Camping in the Rain: Putting up a Tarp Shelter

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In this video, we show you how to put up a camping tarp to create additional shelter from the rain when you are camping.
Follow the steps to see how to put up a tarp alone (without help from others) using tarp poles.
We are using an Easy Camp 3m x 3m tarp kit that includes the tarp flysheet, two tarp poles, guylines, and tent pegs. However, you can use this technique to pitch any tarp using poles instead of trees.
We also look at how you can use a tarp to build a sheltered entrance to your tent.
I was lucky to have a little helper in this video. But it's easy to do this yourself.
1. From the ridge line, peg out the two guylines.
2. Repeat for the other end of the ridge line.
3. Insert the poles to push the tarp up.
If it gets windy and you need to temporarily get the tarp down, remove the poles and peg it to the ground. As soon as the weather improves, push the poles back in to put the tarp up again.
More details on the tarp kit can be found here: www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/c...
Camping tarps are lightweight and a great addition to your camping kit.
They provide an easy way to extend your living space and help keep you dry when camping in wet weather.
Plus, it's MUCH safer to cook under a tarp shelter than in your tent.
If you want more protection from the elements, put up some windbreaks around the sides.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:53 Unboxing the Tarp Kit (or the things you need)
01:20 Pitching the Tarp (start)
01:24 Locating the ridge line (eyelet and main guyline point)
01:37 Attaching the Tarp Pole
01:50 Three points - pole and two guylines (a little helper is optional!)
02:45 The three points holding up the tarp
04:00 The tarp is set up
04:10 Alternative Set-up to extend tent shelter
04:51 Using additional tarp poles on the tarp
LINKS
- Easy Camp Tarp 4 x 4m (with poles) on Amazon: amzn.to/3Yd60rS
- Guide to using this tarp www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/c...
- Product Page: www.easycamp.com/en-gb/websho...
- Additional Tarp Poles: amzn.to/3KjUhlK
- Alternative smaller Mountain Warehouse tarp (no poles in the kit): amzn.to/47c8T05
- Alternative: Vango Family Shelter (must be used with a tent): amzn.to/3YfZL6K
- Campsite: www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/p...
- See this tarp in a storm: • The Ultimate Test: Bik...
- See this tarp on another tent: • Where did I go wrong w...
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Пікірлер: 55

@petereriksson1390 Жыл бұрын

Hello! This video is 7 years old when i fing it (or KZfaq) find it, thats doesnt matter, beacuse now 7 years later, rain is still rain and a Tarp is a Tarp! This video is a great reminder how to us a Tarp and family tent! Best Regards Peter Eriksson,Orsa, Sweden

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 11 ай бұрын

Yep, a tarp is an essential bit of camping kit 👍

@Bowen269 2 жыл бұрын

I use a tarp all the time as a extra space for dining, cooking. Also used it last week as a shade over the front of my vango tent. Brilliant bit of kit. 👍

@yusuf.alajnabi 5 жыл бұрын

I have been looking for a video like this for some time very informative thank you. Tarps are so much easier to carry when packed in the car Less room is taken up than a gezebo set up.

@simmer484 2 жыл бұрын

Just spent hours trying to work out if this would be something I could do due to not wanting to buy a massive tent that won't fit in the boot. Thank you very much. Really well explained and I liked the discussion about options of setting it up.

@markadriansneydms 2 жыл бұрын

I use this set up with a 10 quid tarp from Wickes and 2 windbreakers down the sides

@chriscaine7689 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for a great demo. I am looking for a similar thing to attach to my roof rack on the side of my car, this looks like the answer. Thank you so much

@USMCTexian 8 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very helpful. Thanks for posting.

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@chelseawalsh7806 3 жыл бұрын

I’m going camping first time in June with kids, I’m going to order this kit...glad I’ve found your you tube

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 3 жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@Mandaxx25 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your help. I'd be lost if it weren't for KZfaq helpful people.

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that!

@WhatsUpWithSheila 7 жыл бұрын

good idea.. thx

@shannonsolomon7480 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@999mrkhaled 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative thanks a lot

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Mickey- 7 жыл бұрын

nice video

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@TheBenchapman 5 ай бұрын

great video

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@lynnemmamassie 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@PicyPoe 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, Where did you get those poles? They do look very sturdy!

