Tarp Tutorial PART 2....Rigging, Stakes and Such

[@davebaker7343]

This guy is literally one of my favorite people to watch. Your videos are as fun to watch as hammocks are. Thank you very much

[@shugemery]

Thankee Dave,

[@AquaTech225]

Man I was never a hammock person but how could one not enjoy shugs videos. After watching many any of them. I try an not miss any of them now. But seeing him enjoying the hammock as much as he does an coffee from the hammock ect with the tarp front raised being able to look out an relax. I definitely started buying hammock an tarp gear ect an had to give it a shot. Since than haven’t looked back to any tent. Unless it’s a big tent for the wife an kids. If if wasn’t for shug I doubt I would of even given hammock camping any shot

[@shugemery]

Nothing like that morning brew from the hammock.

[@FishOnIsMyHandle]

You are the Shamrock of the Hammock, and the Leprechaun of the Aileron ! Peace and good fortune to you and yours

[@shugemery]

Sir you are inspired tonight)))) Thankee for that.

[@buckobob5920]

I have just found this stuff called Hammock and Tarp camping. Of all the people have been looking at ( 15 to 20 a night ) ( I need a life ) you have by far been the most informative. I look forward to buying and trying out my first hammock and tarp camping trip. Thanks for the GREAT vid.

[@shugemery]

Bucko Bob Whooooo Buddy and thanks feller.

[@outdoordauber]

+shugemery Shugemery, actually the knot you tied in the end of the dyneema to create the bight was a double overhand knot. When you put the loop thru the D-ring and pulled the tag end thru, that's a larkshead knot. Great vids, thanks for sharing your hammock camping info! Will be trying out a structural ridgeline due you your vid.

[@outdoordauber]

sorry...looks like I didn't read far enough thru the comments before posting my comment.

[@rungavagairun]

@@outdoordauber It's a lot of comments. Seeing that overhand loop called a larks head made my eye twitch a little too. Haha.

[@canesser1]

Rigging tarps and such has such a . . . calming effect on me. Why is that Shug? First wasp I ever liked! Aerial has some serious DNA from her mommy and her daddy. What a talented and beautiful young lady! Got it from he mom I'll bet ;)

[@shugemery]

Because tarps ate like Valium! Thanks from all of us.

[@HanaleiSurfrider1]

Mucho Mahalo's, Shug for the Tarp refresher course. And it's always good to keep a few knots and have nots around, just because. Thank you, Sir for your time and remarkable energy!

[@shugemery]

I appreciate you too.....

[@KevinDC5]

Hanging in my hammock under my new tarp with the last of today’s raindrops puttering down upon it from far atop this large oak tree. -Define Sublime 🥰

[@lilerb1313]

I'm a Noob's noob at the tarp and hammock game, thank you for sharing all your knowledge and entertaining at the same time! 🙂👍glad I found the channel.

[@shugemery]

Take it bit by bit and enjoy the process.

[@biggles1024]

2:15 on a Sunday morning and I'm watching a tutorial on tarps. :) There is something compelling about your videos that make them "must watch" videos. :) Please keep making them, Shug. Cheers from Oz.

[@shugemery]

I was watching control line videos at 2:15AM. Your in good company.

[@waldohayze1722]

I lost it on GOOGLY LENSES 😂 such a major fan shug. I've been watching for years and you've really got me thru some tough times. Thanks for all the many adventures!

[@shugemery]

Yessir! Hopeful New Year to you!

[@300rivers7]

I'm sure I've posted it many times already, but I really like your vids Shug. Super informative with humor to lessen the stress of learning new information that can be confusing and intimidating for some. Woo Buddy!

[@shugemery]

Thanks for the good words.

[@coreysmith7102]

I think it would be cool if shug did some kind of bannock tutorial. I would love to see him do some good old campfire cooking. shug, ur the best, and you completely converted me to hammock camping. Thanks for your dedication in making these videos!

[@dannygallman1005]

Thank you! I too have the goggly eye challenge, I enjoy all you're postings. Thank you again.

