Hammock How-To...Part 8 Tarp Rap.... Essentials For Noobs & What-Nots

[@rideforrestride]

Made it to part 8! We send you many thanks for sharing what you know with us from Brainerd!

[@shugemery]

+Forrest Rider Whoooooo Buddy)))))

[@GeezerDust]

Been a hammock / tarp fan for about a year now. Can't think of a reason to go back to a tent. Advantages I like: out of reach of creepy crawlys, don't wake up in a puddle after a heavy rain, comfortable sleep. You do Karl better than Billy Bob Thornton. Really enjoy your videos.

[@edwardmuranyi7182]

Pissing myself laughing, and leaning a bunch about hammock camping!! I will be using a lot of your tips on a short AT hike next week. Thank you , and keep the videos coming!! Ed

[@shugemery]

+Edward Muranyi Have a right goodie of a time.

[@Fresno1199]

This one is a classic. The ending gets my vote for the enivitable "best of shug" video

[@ZyklonB95]

Haha. These videos crack me up. This series also encouraged me to finally upgrade my setup and get a new blackbird, a new tarp and some new webbing. My old stuff just wasnt cutting it anymore. Thanks for the videos Shug.

[@blkcpdconure]

All this hammock stuff is making so much more sense from watching these videos. I plan on getting a Warbonnet Blackbird for all my mobile adventures in MN. Gonna get the tarp first once I figure out the best one for late spring, summer and early fall. Thanks for doing these videos Shug!!

[@shugemery]

blkcpdconure Check a Warbonnet Superfly tarp.

[@1212zeek1212]

The most enjoyable video I've watched thus far on the topic. The singing is lively. You're like a bard. A bard tell sing-song tales of tarp life.

[@shugemery]

Zeek1212 I do so appreciate your kind words. Bard....a right goodie.

[@NoctuTech]

the more i watch these videos the more i want that damn tarp..you did a great job on it

[@shugemery]

It is now my dedicated winter tarp.....kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnitqZxrn5ulfbc

[@larrylynn123]

Thanks, for the entertainment Shug! Great series(8) of video's! You are one funny NUT case!

[@patriotkennethburlingham7059]

Whooooo Buddy!!!! That's an oldie.. :)

[@shugemery]

Way Old!!!! I was just a teen...haaaa

[@patriotkennethburlingham7059]

What do you think of the winter dream tarp by ugq?

[@quercus417]

Thank you. I don't hang. I do spend what time i can outdoors Just fishing and messing with bushcraft. Spend more time on the computer watching you good folks that do. Ha ha ha yes i am entertained.

[@Patriot36]

LOL!!! That was a darn fun video while still being informative. Thanks Shug.

[@sraike]

LOL @ the snot bubble. Say thanks to Karl for the guest appearance :) Great video!

[@hooterfivesix]

Great "Sling Blade", one of my fav voices as well. Enjoyed the vid, inspired me.

[@shugemery]

Thankee feller….

[@manfromupton]

Been watching you videos for most of the day, really impressed with your winter tarp, couldn't make one myself though. Actually got me to set up my DD travel hammock and army basha sheet in the garden and kip out tonight, it's only 8 degrees though and no snow. Looking forward to seeing more video's, great work :o)

[@Picasso_Picante92]

Like sweet mold on a fine cheese. cheers from Japan. Keep them videos coming. I'm planning some serious hammocking next summer in the Japanese Alps.

[@JamaBradfield]

you are awesome! :) got a Kammok Roo and really appreciate all the wonderful and entertaining info you provide. :)

[@shugemery]

Jama Bradfield Thankee.

[@henchman99942]

Howdy. I think you just turned me into a fan of the snakeskin.

[@Patriot36]

@shugemery It's very enjoyable for me because I'm so naturally reserved and un-animated. You have a great teaching style because you keep things fun and I've learned so much from this series. Please keep it going for as long as long as you can. Thanks for your work, as I know that making vids can be labor intensive by the time you re-shoot certain part and edit. Looking forward to more. Paul

[@1911aces]

your vids are great.I will be hangin soon.