@hayleyzoil443 Ай бұрын

Great video. Can I ask, where is this campsite it looks amazing and we love remote private sites. Maybe a KZfaq video on this would be good.

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk Ай бұрын

It's The Green Caravan Park www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/places/campsite/the-green-caravan-park

@suhaniselamat 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! Just 1 newbie question: what would the impact be if we were to just guyline the sheet over our tent without adding a third and fourth pole?

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that could work too.

@alc1212 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of tent is that. What's the name. Thanks

@rebeccatromans9826 5 жыл бұрын

What size tarp is this please? Our tent is 2.2 x 2.35 x 1.75 m and we would like a shelter out the front like this too- we are considering perhaps a tarp large enough to also cover the tent from rain additionally? Please can you help?

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 5 жыл бұрын

This one is a 3x3m tarp, which is a good size and will work with most tents.

@michaelhenderson6274 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Do you think this could work as a connection between a camper van (T5) and our 4 man tent? Drive away awnings cost a fortune!

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's something you could easily do. Especially if you have roof bars on your T5, where you could secure the tarp with some bungees.

@michaelhenderson6274 6 жыл бұрын

Get Out With The Kids. Great, thanks. Another video opportunity perhaps?

@mynamefly 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! I liked it...I also have a question about your tent: what brand and model? Thanks!

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 4 жыл бұрын

It is an Outwell Hornet XL. Unfortunately they don’t make them any more.

@mynamefly 4 жыл бұрын

Oh no! Do you know if our there there is a tent with similar shape and characteristics?

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 4 жыл бұрын

Have a look at this we we tried kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ar2kndRzxL_Re40.html

@mynamefly 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mindysmith2208 6 жыл бұрын

What tent is that youre using

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 6 жыл бұрын

It's the Robens Field Station. Video here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aL2XlrWAzrHaZXU.html

@SilverMist0121 3 жыл бұрын

Where do i buy the poles from

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 3 жыл бұрын

Some of the kits come with poles. If not, you can buy tarp poles from camping shops.

@movie0007 5 жыл бұрын

When I went tent camping several years ago at a local campsite, I seen people would pitch the 2 and 3 person tents in between 2 trees, and then they had the thicker material tarps, and they would take string or ropes and tie the tarp to the two trees and have it directly over top of the tent, but have it so it was angled backwards away from the tent, because tent's are not normally water proof. There is a guy with a video I saw saying how you can set up your tent outside, let it rain, and then let the sun dry the tent out and it makes the material tighter so that you're giving the tent a natural water proof, but the problem there is that the sun will actually make your tent dry rot.

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 5 жыл бұрын

Actually, most tents are waterproof. That's because most tents are polyester based material. It is the canvas/poly-cotton tents that need to be 'weathered' first. The best way to do this is to pitch the tent at home, if you have space, and then spray it with a garden hose, and then let the tent dry out naturally. You don't need the sun to do this. The material will dry with just the air blowing over it. What happens is that all of the cotton fibres expand when wet and fill all of the small stitching holes, and then they dry, plugging the hole. Most decent poly-cotton tents come pre-treated to make them more waterproof, but 'weathering' them is still worth doing to make sure all the seams self-seal.

@movie0007 5 жыл бұрын

@@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk So if I have a tent bought from wally world for example, those are pretty low end tents but anyway, if I bought one from there, you're saying that all I'd have to do is set it up, wet it down, let it dry naturally and it will make the dome part of the tent more stiff so that it will withstand rains completely? How long does the process take? I'm sure I would have to do this numerous times, maybe 10 times or so? Would you still use a tarp for going over top of the tent after doing this procedure?

@GetoutwiththekidsCoUk 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, for parts of the tent that are polycotton. Obviously not if your tent is breathable mesh though ;-) I believe it can help stitching even on polyester tents. See this www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/camping/camping-tips/fix-a-leaking-tent/

@niksgee3538 4 жыл бұрын

@@movie0007 I think you must be in USA? Your tents are different I think, our tents in UK are waterproof. They have to be, it rains a lot. Nobody would go camping if they didn't sell waterproof tents. People in UK talk about canopy for somewhere to sit outside in the rain. Not to protect the tent from getting wet. :)