When I was camping in the bwca as a kid with my dad, a thunderstorm came out of nowhere in the afternoon and Dad pitched this before we had the chance to get soaked. We were stuck until morning under it.........all the mosquitoes came in from the rain too until dad found the mosquito netting........ peanut butter and bug sandwiches, a Minnesota delicacy.
This is the easiest tutorial I’ve seen for an emergency tarp shelter. I’ve been prepping 72 hr bags and this will be one less thing I’ll have to worry ab.
I admit, I was surprised at how comfortable the plow point set up is the first time I tried it. It is very handy to have the tarp prepped and ready for either set up, and fold I g the legs into the tarp keeps them with you. Dan, you showed me the set up in class and I now travel everywhere with that tarp. Thank you! Lesson remembered!
Do you carry it in or tied onto your backpack? Because I would probably fold, roll and tie it with one of the short loops sticking out and put a carabiner on it to snap it onto the outside of my pack. That way, if needed, It would be readily accessible for use as a rain cover for the backpack too. Maybe even use a poncho style tarp with a flap covered hole in the middle.
@@SonsOfLorgar I do not think the way I carry my tarp should influence you, and how you carry it should not influence me. Use the carry method that works for you. Now, to answer you - right now it is tucked behind the back seat of the truck. Since my pack has a rain cover, I usually carry it in the pack, but now that I am switching to an army surplus pack, I am taking another look at my options. My method varies. If I experiment with a large haversack, my tarp will tuck inside. Your poncho idea may be a good option, too.
I super appreciate the approach you took with this. I wish more people would teach simplicity like this. Theres too many people that just buy overated trash survival stuff that wont work when alk they have to do is spend the 15$ and fifteen minutes to do this.
Great job 👍! I’m glad to see young men interested in the outdoors. I grew up outdoors,worked outdoors all my life. I am amazed at how much some people don’t know about simple stuff that makes life easier. Keep up the good work!
Comanche nation had 256 named plants for medicinal purposes. A pharmacy at their beck & call. Within a generation of them leaving the hunter gatherer life style & becoming "civilized", 90% of this nature knowledge was forgotten. Use it or loose it! Practice!
I cut up a large "contractor's" type clear plastic garbage bag into a rectangle, taped the corners, cut holes (for paracord) in taped reinforced corners, and voila, a easily carried "survival" shelter. I like your tie-outs and will include them in my DIY tarp. Thanks.
Dan It was great meeting you Sunday at the blade show I am very pleased with the bucksaw I bought from you I had to use it as soon as I got home and thanks for explaining coalcracker to be
Good video, I have been carrying a small tarp as a survival shelter for many years. Excellent that you showed both ways to set the tarp up and this is something that will be remembered for a long time. A small tarp like that is lightweight and inexpensive insurance. Thanks for sharing this it is valuable information for those who didn't know it.
Lloyd Evans Practice is important, I agree, but this tarp setup shines on preparedness, not practice. Also I'd rather spend that practice time on knife or axe skills and build up strength/dexterity in my fingers. Or did you mean something else.
That is simple! If you tied your ridgeline knots to the tarp about 8-12 inches from the tarp, you wouldn’t even need the 2nd loop on those corners. Just use the loop created by the ridgeline’s overhand knot when needed as a ground tie out. 2nd - I want to see Dan V use the Velcro option. :-D
I carry two 55 gallon drum liners. Smaller, lighter and can be filled with leaves or grass. I used them on a rainy 45* night with my Grabber space blanket in lean to mode and a Harbor Freight wool blanket and slept well.
I have to give you props for not being "that guy" that has to show how professional he is by knowing billions of knots. Just do the knot and get on with it, that's what I like haha :D
I'm an ex boyscout and volounteer militia radio specialist, but I'm lazy as fuck, so my every day shoes as a taxi driver are leather with elastic wedges and my army boot strings aren't tied either, they are fitted with a slip lock like the draw strings in most winter jackets so I can get them on faster to reach my fox hole outside XD Just because I can tie most knots, raise an 18 man stove heated army tent and set up a 12cm towed mortar in the dark doesn't mean I can be bothered to do any of it unless I see a clear purpose to do so XD
I get the "easy" part. You said it was "the most effective". Why? What makes it any more effective than any other lean-to? A lean-to is fast and easy, but not very complete in terms of protection, so I'd like to understand how you're defining effectiveness here. I do completely agree that prepping the shelter - however you choose to tie or rig it - before you go out is important. Trying to rig a bunch of trucker's hitches or whatever when you're in the weather or wearing gloves isn't ideal.
I think his point was any tarp that is about 5x7 feet will do. If you are taller than 7” then get a 6x8 etc. Keep it simple. Use a shower curtain, or a dozen chicken feed bags sewn together. Improvising is creative thinking. It requires flexibility.
