in Vietnam with our poncho and poncho liners. Even getting soaked in the monsoons, as long as we stayed wrapped up, we would be warm, wrinkly by morning, but warm.

    • @kilroywuzhere1
      @kilroywuzhere1 4 года назад +24

      Ah the good ole' battle slug. My preferred method of sleeping in the field when my GAFF ( Give a fuck factor) is at a all time low.

    • @slocumb1270
      @slocumb1270 3 года назад +7

      Exactly right and we found out even piss is warm.

    • @harrymills2770
      @harrymills2770 3 года назад +4

      I've never been out overnight in those conditions. Been in the wet and the cold, but never in a tropical rainforest. But if all I'm trying to do is get some shut-eye out of the weather, Bivy is the route I'd take. Do something more elaborate if I want to rustle groceries or play chess out of the rain while I'm out there.

    • @herniedog4641
      @herniedog4641 3 года назад +5

      Never cold in Nam but very very wet.

    • @kathymills9391
      @kathymills9391 10 месяцев назад +1

      😅

  • @thomasandersen1644
    @thomasandersen1644 4 года назад +26

    Finally 100k subscriptions - You deserve it....

  • @tanyastille407
    @tanyastille407 27 дней назад

    I'm so happy to have found your channel to learn so much.

  • @williamkeck7378
    @williamkeck7378 2 года назад

    Darn, Dan ... 10 possible life savers in 10 mins. Outstanding. Thanks. God bless. And right now I'm too old at 72 to stay in the woods. I'm doing chemo and radiation. But still trying to prep some for SHTF. So thanks.

  • @kidbach
    @kidbach 4 года назад +50

    I don't see how people discount a tarp's usefulness as multi functional piece of gear. Thanks, Prof.

    • @missadel20
      @missadel20 4 года назад

      kidbach tarps are so fantastic for Everything!!!!

  • @thomasgerstenberg1632
    @thomasgerstenberg1632 4 года назад +6

    With a rectangle tarp, create a 3 sided pyramid and the excess few feet becomes a dry tarp portion inside the pyramid. Need a 9x12 tarp, pole about 4ft , 4 tent spikes minimum but 6 is better . Totally closed and wind/rain protected. Best for cold conditions to maintain body heat. Great video ,thank you!

  • @1683clifton
    @1683clifton 3 года назад +1

    I keep one of the pos blue tarps in my van. put it over the hatchback and got a sick shelter! Camping with steve sent me.

  • @charlesmckinney
    @charlesmckinney 3 месяца назад

    I like a 10'x10' square tarp. I have two. One has 19 attachment points the other only 8. Even the one with eight attachment points is very configurable especially since I take a long a handful of tarp clips. I like the plow point, a low A-frame for stealth, a Holden configuration, the tarp tent and an enclosed pyramid shelter. I will occasionally use a baker or gunyah configuration. You've probably guessed by now that I really like a tarp and that I'm a frustrated architect 😅

  • @OakKnobFarm
    @OakKnobFarm 4 года назад +10

    Best video in months. Huge bounty of knowledge condensed down in a nice format

  • @MotoGiant
    @MotoGiant 4 года назад

    a commercial that does not seem to be a commercial? Very effective!

  • @andymeresse6930
    @andymeresse6930 4 года назад +7

    Finally, my incessant refreshing of the Coalcracker website can subside a little, now that the tarps have been posted!!! Looking forward to that mail call in a few weeks!

  • @kendicus4518
    @kendicus4518 4 года назад +1

    One of the best videos I have seen on Tarps..........................

  • @butchferguson8430
    @butchferguson8430 4 года назад +3

    This is the best shelter demonstration video I have seen. Thank you Dan!

  • @theartofbushcraft2505
    @theartofbushcraft2505 Год назад

    When I was in the army by far the most common I used was simply a sleeping bag right on my tarp with the tarp rolled over me. It saved me many times by keeping my sleeping bag dry while every one else had a wet sleeping bag.

