The tarp: the versatile shelter of any bushcraft-minded camper, trekker, or hiker.
When you want to save weight without spending lots of money, not many items beat the tarp. All you need is the tarpaulin sheet itself, stakes, some cord, and a couple of trees or hiking poles.
Tarps come in many shapes, and perhaps the most common ones are squares or slightly elongated rectangles. While there are shaped tarps for specific purposes, we concentrate on just the rectangular ones in this article.
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When you want to save weight without spending lots of money, not many items beat the tarp. All you need is the tarpaulin sheet itself, stakes, some cord, and a couple of trees or hiking poles.
Tarps come in many shapes, and perhaps the most common ones are squares or slightly elongated rectangles. While there are shaped tarps for specific purposes, we concentrate on just the rectangular ones in this article.

Using a Tarp as Shelter
Ah, the tarp: the versatile shelter of any bushcraft-minded camper, trekker, or hiker.