[@shugemery]

I don't like having to always have the peepers but hey....at least we are kicking.

[@bexbugoutsurvivor]

Love the impression of Dutch, you got him to a tee...

[@shugemery]

He has his own style///// Thanks.

[@SheplerStudios]

Great stuff as always Shug, thanks for taking the time to share your humor, advice and experience! Your daughter has certainly gotten some talent from her parents.

[@shugemery]

Well thanks feller.

[@Armoutik]

Un très grand merci ! Je regarde tes vidéos au fur et à mesure de mes sorties, pour améliorer mes méthodes, c'est agréable d'apprendre avec toi.

[@shugemery]

Merci and Whoooo Buddy))))

[@drugtalk101]

Those giant hoolahoops are my favorite! My daughter can’t get enough either but she’s 5 so she’s still attempting to learn! 🤘🏻

[@shugemery]

My daughter is a hooper.....kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKfQeYJulN2Yp68

[@drugtalk101]

shugemery That’s pretty cool! She it’s really good, my daughter is fine wanna watch this a lot! Lol thanks! That was uploaded the day after my 30th birthday! 🥳😁🙄

[@drugtalk101]

shugemery Is she the same daughter that makes your hats?

[@Wintertrekker]

Thanks Mr. Shug, enjoying the series!

[@korling99]

5 yrs later, and still a very useful video!

[@shugemery]

Good to hear!

[@RatdogDRB]

In part 1, that was a Clove Hitch you used to secure your tensioners to the guy line. Your loop was made with an Overhand knot (if my rememberer is working correctly), then the Lark's Head secured the loop to the D-Ring. Great reviews of how to get it all done efficiently. Thanks for the vids Kemosabe.

[@shugemery]

It is a clove hitch it is.

[@markwthompson71]

I wish I had watched the Tarptorial videos a few days ago -- I'm leaving Thursday for a 10 day section hike on the AT and would have really loved to have the spectra no tangle guy line and wasps with me. Oh well, I'll order them when I return. Thanks for the good info (especially the tensioner w/ the shock cord!)

[@trebleboostboy]

just picked up the Ultimate Hang to read on the comp, will get a kindle someday. going to put together a digital library for outdoor reference. So when i get out there, i'll have some guidance to check on if need be. Thanks for doing these videos. They have really gotten me moving towards this. I never even knew of hammock being used like this before. Oh the urban sheltered mind…such woe. :P

[@shugemery]

Glad to hear that.....makes it worthwhile.

[@BHuij1992]

I'm really glad you clarified why you call the knot the Filipino package knot. It had me worried with no context.

[@shugemery]

Right-o.

[@trollforge]

Shug, that 1st knot you tied is an Overhand on a Bight, when you feed it though the d ring and pull the free end through, that is the Lark's Head. I'm gonna have to get some of those tarp wasps, they are cool, and your daughter was astounding!

[@shugemery]

Yessir. So I have been told...:-)

[@RallohE]

Most excellent as always Shugrow ... and loved the "special" ending!

[@shugemery]

Yeah...had to get that in.

[@mturallo]

These videos are great! Very informative and funny! Nice one, Shug!

[@shugemery]

Thankee there.

[@TomsBackwoods]

Thanks for all the tips and tricks Shug! Some people have a hard time with tarps!Nice shot of your daughter spinning to!

[@shugemery]

I do know folks that have some tarp troubles. It is it's own thing. Thanks on the daughter too.

[@willyward3071]

Hey shug, Me and some of my buddies are going to the newriver in west virginia . most of us are hammocking. Its gonna be awesome, we will be white water rafting, hiking, volleyball competitions and more. This will be for this whole week. Wish us luck and look up the new river. Thanks for the videos. I enjoy and learn from them!

[@shugemery]

Whoooooo Buddies))))))

[@piney70]

LOVIN' the series so far! Thanks for taking the time to make these, mate!

[@lckeeper1]

Great instructional vid! I always pick up a lil something else I hadn't known before from your vids. Thanks, Shug!

[@shugemery]

I love hearing that.