  • @KnottyFlyer
    @KnottyFlyer Год назад

    Well now I feel foolish. I just watched your video “This wilderness shelter tip lets you to get the most out of any tarp shelter.” Exactly what I was thinking. Well done! 👍

  • @missadel20
    @missadel20 4 года назад +2

    Love your videos!!! I love making primitive tools and such!!! So happy to see others enjoy all things bushcraft!!!!

  • @speakforth
    @speakforth 2 года назад

    All the essential info w/o a lot of chit chat. Thanks for lots of info and examples in just a few minutes.

  • @kevindblew6822
    @kevindblew6822 4 года назад +11

    Great video as always! A couple of approaches/mods that I hadn’t tried before, so thanks!
    My go-to from younger years of backpacking is a variation of the flying wedge , i guess. Simply stake the back corners of a square tarp, then secure midpoint of the elevated side and suspend it about waist high. (Tree or hiking staff work fine. )This leaves two triangles flapping about. On starry nights I flop them onto the top with cordage attached to the corners. I can then have a fire to front or either side depending on conditions. If I need covered, I just pull the flaps together by pulling the dangling cordage and join them at the base of the hiking staff then stick a peg in the corner grommets. I don’t even have to get out of my sleeping bag! Seals out wind and rain from any direction. On your 8x8 it gives 32 sq ft even buttoned down. Either flap can be adjusted from fully stored above or as a fly or anything in between. Thanks again for your incredible videos! I never want to miss them.

  • @kevanne3230
    @kevanne3230 3 месяца назад

    Thank you my life in the bush can be so much more comfortable when I learn these set up I will be back Kevin NZ

  • @HalfPaceOutdoors
    @HalfPaceOutdoors 4 года назад +35

    As someone in this niche with spinal cord injury tarp camping is where its at! Easy setup and half or less the weight of a tent!! Great videos Dan! Love the channel!

  • @fallenangelwi25
    @fallenangelwi25 4 года назад +11

    Congratulations on 100k subscriptions!!!!!!

  • @russellstephan6844
    @russellstephan6844 2 года назад

    For decades I've always suggested hikers pack a 6'x6' tarp as safety gear. It's pack volume and weigh is nothing. But, the advantages in an unplanned situation? Priceless!
    Rain protection, rain water gathering, tent, shelter, shade, blanket, windbreak, and the list goes on and on and on.
    To say I'm stunned when folks on the Internet offer hiking gear advice and skip this oh-so-versatile piece of kit? Well, they shouldn't be offering advice.

  • @rulehardgarage9740
    @rulehardgarage9740 Год назад

    The best part about that last one is it's extremely fast and effective. In fact the reason I got into tarp shelters is because I've been rolling up in tarps for a few years and decided to take things more seriously.

  • @KnottyFlyer
    @KnottyFlyer Год назад

    Great tips. Thanks. All setups of square tarp with a ridge line, that I have watched, show configurations with the centre seam loops aligned with the ridge line. Have you considered rotating the tarp 90 degrees, use the front, back and centre loops to attach to the ridge line, and tie the remaining centre seam loops on the sides to other trees to provide additional headroom?

  • @davidbolls4850
    @davidbolls4850 3 года назад

    Added this to my liked vids. This presentation combined more useful information, more efficiently and effectively than any other RUclips video I can recall! Hats off to the professor!

  • @LazywonKinobe
    @LazywonKinobe 2 года назад

    After decades of 3x3m tarps I’ve loved the added floor with 3x3 room of the 3x4.5m tarp .. worth every gram

  • @baum-garten
    @baum-garten 2 года назад

    I like that you put so much Information in such a Short Video. Greetings from Germany!

