Layout the tarp and attach a guyline to each corner with two half hitches or a bowline.
Dining fly tarp setup.
If wind is a major factor then we set up the dining fly with the long side facing the wind.
And the amount of headroom will be controlled by the height of the support pole.
Philmont issues a 12 by 12 nylon crew tarp with lines and poles.
Hiking sticks or trekking poles can be used as poles eight stakes and three paracord lines are all else that s required.
This is the favorite design for many campers and it s a simple open air cover.
The first step is to select the site.
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Never set up your shelter beneath a dead.
This rig will keep about eight people who get along fairly well out of the rain.
Basic a frame tarp shelter.
Rigging a tarp philmont style is much different than how a patrol tarp is normally set up back home.
This dining fly tarp shelter may be a tough shelter if you properly tie down and stake the tarp.
Here s one simple way for a patrol to set up their fly when there are no trees for the ridge line.
If you want to make a shelter for a hammock the diamond tarp setup would be best.
Choose the right design depending on the activity.
It keeps away rain but it offers limited protection against the other elements due to its lack of sides.
The dining fly tarp shelter.
A 40 paracord ridge line is rigged underneath the ridge of the tarp and a loop of the line is threaded.
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This is a favorite shelter design to many campers because provides very good ventilation but also has proper coverage.
Here is how to rig a 12 12 tarp a method i have heard called the philmont dining fly tarp to stand up to strong winds and rain.
For example if you want an area for multiple people to eat or sit around the dining fly is a good option.
The side guy line is about 30 feet long and is threaded through the grommets on the tarp and staked down with three stakes.
Follow the philmont dining fly or crew tarp is a 12 by 12 nylon tarp rigged for simple easy setup.
We generally set up our family camp site with the dining fly in the center a tent on each of two adjacent sides the cooking and camp fire on one side and the last side open to the path or road leading to the camp.