Tarp Floor And How To Stake Tight

Tie a length of cord between the tent stake and the corner of the tarp.

Tarp floor and how to stake tight.

Throw the tarp over the line so the middle of the tarp meets the cord. You will also need to tie off some drip lines above the entrance of the shelter to prevent rain from running down the paracord and into the shelter. Put a trekking pole angled slightly in the middle of an adjacent side of the tarp. The a frame shelter is probably the most common shelter one can make.

Make sure this cord is tight and holds the tarp securely to the ground. If you have trouble getting a good pitch try playing around with the following. Stake out the back corners and back wall guy lines. Do the same thing for each of the other three corners of your a frame tarp shelter.

The distance apart of the two front corner stakes when you first lay out the tarp. The tarp should be about 6 8 inches 15 cm off the ground all the way around. Draping over the tarp and staking it down are the final steps required to make this standard shelter. The tarp is draped over the paracord diagonally while the leading edges fold under to form the floor.

It can be made by stringing the paracord between two trees. Place a tent stake into the ground near to the point the tarps corner while it is stretched out. Make sure the line is tight to prevent any sagging. Stake down one side of the tarp.

The length and angle of the trekking pole. Then stake down and tension the pole s guyline at about a 90 angle from that side of the tarp. The corner of the shelter must be faced towards the direction of the wind. Here s how to set up your tarp shelter as a wind shed.