  • @NotDecided420
    @NotDecided420 2 года назад

    I love people who can just go out with a tarp and a knife and thrive wherever they lay their head.
    That's impressive.
    I live in the UK. I think there's maybe 3 places left here where you could get lost!
    Yorkshire moors, Breacon Beacon, maybe Thetford forest?
    Even then, you'll usually find a fence or a path. Which lead to civilisation.
    I'd like to have the skills though.

  • @recall5811
    @recall5811 4 года назад +93

    Need To Get Me One Of Them Tarps

    • @kidbach
      @kidbach 4 года назад +7

      And defeat him resoundingly in a arm wrestling contest. ERRAH!!!

    • @coalcracker
      @coalcracker  4 года назад +22

      Shawn would never beat me in an arm wrestling match. He is pure blubber I’m
      Pure beast.

    • @kidbach
      @kidbach 4 года назад +3

      @@coalcracker in my country, dems fightin' words for insulting my Devil Dog Brother. Lucky for you, we're not in my country.

    • @zaclapz4890
      @zaclapz4890 3 года назад +1

      Nice to see ya a love both your guys’ vids

    • @Chuklz70
      @Chuklz70 3 года назад

      The Colonial recreators, Townsends, has a RUclips video 2 years ago on how to make oil cloths

  • @crazysquirrel9425
    @crazysquirrel9425 2 года назад +1

    We have a 9 x 12 tarp.
    Make it into a triangle so all sides are covered (ridgeline down each side, fold excess under the upside down V or U.)
    Other intent was to make a simple upside down V, high enough to string a hammock underneath it.
    Keeps you dry and keeps most of the crawling bugs off you.

  • @KrisKArnold
    @KrisKArnold 4 года назад

    Sadly, this video is not going to get the views or recognition it deserves. Fantastic video and info!

  • @papajeff5486
    @papajeff5486 4 года назад

    I’m a tarp guy. You’re a good teacher. A square tarp is best, in my humble opinion. Texas

  • @nicachar8806
    @nicachar8806 2 года назад

    10/10 - comprehensive + mercifully succinct

  • @jefferybublitz7968
    @jefferybublitz7968 2 года назад

    I monitor your channel to learn things from you, that sometimes, ur not discussing directly, while explaining other things in detail. I like that u told th weight of this oil cloth, also, that it could be a bit darker, for camo. Needs. But all in all, u gave a good presentation for th different tarp/tent setups. Thanks Dan.!! Good job. Good Educator too.

  • @gabeslife1966
    @gabeslife1966 4 года назад +7

    This was a super cool video. I really like how you layed this out and clearly demonstrated how they were setup. I will have o do something like this in the future.

  • @petmop1309
    @petmop1309 3 года назад +1

    I got an old soviet tarp like thing which is a raincoat as well

  • @natmorse-noland9133
    @natmorse-noland9133 4 года назад +1

    I went solo backpacking in the Rockies last summer, and at first I used a lean-to configuration, but I found that it didn't do a good job of retaining body heat when the temperature dropped in the thin mountain air at night. (Fire use was heavily restricted, so I couldn't rely on radiant heat from that.) I switched to an A-frame with ground pad configuration for the latter half of my trip and was way more comfortable!

  • @rebelyell2741
    @rebelyell2741 2 года назад

    For extreme weather, I like the pea-pod tarp/ hammock bivy.

  • @efficaciousgentleman3148
    @efficaciousgentleman3148 4 года назад +3

    Love that tarp. Will last a good long time if looked after

  • @robertfleming387
    @robertfleming387 9 месяцев назад

    TARPS, my personal choice since giving up tents 20 yrs ago...very versatile....Thnx my friend...👊💯

  • @Makete100
    @Makete100 4 года назад +1

    Man, I love this channel. Thanks.

  • @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234
    @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234 4 года назад +1

    That looks like a nice tarp Dan. Thanks and take care.

  • @patrickoberem9109
    @patrickoberem9109 2 года назад

    Thanks Dan.

  • @jacquiblanchard3131
    @jacquiblanchard3131 4 года назад +1

    That was great. Thanks so much, Dan. Time to get out and practice!

