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Great explanations. I hope that you are sharing with your local Boy Scout Troop. I had 55 years experience, with Boy Scouts (Eagle) and with the Army(2 years NCO and 27 years Commissioned). Many times we were told not to worry about the weather but, a storm would nail us. My old man was an Eagle Scout and a WWII USCG Chief. He hammered it into to me to always be prepared(Semper Paratus). I made my guys set up for the worst conditions and we were often glad we did. I do not like using the bipod and an open tarp, it can fail in a heavy wind by the stakes pulling out. The wind can get under the tarp and put a lot of uplift on it. I prefer a tripod with an extra long leg. I use the long leg as a ridge pole. I carry a big enough tarp(10' x 12') to make it enclosed except for the opening between 2 legs. I use my extra poncho to cover the opening so that I stay much drier. I also stake the heck out of it. Keep up the good videos.

Great video. Two knots, a shelter, and a channel suggestion. Thank you.

Now, let's make a plow point glider and sail like an eagle through the prairies, lol . Love the sentimental music. Thanks S.K.

I wish my girl looked at me the way you were looking at that Grabber blanket.

Another excellent video . That one WILL save lives . Super easy and can be carried and set-up by ANYONE. Great job.

Thanks corporal.. Every your video have about knot.. I love it.. 👍👍

Good job. Good video production. Nice that you take the TIME and clearly show the hitches/knots for folks. Lashing is perhaps the most difficult of skills to "get" in the field. Thanks for taking time and care demonstrating it. And I'll watch YOU, on the next one!

Some of the most interesting and informative videos on KZfaq ! Marine Corps and Boy Scout skills ...

That is extremely suitable for the outdoor terrain here in South Africa. Learnt a lot

Nice video. I once spent two nights in one of these in the Boy Scouts in the 70s. Very effective shelter- we used a canvas tarp. Skill like this, once learned, are never forgotten but it is great to get a refresher. In the late 90s I spent two months on a desert island living under a large blue tarp slung over a ridge pole. Had a working table in there and two mattresses on top of grass matting, kerosene lanterns for lighting. BSA training came in handy. Keep up the good work on the videos. I will be watching them, while prepping for my next expedition.

yup, I concur. No BS and no fluff. Probably the best vid on this style of shelter I have seen.

Love your instructional videos. Very practical, easy to understand with a "down-to-earth" attitude! Thank you!!

This guy is a master, would give anything to hangout

Mighty fine presentation...a little shade...and out of the wind... goes a long way. Another great watch CPL. Thank you

Best overall shelter. Quick to pitch and sheds wind and rain effectively.

I really like the way you explain and very clearly show things. You teach and explain well. Lots of guys I've tried to watch are lecturing, condescending or speak like a drill sergeant talking to young recruits, rather than as adult to adult sharing

That’s for this one Boss. This is very practical and doesn’t use a lot of materials.

Player, love your vids...... No BS, just straight up good info for the ones wanting to learn! Keep up the great work!

Very versatile set up...great solution for a treeless area

That is a really clean implementation. I really like the trucker's hitch but I saw an advantage to the taught line hitch in this video. The taught line hitch tightens away from the stake. You have to guess accurately on where you place the slipknot on the trucker's hitch whereas you don't have that problem with the taught line hitch. The truckers hitch does have a 3:1 mechanical advantage but you don't need it in this situation. Your video underlines the incredible importance of knot skills. Enjoyed it Corporal.

Awesome! Finally your videos are popping into my feed on you tube❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍outstanding video!!!! Classic skills are never out of style👍❤️❤️👍👍👍👍

Awesome thanks. the more I get into back country camping, the more I appreciate your channel. Thanks for putting out such great content.

I have just finished watching all of your plow point shelter videos, and what I appreciate about the series is seeing the progression of your shelter techniques over time. I can tell when you acquired a new camera or microphone, when you incorporated bank line to the kit, when you added toggles, and when you started using a marlinspike with your ridgelines. Each video builds on the ones that came before it, and reinforces every step involved in constructing the shelter. Your close ups and camera angles are steady and clear, and your instructions are easy to follow. You don't give yourself enough credit, Cpl Kelly...you have a top shelf channel with subscribers who are loyal for a good reason.

This is a great idea. thanks for sharing. I guess you can use 2 hiking poles also.

Howdy Corporal I enjoy your tactical lessons very much. I live in Fort Knox and proudly wave our flag to honor you and all the soldiers and sailors

Yeah buddy... I learn something valuable every time with every video. Outstanding performance Marine. Motivating.

Great detail. I have used the plow point with one stick (walking stick) and two guide lines out from the center pole if alone. Two trekkers we had two hiking sticks for the setup shown here. I always look forward to your videos and updates.

Nice demonstration. Good reference. Matt and the Corporal - a winning combination.

Great tutorial. I use my hiking staff and run two lines for support sometimes. I first dig the staff in a few inches making it more stable in windy conditions and during frequent changes in the direction of the wind. I actually use my staff for other tasks as well. Your channel is at the top of KZfaq in my opinion.