I agree. With your comments sofa king. I was asking because of the silver lining for heat reflection and the fact it appears much lighter than a standard blue tarp. Thanks for your comments. I do like the your ideas. I think I’m going to use the shower curtain idea with my Boy Scout Troop.
Why do you need a survival shelter? I don't get it. When I pack for outdoors activity there will be a tent on my bag. I would feel if I lost it 100% :D I've never understood the survival shelter thing at all because of that. It's like building a survival shelter indoors, just in case the walls come off. PS: I'm not trying to be an asshole about it, I'm just curious.
It’s intended to be carried when you wouldn’t normally be carrying a tent. So a day hike, trail run, hunting. In case something goes down at least you have a shelter. This one is small when packed but we are coming out with something even smaller so you can fit it in your pocket. Hope that helps
But one handed? And a fire one handed? I’m curious as to why survival tarp users don’t add ‘wings’ to fill in the sides against shifting wind and rain. And a lightweight floor to keep off the wet ground. And maybe a simple drop down front piece to really shelter inside and keep out biting bugs. And what if no trees? Maybe add some really light poles so it can be used anywhere? With lightweight fabrics it would still weigh less than 2 pounds. Oh right, because then it would be a lightweight tent and no one needs to pay to learn how to carry a tent and set it up.
Coalcracker Bushcraft Lol, no, what I mean is that an emergency situation can easily come about due to an accident and hands are commonly injured, either during a fall or when using sharp blades. Any shelter strategy which needs two good hands to tie knots and light fires has a serious potential problem. Sorry if I came across as rude but I worry that people who don’t know any better might actually pack a little tarp and rely on it for shelter in really bad conditions when their lives might actually be in danger. There’s no way a little open tarp, even an open fronted ploughpoint, offers as much shelter as an enclosed lightweight tent. Ideally the tent should be possible to pitch one handed too, but you can crawl inside a flat tent and be sheltered ok. This basic style is fine for a challenge but it’s definitely not the best gear that people can carry for a real emergency.
WOW...Thank you Sir.
I'll NEVER FORGET THIS. EVER.
When I was camping in the bwca as a kid with my dad, a thunderstorm came out of nowhere in the afternoon and Dad pitched this before we had the chance to get soaked. We were stuck until morning under it.........all the mosquitoes came in from the rain too until dad found the mosquito netting........ peanut butter and bug sandwiches, a Minnesota delicacy.
Sorry, Dad put all the other gear under the canoe do it didn't get soaked.
Simple, concise and no hitch knots to memorize or worry about remembering during a stressful or if cold mechanically impaired situation.
This is the easiest tutorial I’ve seen for an emergency tarp shelter. I’ve been prepping 72 hr bags and this will be one less thing I’ll have to worry ab.
I admit, I was surprised at how comfortable the plow point set up is the first time I tried it. It is very handy to have the tarp prepped and ready for either set up, and fold I g the legs into the tarp keeps them with you. Dan, you showed me the set up in class and I now travel everywhere with that tarp. Thank you! Lesson remembered!
Do you carry it in or tied onto your backpack? Because I would probably fold, roll and tie it with one of the short loops sticking out and put a carabiner on it to snap it onto the outside of my pack. That way, if needed, It would be readily accessible for use as a rain cover for the backpack too. Maybe even use a poncho style tarp with a flap covered hole in the middle.
@@SonsOfLorgar I do not think the way I carry my tarp should influence you, and how you carry it should not influence me. Use the carry method that works for you. Now, to answer you - right now it is tucked behind the back seat of the truck. Since my pack has a rain cover, I usually carry it in the pack, but now that I am switching to an army surplus pack, I am taking another look at my options. My method varies. If I experiment with a large haversack, my tarp will tuck inside. Your poncho idea may be a good option, too.
Love the plough point, simple, easy, quick, effective, perfect for a emergency situation.
I super appreciate the approach you took with this. I wish more people would teach simplicity like this. Theres too many people that just buy overated trash survival stuff that wont work when alk they have to do is spend the 15$ and fifteen minutes to do this.
Thank you, concise and clear - can't ask for more than that!
Yes, nothing is worse than somebody taking 14 minutes to explain a 1-2 minute job.
Best video I’ve seen on this! Thanks
Great job 👍! I’m glad to see young men interested in the outdoors. I grew up outdoors,worked outdoors all my life. I am amazed at how much some people don’t know about simple stuff that makes life easier. Keep up the good work!
Comanche nation had 256 named plants for medicinal purposes. A pharmacy at their beck & call. Within a generation of them leaving the hunter gatherer life style & becoming "civilized", 90% of this nature knowledge was forgotten. Use it or loose it! Practice!