  • @charlieboutin3341
    @charlieboutin3341 4 года назад +2

    Great information to know. Appreciate you showing all the different setups with one tarp! Thanks a lot! 👍👍

  • @rocketman3474
    @rocketman3474 Год назад

    Third time watching this. I had to because I just got my 8x8 tarp from you guys. The first time I watched it I checked out the tarp. Hmm. The second time I watched it I ordered one. I just got it today and the quality is amazing, so I had to watch it again. And again and again! Thanks Dan

  • @vinskra
    @vinskra 3 года назад

    Thanks for making gear that actually lasts!! That tarp is the real deal

  • @Oniwah
    @Oniwah 4 года назад

    Thank you for posting today.

  • @glenysclark8503
    @glenysclark8503 3 года назад +1

    So glad I stumbled across your channel. Love learning with you.! Keep the content coming, please.

  • @lanecountybigfooters5716
    @lanecountybigfooters5716 4 года назад +1

    Very nice, thank you! Can't wait to get a tarp and start experimenting.

  • @dannyh9010
    @dannyh9010 4 года назад +2

    Tarp looked very well constructed! I also like the Adirondack shelter, the Diamond fly for hammock camping and the tarp tent using a trekking pole or tying one of the middle loops. Square tarps are indeed super versatile!

  • @pnyarrow
    @pnyarrow 4 года назад

    Hi Dan. The best I have yet to see - thanks. ATB. Stay safe. Nigel

  • @gegaoli
    @gegaoli 3 года назад

    Thanks for walking thorough these options and rationale for each.

  • @marjiecleveland
    @marjiecleveland 4 года назад

    Tarps are the best. Thanks for demonstrating some of the configurations. Very nice tarp.

  • @zodziusavas
    @zodziusavas 4 года назад +1

    As always, really great tips. Thank you.

  • @klausbaumann9293
    @klausbaumann9293 4 года назад

    I've been using tarps for long as I can remember..I love them and super easy to put up and especially when the weather turns for the worst. I loved this video, gave me a couple of new ways to use them.

  • @claymoresteel
    @claymoresteel 2 года назад

    My go to has been the Holden tent

  • @ronaldrose7593
    @ronaldrose7593 4 года назад +1

    Hello my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this very informative video. All the best to you. 🤗

  • @MinuteontheMountain
    @MinuteontheMountain 4 года назад +1

    Great info and clear, concise presentation. Nice work.

  • @leewaddell8561
    @leewaddell8561 3 года назад

    Thank you for all your knowledge, I will look at oil tarps and get a couple. Love your channel be safe thanks again..

  • @billbucholz5125
    @billbucholz5125 3 года назад +1

    Very nice! I love the videos! I have a lot of training, but I still learn something new every time I watch a video.

  • @not1just4words
    @not1just4words 3 года назад

    Fantastic resource! Thanks for the DND, fast motion info.

  • @wasmadeinthe80s
    @wasmadeinthe80s 4 года назад +4

    Might actually try out that A Frame w/ Ground Mat. I'm a shorter guy so it should work pretty well. Also, congrats on 100k!!

  • @Lou.B
    @Lou.B 2 года назад

    OUTSTANDING! Thank You!

  • @AdirondackAmerican
    @AdirondackAmerican 4 года назад

    Nice demonstration great job. I made my own tarp. Love it!

  • @happy-kz8lb
    @happy-kz8lb 2 года назад

    I like doing a really low plow point. It conceals well and I like how your basically covered all around except for one side

  • @69adrummer
    @69adrummer 2 года назад

    Awesome video man!!

  • @EPGunman
    @EPGunman 4 года назад

    Very cool. I learned a couple of new configurations!!

  • @NebulousCat
    @NebulousCat 4 года назад

    The plow point and a space blanket on the ground is my favorite.