[@zekehooper]

I love the singing. Good voice.

[@clynge]

lol when you break out singing i break out laughing.. nice tarp..

[@shugemery]

+C lynge I am happy to hear that!

[@jcurwen31]

thanks for your vids! i really love them. Watching them from France, and as a french guy, i understand almost all that you say, or sing :-D

[@kenwr7774]

great vids...I an making my own hammock and quilts as for a march 2013 AT - 3 nite trek. Thanks for the priceless info.

[@DruLeeParsec]

I went to the backwoods daydreamer web site and bought several of their aluminum arrow shaft toggles. I drilled a hole through them and made my toggles from that. I have two more which serve as my marlin spike hitch toggle. So that may be another option for you.

[@drtisbeter]

hey Shug, great vid once again. Can you go more into detail how you make the attachment points in the middle of the fabric. Do you use some sort of backing? Maybe you already have a vid on this but I havent been able to find it...

[@adw245]

"I like the way you tarp" that had me rolling

[@shroomzie7842]

awesome vijas! I really like the continuous tarp ridge line with snake skin idea. was wondering how long the cord is for the ridge line so i can make me own, or perhaps maybe one like myself can purchase one somewhere? and also for the snake skin what diameter did you use to stuff your tarp? looking at making one as well and wanted an idea of material amount? new to hammock camping but overall seems to be the best idea ever. as i weighed out the pros, and well the pros... thanks for the videos

[@Brennan128]

Do you have any videos on how you make your tarp or hammock? Id be interested in that. Thanks Shug!

[@cybertiberium]

lol awesome. i looked all around the net for deals on silnylon and speer hammocks is the cheapest around. do you watch minibulldesigns Tinny.

[@JCHaywire]

Where'd you get your shock cord for your projects, Mr. Emery? What diameter do you use? How about fittings? Where do you get them? (We live just a couple miles apart.)

[@EyesOfEden777]

i reaally like your tarp. i want to make one. for my bicycle touring :)

[@shugemery]

+Aaron Bullock I used these instructions.....www.teamgunnparker.com/blackcat_tarp/Black_Cat_Tarp.htm#_Toc173479851 Here is a handy link.....ripstopbytheroll.com/pages/winter-tarp-w-doors and ripstopbytheroll.com/products/winter12-tarp-kit

[@EyesOfEden777]

+shugemery amazing ,thanks

[@BadgersBrigade]

You rock Shug! :)

[@Picasso_Picante92]

You're starting to grow on me Shug.

[@jasonpfeilsticker5692]

You could impersonate Robbin Williams easily!

[@far1zs]

@shugemery Hi Shug.. how do you hold your camera so far away when u were doing your self shooting video. Your video looked so sharp and stable even while u were walking.

[@rubbersole79]

Can't wait to git outside and "skin 'er back!"

[@shugemery]

+rubbersole79 Right around the bend.....

[@khall08]

Great, thank you!

[@greerblack4545]

Shug, I'm having trouble finding a plastic toggle like you use in order achieve that "convertible tarp" effect. Do you know if they have a specific name or more traditional use so I can better communicate with the good folks at the hardware & craft stores?

[@phrankus2009]

@shugemery Yeah ... It was "Pizza Boy" (Italian?) who's Hennessy vs. Warbonnet comparison vid suggested that an interior ridgeline was a great attachment point for "gear access ( 'n danglin' 'n such) ... Seems like a great idea to this noob (and whotnot) ... Your technique is surely most highly evolved ... but I still might want to try going UNDER, for the sake of utility/access, maybe just having as many as 3 dedicated prussic drip-tails, just outside (and inside?) ... Till I see yer point

[@Jerry-67]

Shug,, So when ya get home from hanging do you then set everything back up to dry out?

[@BadgersBrigade]

You made this tarp? Far better then any Ive seen so far but i'm a noob. Do you make and sell them? Or can you suggest the closest thing to what you have in the vid?