Couple of things. 1. The freestanding plow point solves a lot my concerns with these shelters in that all seem to require trees. I live in the Mojave desert, and our rare trees seldom have straight limbs. Therefore, I plan to practice this shelter using my shooting or spotting scope tripod as the legs. I also plan to try this out using the last bedstake hook on my truck so I can test ingress and egress of the shelter. 2. As a knot snob, I previously dismissed the trucker's hitch, with a preference for the taught-line or "triple half-hitch" a name I used to make it easier to teach my scouts. This channel converted me to the trucker's hitch. As a previous triple half hitch fan-boy, might I suggest a modification of the knot by tightening the it at 8:35 in the video before you "pull the excess through." This gives the taught line a quick-ISH release feature it lacks in its original configuration. Thank you for the great channel that taught this lifelong outdoor enthusiast how much I still have to learn.

Thanks CPL. You always provide very good and practical info. I agree, Matt Mercer has a great site and provides practical, no nonsense material as well.

Definitely good to go this shelter 😉

That's a good knot (truckers hitch. I was taught a different way in which you use a sheepshead in the beginning there instead of tying a loop hitch in the line. That way you didn't have to struggle untying it when you where through. Love this channel. Thanks.

I personally like the A- frame method. The versatility is endless. Erects anywhere. Provides place to hang equipment such as cooking utensils and lights. Your visual arc is better. It cab be used as a hunting hide. And the walking trek pole dudes already have their sticks. Very versatile. Height adjustable rapidly to make it more weather slick or higher for water and or snow dispersal. Salute

Thanks again for the set up. Outstanding.

You've got some great stuff going on over here my Brother. Looking forward to following along. ATB - John

I just realized that, if you were in a large opening, you wouldn't likely have had those two cross poles in the first place. ;-) Interesting I should run across this video today. Yesterday, I got into a rough spot with my spouse when we were hiking in an area with no trees or other attachment points except a few widely-spaced, very crumbly low rock piles. It was middle of the day, 94 degrees, blazing sun, and rugged hilly terrain. For some reason, probably too much climbing in the heat, she began to experience symptoms of heat exhaustion. It would have been very handy to have a tie point for one corner of a plow shelter to provide her some shade, but there was none. We were at the furthest point of our hike, with too many intervening hills for her to make it back to the car safely. What she needed was shade, and fast. She had plenty of water. It would have been very handy to have a tie point for a plow shelter, but there was absolutely nothing for a mile in any direction. I'm going to file away the ideas in this video, just in case. What we did was this: fortunately, we were not too far from a highway, and it was a fairly level hike to it. With frequent rests, and me holding up a large trash bag for shade, she was able to make it to the highway. At the point where we reached it, there happened to be a sign that cast a small amount of shade in the grass underneath. She was able to lay down in this spot, and I walked along the shoulder of the highway for several miles back to the car. Then I drove back up the the highway past her, exited and came back from the other direction to pick her up. She's fine today, but without getting to the highway, there was no way I could've gotten her back to the car myself over the steep hills. Our PLB would've been about the only solution. The free-standing plow shelter would've helped.

Thanks again Corporal Kelley

No BS, straight to the point, as usual, great vid. 👍👍👍

That’s outstanding in the middle of nowhere 👍

I use a similar shelter which uses a single walking pole instead of the bipod. The pole is used inverted, with the carbide tip poked through the grommet. A single line from that point to counter the tail end of the tarp. The pegged down wings provide the side supports for the pole. I also carry a set of ready made 6inch and 4 inch para-cord loops (13" and 9" before tying) which make very rapid tie-outs, as well as quick, ad-hoc prussiks when needed. Even in relatively strong winds, I can pitch in 2-3 mins, as long as the ground isn't like concrete and I need to tie to rocks :)

Thanks Corporal. Works great with trekking poles.

I was a Boy Scout Scoutmaster for 18 years. The last 4 years I used a camping Tarp that had 2-3 loops down the middle of the tarp from corner to corner. This allowed you to form a ridge line without straining your tarp. This is all I used to camp with, except for my sleeping bag and Thermarest for those four years. In all weather, from 100 F summer heat to -8 F cold in winter, I was snug as a bug. You ust have to be judicious in where you set up your shelter, no bowls or washes, you will definitely get wet.

Thanks for sharing your experience and your clear explanations.

Your production values keep going up. This was awesome. Thanks for posting.

Ok that is pretty clever there. I would never thought of using a bi-pod system for a shelter support. Nice! Great system for a backpacker with hiking poles there. I like this a lot! Think I'll need to put some practice in on this one. Thanks for the education.

The minutiae can make or break. The use of the toggle behind the bipod as you demonstrate here totally prevents slipping. As always Outstanding AF video.

Been subbed to Matt for a while.. He does great instructional videos, as you do, but in his style. Thank you for showing us this shelter.

Excellent, especially how clearly you explained the knots. Awesome video!

