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profdant139
Explorer II
Nov 08, 2017

How to rig a rain tarp without trees -- poles, maybe??

Whenever we go camping in the Pacific Northwest, I am always impressed by the huge rain tarps that the experts rig up over their campsites. And after watching a few YouTube videos, I think I know how...
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ORbiker
Explorer
Nov 09, 2017
Larger PVC is a great idea for poles. It wasn't available for my scouting years.

Using a prusik; the cord that you make the prusik with needs to be 1/3rd the size of the rope you are going to rap.

Please post you new tarp setup in this thread if you can.

Thanks, KEN

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