Using my waterproof jacket as back up tarp
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 3:36 pm
So the use case is clear forecast, only taking a bivi bag, then the heavens open and it would be a grim night.
My waterproof is always packed anyway, and I wouldn't be using it while sleeping, and it is waterproof. This is primarily a raincoat and occasional tarp, compared to the poncho tarps which are primarily a tarp.
I have been experimenting with tarps and have made a bivi hole cover from a 75cm square, four pegs, four clip on lines, and a 60cm pole section. Draping my waterproof on top it is close enough, with the least important tail dimension being a bit shorter. There isn't space to sit up, but I managed to prop myself up on my elbows and prepare lunch. Shame we have had the last of the rain for a week to give it a proper test.
I propose fixing tie out loops at the two sides of the bottom zip, the tail and the back of the neck, with the pole lifting at the neck end. Will the fabric be ok? Would it stretch too much to make a taught tarp shelter out of? I timed myself putting the tarp up at 1 minute 20 so would not get too wet in that time, and I can probably get much faster.
My waterproof is always packed anyway, and I wouldn't be using it while sleeping, and it is waterproof. This is primarily a raincoat and occasional tarp, compared to the poncho tarps which are primarily a tarp.
I have been experimenting with tarps and have made a bivi hole cover from a 75cm square, four pegs, four clip on lines, and a 60cm pole section. Draping my waterproof on top it is close enough, with the least important tail dimension being a bit shorter. There isn't space to sit up, but I managed to prop myself up on my elbows and prepare lunch. Shame we have had the last of the rain for a week to give it a proper test.
I propose fixing tie out loops at the two sides of the bottom zip, the tail and the back of the neck, with the pole lifting at the neck end. Will the fabric be ok? Would it stretch too much to make a taught tarp shelter out of? I timed myself putting the tarp up at 1 minute 20 so would not get too wet in that time, and I can probably get much faster.