[@evancarlin5537]

May I say Sugar - may I call you Sugar? - that, without question or qualification, cavil or qualm, I find your videos (which I discovered just today) to be thoroughly entertaining, informative and really nice. How refreshing to find no reference to guns, the zombie apocalypse, prepping for the end of days, whopping great knife waving or the sundry looney-tune themes that are prevalent in the outdoorsy online video genre. Yes, I think it is a genre: OOVG. (I just made that up). Jolly good fun and intelligently presented. Well done my new sugary friend.

[@shugemery]

Evan Carlin Haaaa...every day is survival to me. I appreciate your comment. You can call me Sugar for sure.

[@RicMor200]

Great tutorial Shug, thanks!!! I enjoyed some of your model aircraft vids, but I'm a true fan of your hammock gadget clinics and your hammock hangouts. Salud!!!

[@shugemery]

I love it all.......the plane videos are easier for sure!

[@jonathanlong8682]

Now having seen a couple Dutch videos it all makes perfect sense. Nailed the impersonation.

[@shugemery]

He has a style!

[@julessanchez9216]

Thank you, Shug !! Happy New Year, to you and your family !! 😊

[@poly-wogbushcraft8643]

U r very informative. Luv ur channel. Im 56 too.u look as good as i do.keep pushin on brother.

[@shugemery]

Thanks feller....I'm 60 now and feel pretty good.

[@Tyler-pc4wg]

Shug just getting into hammocking and your videos are great, thank you!

[@shugemery]

Whoooooo Buddy...glad to hear that.

[@greenbeard_actual]

Timberline Hitch AKA Gaggleknot 😂 Great video, thanks for all the excellent info you post!

[@shugemery]

Gaggleknot....like that name!

[@monicajones8450]

Your hysterical. Love your videos. I even learn from them.

[@shugemery]

+Monica Jones Thankee. Hope you do learn something.

[@DavidRoseberry]

Yay! Great to see more hammock vids, Shug! As always, very informative. Thanks!

[@shugemery]

I do thankee.

[@markimuscrashimus4352]

That solomans seal looks amazing shug.

[@shugemery]

Good plant.

[@anonpers0n]

You do it the way I did it when I first started hammocking. Nowadays I don't use any knots or metal hardware other then stakes for my tarp/hammock. I also leave the Ridgeline on my tarp when storing it

[@shugemery]

So many ways to do it all. Do what suits your style~~~~

[@EatCarbs]

I couldn't answer the first time because I was eating a taco. lol Great video! Really digging those wasps! Thank you Shug.. for the video.

[@shugemery]

I want a taco or two now.

[@EatCarbs]

You're always welcome at my taco bar >_o

[@Arjomatic]

Awesome! Thanks shug, always a fountain of knowledge! Can't wait to try out tarp camping (haven't got a hammock setup yet but want to get some tarp practice in) keep it up buddy!

[@shugemery]

I hope you'll love it.

[@ekhaat]

Great tutorial. Great products from dutch, too. Now I'm off to the air-show to see some real planes - yeaaaahhh

[@shugemery]

Whooooo Buddy))))

[@ekhaat]

Just got home from the air-show - that F-18 Hornet is a monster, the sound made my car shake :-)

[@middleC17]

I'm never using the word glasses again. From now on I wear googly lenses. Thank you for the biggest laugh I've had in a while! I never know what it's going to be for me, and today that was it!

[@shugemery]

Haaaa!

[@BrianSniatkowski]

I tried all sorts of knots but about two years ago I discovered the Nite Ize Cam Jam. Tie a permanent loop knot on one end, then simply thread the line through the hole, pull through the cam and you are done. To tighten it, pull and seat the line in the cam. To loosen it pull it out of the cam. Done. They weigh almost nothing. They work for ridge lines and tie outs.

[@shugemery]

I have eyeballed those.

[@2secondslater]

You are such a character, would love to go on a hike and camp with you if I ever end up in your neck of the woods or you end up in mine 🤘

[@shugemery]

All I can do to get out with my my dear old friends these days.