Awesome Tip! So simple and easy. A "why didn't I think of that?" moment for sure. Thank you.
I cut up a large "contractor's" type clear plastic garbage bag into a rectangle, taped the corners, cut holes (for paracord) in taped reinforced corners, and voila, a easily carried "survival" shelter. I like your tie-outs and will include them in my DIY tarp. Thanks.
That seems about as simple as it's gonna get!
Awesome vid. After watching I went and prepped the tarp in all my bags. Thanks!
When a concept is so simple it is overlooked.
It is not obvious.
That's is what makes your channel golden..
Thanks man.....
Fantastic!!!!! Simple and very efficient. My 10 year old son can do this. This is one of my favorite TH-cam channels!!!!
Dan
It was great meeting you Sunday at the blade show I am very pleased with the bucksaw I bought from you I had to use it as soon as I got home and thanks for explaining coalcracker to be
Awesome. Can't go wrong with that. Thank you so much. Please do more tarp shelters.
I set the plow point up in 1 minute, excellent quick shelter and extremely easy. Well, 1.5 minutes as I readjusted the front height.
Literally that was an awesome video, thanks for sharing Dan. 👍👍
Great work so easy a one arm man like me can do it. Thanks carry on
Good video, I have been carrying a small tarp as a survival shelter for many years. Excellent that you showed both ways to set the tarp up and this is something that will be remembered for a long time. A small tarp like that is lightweight and inexpensive insurance. Thanks for sharing this it is valuable information for those who didn't know it.
Very informative.
Wish i had this when i was assigned to Fort Campbell.
Awesome... Simple and brings me back to survival and not a competition....
Thank you. Easy to remember!
Excellent video. Simple and easy and QUICK. Wow. Love your videos.
Your one amazing teacher!!!
The KISS principle applied to tarp shelter.
So simple it seams obvious, unless your cold and weary and can't think!a
That's why you & yours practice to develop muscle memory & you won't need to think about it.
Lloyd Evans Practice is important, I agree, but this tarp setup shines on preparedness, not practice.
Also I'd rather spend that practice time on knife or axe skills and build up strength/dexterity in my fingers.
Or did you mean something else.
Awesome video, Dan. Great way to show a simple easy way to use a tarp.
Super quick and simple thanks
Awesome!! Don't over think things! Keep it simple! 🤘🤘🤘
🙋♂️What if my shoes are velcro?
Easy up, easy down. I'm good with that.
Excellent approach
Prof, just like the way you showed it on the Townsends. and just for the record, Spongebob forgot how to tie his shoes.
Great, quick easy can tie even with gloves on.
Great video, Dan.
Love it. Super simple. Practical. Good stuff.
That is simple! If you tied your ridgeline knots to the tarp about 8-12 inches from the tarp, you wouldn’t even need the 2nd loop on those corners. Just use the loop created by the ridgeline’s overhand knot when needed as a ground tie out.
2nd - I want to see Dan V use the Velcro option. :-D
Quick setup. More time for beers.
Damn I forgot to pack a tree!!! Just kidding great video love your vids, most have subtitles, unlike a certain corporal we won't mention...
Thanks, Dan. Even the simplest tips are gold. 👊
Good ideal Dan
One bent over sapling works great for me.
Wow super set up, thanks for sharing.
Great tutorial, Dan. Thanks!
Love the way you think👍🏻
It was a pleasure to meet you at the Blade Show.
Going to try that. Good video.
Thanks for another great video Dan.
Brilliant instructional video.
Very clever Dan, thanks!
Cheers for this Dan. More please.
Easy check that box thanks!
Fantastic!
I'm like. Yeah. Yeah. Whatever. I've probably seen this before.. Nope. That was good. That was great
I'm going to try it on my old shower curtain.. Just because
Very good. Thank you very much
Nicely done
Outstanding
Must have been the inspiration for your T6-Zero (which I have and use)!
Thanks.
Excellent vid, thanks!
Freaking awesome. Thanks Dan!
Very cool, love your short vids Dan :-) great knowledge in the bank
Good video. Thanks and take care.
I carry a extra space blanket for ground cover or to wrap up In .
I like this just as much because it is very simple
I carry two 55 gallon drum liners. Smaller, lighter and can be filled with leaves or grass. I used them on a rainy 45* night with my Grabber space blanket in lean to mode and a Harbor Freight wool blanket and slept well.
Cool!
Thx Dan!
I have to give you props for not being "that guy" that has to show how professional he is by knowing billions of knots. Just do the knot and get on with it, that's what I like haha :D
You da man Dan!😎😎🤙🏻🤙🏻
brilliant is always simple)))
Very good I like it thanks
Great info,will give it ago 🐻⛺👍
Yep 👍
Did you notice the poison ivy where you were at?