    • @danielthompson6207
      @danielthompson6207 4 года назад

      I love the plow point. I spent a rainy week in Michigan under a plow point, and stayed bone dry the entire time.

  • @mdheinze57
    @mdheinze57 4 года назад

    Damn, that was a lot of information presented in a very concise manner. Found your channel from corporals corner and I'm glad i did!

  • @everydaypatriot1083
    @everydaypatriot1083 4 года назад +65

    To quote Huey Lewis, "It's hip to be square."

  • @ItsGoodintheWoods
    @ItsGoodintheWoods 4 года назад

    New to your channel! I am a fan of tarp camping...this is a very informative, straight to the point video. Well done! -Justin

  • @guyh.4553
    @guyh.4553 3 года назад +1

    One thing you should consider is going 1 size up to a 10 X 10 if you need a little more room. I know, it adds more weight. Another thing to consider is adding an Army rain poncho to give additional protection. Just my 2 cents worth.

  • @markduncan6690
    @markduncan6690 2 года назад

    Now! That is a proper tarp!

  • @hemansr3893
    @hemansr3893 4 года назад +3

    CONGRATS ON 100K DAN!!! :>)>

  • @Laubasss
    @Laubasss Год назад

    Awesome video. Lots of setups to practise!
    New subscriber here! Cheers, from the Netherlands

  • @markedeloy
    @markedeloy 3 года назад

    Thanks, Dan. This is a great video

  • @lovebikesmustride
    @lovebikesmustride 4 года назад

    Wow your plaid game is strong, that's one beautiful shirt.

  • @NearlyNativeNursery
    @NearlyNativeNursery 4 года назад

    most excellent examples on trap uses and their names. Thanks so very Much.

  • @jimpage1296
    @jimpage1296 4 года назад

    Thanks Dan ! Very informative.

  • @artthrower7773
    @artthrower7773 2 года назад

    Dude thank you love this one ❤ 💗 💓 💕

  • @grindersandgears3445
    @grindersandgears3445 Год назад

    Just wanted to say thx for all the videos and sharing your wealth of knowledge, I've been meaning/wanting to learn this kind of stuff for quite a while, as someone who likes to spend time in the outdoors and wants to be able to be self sufficient and prepared for a potential survival situation these videos are extremely helpful and informative.

  • @subzerosurvival
    @subzerosurvival 4 года назад

    Nicely done! Once you start carrying a tarp and get comfortable with it I'm not sure why anyone would buy a tent. 👍👌✌

  • @Occupuyourspine
    @Occupuyourspine Год назад +1

    This is a high quality video 🤠
    I have a dd 10 ft also with magic carpet XL

  • @RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors
    @RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors 4 года назад

    Good stuff Dan👍
    Saved to playlist

  • @tearstoneactual9773
    @tearstoneactual9773 4 года назад

    Thanks, Dan.

  • @glennfyfe1357
    @glennfyfe1357 2 года назад

    Great video, thanks.

  • @steelmanoutdoors4479
    @steelmanoutdoors4479 4 года назад

    Good video dude. A tarp is an awesome bit of kit

  • @user-zs1hc4xf7j
    @user-zs1hc4xf7j 2 года назад +1

    I like to use it as you called it 'coffin'. I'd say it looks more like 'turned over boat'.
    I like its secureness.

    • @billpetersen298
      @billpetersen298 2 года назад

      Not the first time, we’ve slept under a canoe.

  • @altakach2976
    @altakach2976 Год назад

    Thanks coal ! !

  • @rtrosenkrantz
    @rtrosenkrantz 4 года назад

    Great video. I’m thinking of making one like yours for my students (i’m a teacher). Of course with a shout out to your channel, that I love👊

  • @lyco.woodsrunner5826
    @lyco.woodsrunner5826 4 года назад

    Great video and really nice tarp!

  • @one-of-us9939
    @one-of-us9939 3 года назад +1

    I'm gonna go check out that tarp... Thx!