Poncho shelters

[johnboy]

Hi,

It's a 'modern' basha but this video from internet Etailer RVOPS gives some pointers..

I have a pair of their older black bivvy poles and they are very good indeed...

[video=youtube;kU6MNEEBbjI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU6MNEEBbjI[/video]

One way with a 58patt poncho is to use a single pole / stick or WHY inside the hood then secure the hood with the cordlock then bungie out the corners forming a sort of mini 'circus' tent affair...

Proffing a bit of the fibreglass pole from a 320 EGSA mast *might* have been useful for this.....

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

Great Video Johnboy and Pete made a good clear film with great sound quality.

 

[LennyMac]

Each time I hike, I use a poncho that would appear to be exactly the same as Wingstoo's and I have found them to be eminently suited to use as a shelter. Like Trekkingnut, I also use bungee cords- although I more often need to find a fence or farm wall as the South West Coast Path tends to lack the appropriate trees at crucial moments. I also carry an Australian hootchie and also a 6' X 6' plastic groundsheet. This way, I can peg the corners of the long side of the poncho, bungee cord around whatever vertical structures I have found, to make the lean- to. The I attach the hootchie to the bungee cords as a 'back wall', then place the 6' X 6' as a ground sheet. This gives me a quite spacious, triangular tube, which is quick and easy to set up and break down. I will try to find some pictures when I get home this evening.

At the end of August, I will be using webtex bivi poles, like in Wingstoo's photo, which ought to give me the flexibilty to pitch up on treeless flat ground.

 

[Wayland]

Forgot I had this picture as well.

 

[drewdunnrespect]

now thats pretty cool wayland and i always thought that in this picture it was a tarp used not a poncho

 

[Wayland]

Nope, you can see the hood tied up in the middle.

 

[LennyMac]

So much for that! Can anyone point me to instructions on how to get a picture onto a post?

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

So much for that! Can anyone point me to instructions on how to get a picture onto a post?

Use a staple gun but dont get caught

 

[Bigfoot]

I haven't tried adding pics yet but I'm guessing you have to upload pics to a remote host (such as www.photobucket.com) and then copy the direct link there then add it to your post here.

 

[drewdunnrespect]

yes thats correct bigfoot but the code u use is the img code and its the last of the three for photobucket thats underneith the picture

 

[LennyMac]

Lol. Nice one Globetrotter. You nailed it!

 

[Muddyhands]

Oh no, something else to add to the 'must buy' list. Loving the pictures guys, helps to show how versatile they can be (in the right hands)

 

[tombear]

When I use a couple of walking poles with a poncho I stick the points into the ground and pulled the wrist straps through the big eyelets, and used 2 lenghts of cord (one each end) passing through the loop of the straps to peg it out in a V shape each end.

I think that makes sense?

When herself became whale sized when carrying the kids a 58 pat poncho was the only waterproof she could fit inside!

ATB

Tom

 

[Retired Member southey]

I've still got my poncho from cadets years ago,it's not so water proof now, now holes as sutch, do you guys think the nikwax reproof would sort it out, the spray on stuff?

 

[SimonM]

Here's mine set up as a flying "V"...more of a wind break for the bivvy bag in this case.

Simon

 

[drewdunnrespect]

looking good simon were did u get yours from cos as i have said i should get meself one

 

[SimonM]

looking good simon were did u get yours from cos as i have said i should get meself one

It's the Ventile one Drew, from Hilltrek. Designed by our members...see if you recognise the model

http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_copy_of_Cabrach_Ventile_Trousers.html

Simon

 

[drewdunnrespect]

It's the Ventile one Drew, from Hilltrek. Designed by our members...see if you recognise the model

http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_copy_of_Cabrach_Ventile_Trousers.html

Simon

my god simon u buy some expensive gear and yes of course i reckonise the model wayland and thank for the link drew

 

[MSkiba]

I dont get it. My tiny 2 man tent takes up just as much room in my bag as a poncho + 2 sticks. Dosnt the side wind knock your socks off at night?

Is it more about sleeping naturally than space saving? The places I camp would have me worried that the mosquito's would have a feast at night!

 

[LennyMac]

When I first stared hiking, it was probably a weight- and- space thing to use a hootchie. Nowadays, I guess that tents are certainly much more compact and lightweight and the bloke I hike with certainly doesn't have a problem with either factor. I find the biggest climactic issue is the rain- specifically, being woken up by it on my face when it starts after I have turned in.