Really enjoy the simplicity of your presentation style... Your vids are some of the best of the bunch... Thanks for your devotion to the craft!!!

CPL this oldie but goodie just popped up. Love the detail on the lashing. I need to get some bank line to practice with. You are an inspiration.

Thumbs up for playing Fiddler Green.

I absolutely love the way you demonstrate your knots and hitches! It’s been a minute since I’ve tied some of these and your illustrations make for a great refresher

Sweet shelter, good instruction. Thanks.

Thank you so much for the video. Love your choice of melody at the end of your video 😍

This is going to come in real handy. Thanks.

Nice. Simple. Simply nice.

I set up a freestanding wedge tarp a couple nights ago but I used the trekking pole method

great job...!!! And you're right, Matt has a great channel....!!

this is really cool. I love your content, its awesome keep it up.

Seeing the grommet tear betting the Arcturus would handle this much better. Glad I took your advice and traded up.

Nicely executed!

Excellent. Thank You.

I like your videos thank you I still have to find your videos of you tying your knots I do got to practice them for one I need them I like them cuz they seem easy and basic knots

Great set, thanks for sharing!

Terrific! Much appreciated!

Another excellent instructional video. Thanks

This one came up on my Feed. A very well demonstrated setup👍 .. specifically your step-by-step revision on the applicable Ties and Knots (repeat, repeat, repeat .. ingrain, ingrain, ingrain 👍) .. thank you. Take care ..

Using a tarp like this is a very good idea. Have used several different versions of this for many years. One weakness of using a tarp in this fashion is demonstrated toward the end of your video, when you show the Stakeout point. The Grommet is already trying to tear out of the fabric. If you should get a strong wind gust from the wrong direction you might find yourself without a shelter. I have overcome this by using a different method of attaching the Rope to the shelter. I don't know the name of the not, but what you do, is to make a loop Behind The Grommet, toward the center of the tarp. Then take your the end of your line and wrap that Loop until you come to the end of the loop. Then take that tag in put it through the loop and pulling the other long end of the line back through the winds you get a very very tight cinch. I hope I have described this clearly. But it will hold your tarp in strong winds winds, without destroying the gromets.

thanks for showing the sweet plow shelter

Another good one

great little shelter.

I used the skills i just learned in your videos for my camping and it made it easier for me thank you Corporal

Awesome, never seen this type of shelter before. Definately gotta practise this and add it to the toolbox. Thanks Cpl!

That's a great one for where I'm at. Front range plains of Colorado. Terrain looks identical and our weather changes by the minute it seems. Thank you.

Thank you for this video. Looks like a great setup! I could do that with my trekking poles!

A lot of useful information here. Thank you.

Thank yo, Cpl--- another valuable tip!!! Have a great day!

Very good instruction. Some of the best I’ve seen. Keep it up!!⛺️🔥🦅

Great idea. Also helpful if in a place with no trees. Good to know what to do. Thank you!!:-)

Vary nice video. I all ways enjoy seeing your skills. I like it that you tied two different knots and showed two different ways to do this the taunt line hitch and the truckers hitch I always had a little bit of a wonder on how to tie that off the truckers hitch but I like it that you drape the loop over and then put it in through the middle of itself.

Sir, with respect !... Im Sharing your channel with a family member and another Marine Corps Pulley buddy of mine !... hoping with respect, that you knew this sir ! Respectfully thank you Sir ! Also, Thank you for your time efforts channel and videos ! It helps others a lot !... Sincerely, this young man appreciates you very much sir ! Sincerely Paul~.

One of the reasons I like using trekking poles is because they are multipurpose and can be used to set shelters like this. I have as part of my kit two trekking poles and a 2go systems Trifecta for inconvenient shelter set up.

nice job well done , thanks

Tks buddy, will check out black hat too, love the no yap good sound info you give. I was also a corporal in the south african infantry.

OUTSTANDING.....thank's for the video

outstanding video , i have never used a taught line hitch before , but i will now ....

On my way to check out his channel.. one thing i always like about you is you show the knots that is something oddly enough alot of people are lacking in knowledge of. Also a good system for those who use trekking poles..

Always a pleasure to learn from!! 😎👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

Another fantastic video

Nice! Plow point is one of my favorite configurations! Blessings BCB

Cool you make it look so easy but I know thanks for sharing

Very good, and very useful to know. Enjoyed how you explain which knot goes where. Outstanding job, and thanks for sharing this video!

I like it!

I'm so inspired. I will try to resume my old passion for walking light wich I did since 1984 until I broke my ankle a few years ago. Now I am inspired to do it again without tent but with a minimal tarp just as you explained. I have invented a small modification of the truckers hitch which I will be honered too give to you, if I could give you a small video or few pictures. God bless you. Anyway thanks.

Real good. Appreciate it.

Great video always a pleasure 👍🏼🇺🇸

Another great video, I send people to to your channel when I don't have the time for one on one instruction. Keep up the good work.

Good demo of a basic on your own terms shelter. I am pretty sure I had one of those tarps in my hand earlier today at a camping store. :)