[@shugemery]

I did but I do not make and sell. Actually I can sew but don't like too. Thanks though. Check this video and look in the description box below the video for tarp links....kzbin.info/www/bejne/ani0gYxrd9qshqs

[@hoz49]

"they're gonna get some money out of ya", that's my major hangup. I'm a dirtbagger from way back. I never buy something I can make or make do.

[@nightwalker2830]

whats a good amount or rope to use on the pull outs or the amount you use at the bottoms

[@jimgam730]

Hey Shug, where did ya get your tarp? Been looking for one

[@karinevans754]

haha, I was totally multi tasking!

[@phrankus2009]

One reason to run the ridge-line UNDER the tarp is because you can tether gear to it.

[@gypsyalbin]

I was indeed multitasking mostly acting like I'm paying attention in my living cultures class and debating if I can make a hex tarp like yours.

[@shugemery]

Tarps are manageable to make if you can use a sewing machine...or as we call it...a thread injector.

[@gypsyalbin]

***** I've got one and been lurking on the DIY section of HammockForum, slowly picking up ideas for my next one that I'll make hopefully it'll actually be the right size.

[@amonster8mymother]

Yes you do.

[@shugemery]

I was so young in there videos. Come a long way since then. Thankee for watching them.

[@amonster8mymother]

@@shugemery whippersnapper.

[@Simon-80]

@shugemery Hey Man, is there a video or some kind of information out there how you made your own tarp? A How to so to say?

[@shugemery]

Many tarp making tutorials here on You Tube. I used these directions.....www.tothewoods.net/ImagesStayDry/BlackCatTarp.pdf kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3nMd2dplrB0oK8

[@GreatLakesBackpacker]

Shug, I love your hammock basics videos...watching for the third time now. Just wondering, how long did you make the shock cord side panel pulls shown at the 2 min 55 sec mark?

[@shugemery]

+Great Lakes Backpacker Maybe 8 feet ot so. Long time ago.....

[@HondaRacingPro]

@shugemery what did you make it out of

[@Techsan75]

Hey Shuge. I'm sure you've been asked this previously, but what camera are you using?

[@diamonddarrell5400]

can someone please explain to me why u use a shock cord? what exactly is it for?

[@amonster8mymother]

❤the shug.

[@shugemery]

I was just so young then!

[@amonster8mymother]

@@shugemery dude you rock! I lve your videos I am still watching and I hope I can get a hammock soon I'm still a tarp and bivy camper....for now. 👍

[@amonster8mymother]

I was in the MEC store the other day and we got a little Arab girl and she listens to everything I day about camping and I tell her about shug and the way of the hammock. I hope the Arab people who wanna come to Canada come out and learn about camping and our love of the outdoors and if you want to learn about hammocks talk to shug. 🇨🇦

[@shugemery]

@@amonster8mymother I was tarp and ivy-ish camper ultra light for years . Then got older and was seeking comfort and restorative sleep. The hammock got me!!!

[@shugemery]

@@amonster8mymother Hammock Life 'eh~~~!!!!!

[@drugtalk101]

Where does one get a feather stuffed shirt like your shiny grey one in this video?! 🤔

[@shugemery]

Montbell...though they don't make the one I have anymore.

[@amonster8mymother]

❤

[@cybertiberium]

you should put the links to minibulldesign in ur sidebar or any other cool sites in there so if a random person watches this vid and you have the links it says other people the hassle of searching for what you say and forgot to put a link to or if you put a link in the video. it just be more convenient to people i think. i dunno just an idea

[@dibdevlon]

Where did you get the pattern to make your tarp?

[@khall08]

What kind of tarp do you use?

[@jetpowered1]

Speer Vs Cuben, what's the difference?

[@bloodofdraco]

Who makes the tarp in this video?

[@Oxcart44]

What protection can you use for coyotes and wolves?

[@shugemery]

I use my magic ginger power. It is their woods I reckon.

