Moine said:That is great. Nice and simple...
The greatest part is that with only one open side, you stay clear from wind and rain being pushed in... Great shelter.
Three thoughts, though...
1) the fire place is a bit close to the tarp, no ? --
2) With such setups, you better sleep out of any hole in the ground. Find higher ground, otherwise you soon end up swimming around...
3) On very windy/stormy nights, you better put a few large rocks or logs on the grounded ends of your tarp. When the wind comes from the back it's usually not a problem, but when it comes the other way (wind sometimes turns around and changes direction, especially during heavy storms), the tarp entrance offers a huge surface to catch wind... The best thing still is to loosely tie at least 3-4 grommets to surrounding vegetation (using cord or whatever). I say loosely, because it allows the air to escape if it lifts the tarp, thus diminishing the traction force... The tarp will move around a bit, but it will stay there and you won't need to run around in pitch dark, high winds and rain to put it back into place... Just my two pennies
4) (I know I said 3, but nevermind ) -- For true storms, a good system is to simply wrap a round rock in the middle of the tarp, and tie it from the other side with cord. That creates a grommetless (and hole-free) anchor point that allows you to hang the whole thing with all sides closed. Then you crawl into your "pyramid" and you stay dry even in the worst of thunderstorms. Just make sure you don't hang your shelter from the highest tree in the sector... !
Cheers,
David
Good observation, I know the fire is very close to the tarp but I tightened it all up before I took the photo and then that is why the fire is so close to the tarp.
Storms and rain, you always got to plan your campsite it does not matter if you are going to sleep in a tent, tarp or without shelter.
The things with a tarp like this is that you can make so many diffrent shelters. I have even used a small tarp as grounf mat during winter time just to keep myself and my gear away from snow (wich always gets wet sooner or later).
Nice to see more pics, gives me evn more ideas for my next trip.