I'm an ex boyscout and volounteer militia radio specialist, but I'm lazy as fuck, so my every day shoes as a taxi driver are leather with elastic wedges and my army boot strings aren't tied either, they are fitted with a slip lock like the draw strings in most winter jackets so I can get them on faster to reach my fox hole outside XD
Just because I can tie most knots, raise an 18 man stove heated army tent and set up a 12cm towed mortar in the dark doesn't mean I can be bothered to do any of it unless I see a clear purpose to do so XD
I get the "easy" part. You said it was "the most effective". Why? What makes it any more effective than any other lean-to? A lean-to is fast and easy, but not very complete in terms of protection, so I'd like to understand how you're defining effectiveness here. I do completely agree that prepping the shelter - however you choose to tie or rig it - before you go out is important. Trying to rig a bunch of trucker's hitches or whatever when you're in the weather or wearing gloves isn't ideal.
Smart!
Easy peezy👍
Instructions unclear, ended up with my Velcro closing shoes attached to a tree 🤷 Seriously tho, so simple & easy to prep.
Simple.
And this is exactly how I’m going to teach my scouts to set up an emergency shelter. So easy even a 12 year old can do it!
That is the master test. If a child can master the routine then teach it back to you then you have retention. Real muscle memory.
Great video thanks! However I think Corporals Corner can do it 10 seconds faster while arm wrestling a Grizzly for his fish lol
Shawn is out of shape and slow I’d whoop his ass
@@coalcracker LOL
The other day you mention the "widow maker" can you show and explain those
I know for a fact... that Vanlinski can’t tie his shoes.
LOL!
plow point aka ninja shelter is by far the fastest and easiest i believe, just need 3 pegs and a bungie cord.
I wonder if Cody Lundin could do this? :D
Literally
👍
Is the 43 second record for plow point?
I've watched a lot of your videos, but the last 6 didn't have any y branches in them. I'm confused! Lol.
K.I.S.S.....
Love it!!....lol
What is the tarp you're using in this video?
It looks like a Grabber Reusable Space blanket. He has added duct tape grommet reinforcements.
😁👍👏
My OCD has taken over. Can you center that tarp between the two trees on the lean to? Ugh. Almost couldn’t watch the rest of your video. Lol.
Nice!
What is that tarp brand and where do we get one ?
I think his point was any tarp that is about 5x7 feet will do. If you are taller than 7” then get a 6x8 etc. Keep it simple. Use a shower curtain, or a dozen chicken feed bags sewn together. Improvising is creative thinking. It requires flexibility.
I agree. With your comments sofa king. I was asking because of the silver lining for heat reflection and the fact it appears much lighter than a standard blue tarp.
Thanks for your comments. I do like the your ideas. I think I’m going to use the shower curtain idea with my Boy Scout Troop.
Grabber Reusable space blanket.
KISS........
Why do you need a survival shelter? I don't get it. When I pack for outdoors activity there will be a tent on my bag. I would feel if I lost it 100% :D I've never understood the survival shelter thing at all because of that. It's like building a survival shelter indoors, just in case the walls come off. PS: I'm not trying to be an asshole about it, I'm just curious.
It’s intended to be carried when you wouldn’t normally be carrying a tent. So a day hike, trail run, hunting. In case something goes down at least you have a shelter. This one is small when packed but we are coming out with something even smaller so you can fit it in your pocket. Hope that helps
But one handed? And a fire one handed? I’m curious as to why survival tarp users don’t add ‘wings’ to fill in the sides against shifting wind and rain. And a lightweight floor to keep off the wet ground. And maybe a simple drop down front piece to really shelter inside and keep out biting bugs. And what if no trees? Maybe add some really light poles so it can be used anywhere? With lightweight fabrics it would still weigh less than 2 pounds.
Oh right, because then it would be a lightweight tent and no one needs to pay to learn how to carry a tent and set it up.
Carl because that’s not what I did. I’ll check out your video on it. Do you only have one hand?
Coalcracker Bushcraft Lol, no, what I mean is that an emergency situation can easily come about due to an accident and hands are commonly injured, either during a fall or when using sharp blades. Any shelter strategy which needs two good hands to tie knots and light fires has a serious potential problem.
Sorry if I came across as rude but I worry that people who don’t know any better might actually pack a little tarp and rely on it for shelter in really bad conditions when their lives might actually be in danger. There’s no way a little open tarp, even an open fronted ploughpoint, offers as much shelter as an enclosed lightweight tent. Ideally the tent should be possible to pitch one handed too, but you can crawl inside a flat tent and be sheltered ok. This basic style is fine for a challenge but it’s definitely not the best gear that people can carry for a real emergency.
I wear crocs because I don’t know how to tie My shoes .It’s OK I’m 15😅
Since I wear uggs all time I mite need some practice