[@ZyklonB95]

I like the way you tarp, too. Mmmm

[@MrGnarkill1000]

cool

[@amonster8mymother]

I think over the ridgeline is better. ❤

[@shugemery]

I just never took to the over the ridgeline. Off the ends for me with two separate lines.

[@amonster8mymother]

@@shugemery you gotta have some attachment 8n the middle with under the ridgeline.

[@amonster8mymother]

@@shugemery if you dont get over the ridge you might never see the sunrise.

[@canadianvirgil]

My wife yells at me for playing with my shock cord too much :P lol

[@JCHaywire]

@shugemery Thx, OM.

[@HondaRacingPro]

what type of tarp

[@donaldnewton4947]

How much ridge line should you allow for your tarp?

[@shugemery]

Donald Newton I use 12 to 15 feet from my d-rings. Continuous ridgeline users use about 30 feet.

[@donaldnewton4947]

Thanks, just ordered a Warbonnet MJ with a Blackbird. Never done this before. May need some more line.

[@shugemery]

Donald Newton Here are my latest updated tarp videos.....kzbin.info/www/bejne/ani0gYxrd9qshqs Carry forth. Good tarp you bought.

[@LostWildOutdoors]

I prefer my Ridgeline under the tarp my self.

[@purpleninjasmoke]

Speer partnered with www.tttrailgear.com/brands/Speer-Hammocks.html I guess, the original website didn't work very well. The partnership is announced on Speer's Facebook.

[@shugemery]

purpleninjasmoke It has been quite a while since I did those videos.....I miss Speers.

[@purpleninjasmoke]

Looks like you can still get their stuff from that link I wouldn't know if it is the same as their original products. I ended up going with the Warbonnet Superfly for my first light weight tarp.

[@quercus417]

why is the snakeskin two piece.

[@mem7048]

My pack in the Army weighed 114 pounds. 8 ounces is nothing for the weight advantages.

[@N4ANE]

Where did speer hammocks go its like he has closed down????

[@shugemery]

N4ANE He retired quite a while ago.

[@shugemery]

N4ANE chgeck warbonnetoutdoors.com for some good similar tarps.

[@BadgersBrigade]

oops, got it shug

[@chucknerrand9358]

i dont understand the point of the ridgeline, both for the hammock and for the tarp

[@BackyardGlamping]

lol!

[@KurtMcScotsman]

Don't suppose you have a pattern kicking around for your tarp with doors? I'm looking to make a winter tarp. I took a look at the Black Cat that you mention in another video, but it doesn't have doors. www.teamgunnparker.com/blackcat_tarp/Black_Cat_Tarp.htm#_Toc173479851 Much obliged for any direction you can give this hopeless wanderer.

[@shugemery]

+Kurt Howz about this......ripstopbytheroll.com/products/winter12-tarp-kit Or this...diygearsupply.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/DIYGS-Winter-Tarp-lowres.jpg Get to it.

[@KurtMcScotsman]

+shugemery You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Thanks!

[@m00nsplitter72]

Hi Sean. Since this video is over five years old I'm a little self-conscious about posing questions now, and will therefore avoid eye-contact and shuffle my feet a little when I ask why you went away from the seemingly simple and reliable toggle system for over-tarp ridge lines. I think a continuous over-tarp line will be my first attempted tarp rig as a rookie and had planned on using Prusik-looped aluminium tube toggles and am curious to know what I don't know.

[@shugemery]

M00nsplitter I went away from continious altogether. I like a two line suspension. All just choices

[@troutwhisperer1000]

if you taught military survival skills ...I would have graduated much sooner...especially winter ops...

[@shugemery]

+TROUT WHISPERER Haaa....I am winging it all the way and all the time. All in attitude.

[@rocksinmouth]

how do you get woman in hammock?

[@shugemery]

You pay her!

[@Jeremy-xq9pq]

i like this guy but i think he's a bit over the tarp

[@shugemery]

+jeremy gatewood Well said!