Canvas Tarp Shelter |
I wrote this page in Mn, where the worst thing we had to contend with were brown recluse. Not they aren't fun, but they aren't inclined to cuddle. Rattlesnakes are, they will slither under the tarp, creep into your sleeping bag, and curl up next to the warmest spot they can find, your chest.
I hope you don't stretch or move first thing in the morning! If you do, you might want to consider adding some bug netting and a floor.
I hope you don't stretch or move first thing in the morning! If you do, you might want to consider adding some bug netting and a floor.
More rugged, versatile, and authentic than a tent. Canvas can be waterproofed by painting it with a light layer of boiled linseed oil mixed with Mineral Spirits.
WHILE DRYING VENTILATION IS A MUST. I tried to waterproof a shirt thinking it was dry after a few hours I folded it up and let it sit an hour, it nearly ignited. Linseed generates heat as it dries, heat causes it to dry faster (which is bad), this creates more heat, and so on until... Spontaneous Combustion!!! Hang outside on a close line or something similar for 5 days or so. |
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