Prepper Tip: The Alpha Tent, Light Affordable Shelter!
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Nice video man. Hey, FWIW, when you buy wire-nuts for this project, buy the green ones. They're made for connecting electrical ground-wires and because of that they come with a hole already drilled in them. Will make the project a little easier/safer.
I saw this and thought. If you take a 10X13 tarp, anchor it at the 6 1/2 foot point on the two long ends and fold it over. On the upper half do the same as you do in the video, you would have a larger tent plus a floor.
You can also use the cinch string in the hood to close off the hood. Even if the waterproof backing starts to peel off they make great shelters. However, virtually useless as a poncho after that. I had 3 ponchos when I was in the military. One was used for my hooch. The others I used with two poncho liners and made a makeshift sleeping bag. Much lighter and compact than my issued sleeping bag. When properly dressed for freezing temps can be used for sleeping in freezing weather.
I miss you George. Rest in peace
Cool Idea, a reflective sun shade that they sell for car is a great cheap option for a ground pad or fire reflector.
Maybe you already mentioned this....the poncho can be flipped upside down and hung from tree branches for a rain water catch system....drain poncho from a rain poncho
Genius. I'd been using that US GI poncho as my shelter in the army for over 10 years and that never occurred to me. Granted, the poles would be too bulky, long and heavy for light infantry use, still, great idea. If I hadn't just retired I'd pursue lighter poles that have shorter sections so pole bundle would only be around 10 - 12 ins long. The simplest method is where I keep a length of para cord (green, not blaze orange for mil use) attached to each end (middle grommet). When it's time to go to ground, tie the cords to 2 trees and stake out the corners and mid grommets with short, thin, light bungees. Works fine, but, still that criss-cross pole idea...
It would be cool if someone made a child's inflatable splash pool that was just the right size for that shelter. You could use it as a tub floor which could be an asset if you were camped on very flat ground during a downpour. That's why most tents have that kind of floor. But I know the whole idea here is to have a light wt and small package. I don't know how much a splash pool weighs or how big it is folded.
Ahh, old alpha Rubicon. I do miss the IC's they use to put on. Really had some good times with them. I need to make another one of these up. Thanks for the post.
That is a good idea. I would throw in a ridge line just to keep versatility. You know where I live sometimes there is no place to run a line so this would be great. It also give me a good Idea as quick hide or servalance setup using a few extra Items.
Great idea, thanks for taking the time to share it.
Poncho and Woobie, must have for bug out bag! Great idea for the Poncho!
I'm in the UK, and if there's any non USA viewers watching this who can't get wire nuts in their country, I came up with an alternative way of fixing to the corner grommets using short lengths of pole taken from the off cuts from the cut to size poles for the poncho (4 are required).
Neat idea. I will go check Alpha out. Thank you for the review, George
Nicely done, you have a good tempo and keep it lively. Nice use of those caps and I actually like it neatly folded and wrapped. I've just come to learn about this type of tent and wanted to know how to set it up. Would be great to teach to people new to camping or survival and would be great for a small kit or emergency use.
Nice and simple thanks for posting 👍
Still have my poncho from when I was in the Army. Has many uses.
LOVE this idea especially with some carbon fiber poles man talk about ultralight shelter!!😁✌️💚
Thanks for sharing !
great idea on this