[@kevinbradleygardeningandou9767]

Good Information. Your Daughter takes after you another great performer. Thanks

[@shugemery]

I am so proud of her and we bond over performing.

[@experiencemrnik]

this helped me a lot man. glad i found your channel

[@shugemery]

Yessir and Whoooooo Buddy))))

[@LordTimelord]

I'm headed out to a local park today to practice setting up my Hennessy Safari Asym Zip with Hex Fly Tarp. That way I know how to set it up next week when I'll be out on a 3 day camping trip! :) I bought sixteen Cam Jam's (8 large and 8 small) so I can quickly setup the Rain Fly separately from the hammock. For the hammock I'm using four climbing rings with two climbing grade carabiners to setup and adjust the hammock quickly. I think I'll take along my camera and record how quickly it sets up for the first time hammock camping noob!

[@shugemery]

Good for you. Best to practice before the trip for sure. Have a good time.

[@duenge]

Your backyard seems like a happy place....

[@shugemery]

I t is the hillbilly Disneyland!

[@crackerjax27526]

Saving my penny's for one of those tarps! I like the one that came with my Hennessy Survivor asym but I want something larger with doors while still being light weight. Have you ever been to Wilson's creek and the falls? Its a nice spot during the quiet months

[@shugemery]

They are soooo lightweight. I have never been to Wilsons.

[@MrHatManS]

Noice one Shuggy, think I will stick with the knots thanks, clever bits of being though

[@shugemery]

There are many choices. Can't beat a good knot but not all can do knots.

[@music10293]

13:12 a lucky bug there! I heard that if you kill a bug Dutch is gonna put a malediction on ya ;)

[@shugemery]

He is a cockroach wanna-be.

[@stevestory8483]

Great video was wondering what type and size guyline you’re using

[@shugemery]

What I use in this video is not available anymore but I use this a lot and like it. www.warbonnetoutdoors.com/product/tarp-guyline-yellow/

[@stevestory8483]

@@shugemery thanks

[@douglass69]

Shug, have you seen the Nube' hammock? I'd like to see that in review. Great videos.

[@madmodifier]

How about some advice on staking on rocky soil or pure rock. I went camping in Makoshika state park last year on my way to Custer National Forest. They had a few pines to hang from but you could not fund a good way to stake. I ended up using the largest logs or rocks I could find. Any other ideas?

[@shugemery]

No...you got it. On rocky terrain...use rocks and logs and such. That is what I do.

[@cliff9057]

Howdy Shug. Have you ever made a video showing how to seal the pullouts on the sides of the tarp so rain can’t get in by way of the threads that hold them on ? You may have but I haven’t found it. Stay healthy now, ya hear.

[@shugemery]

I haven't. Many videos on You Tube on how to seam seal though.

[@rls303]

I see talent runs in your family =) Great how-to/video Shug, Thanks

[@shugemery]

She works at it. I lolly-gag at it. Thankee.

[@kwhitney6238]

Love your videos thank you for your time and information

[@shugemery]

Whooooo Buddy)))))

[@robertfrederick9061]

I have used a relatively simple tensioning knot for many years that is easily adjustable. I do not know what its called. I have seen a variation of it demonstrated on a "knots lore" youtube channel. I always referred to it as the "Boy Scout slip tension knot". It works with almost all cordage & I have used it on insulated copper wire in an emergency.

[@jeremynorth]

Thanks Shug, you are the King of Knots too

[@shugemery]

I only do the knots I do. Like 5.

[@makoygaara]

Magandang gabi! Bahala na! LOL! You are hilarious shug!

[@shugemery]

Salamat!

[@Sebastopolmark]

NO!! Part 3 comming??? How could there possibly be more information?? Parts 1 & 2 REALLY are very informative. Thanks Shug (in the first person) for the vids.

[@shugemery]

Yes...and maybe a part four! So much to tarps.

[@TacBlades]

Hey shug, me and the kids love your vids, loving all the wrapping and looping and knotting and all that stuff. Since someone showed me the farrimond hitch i use it for pretty much everything, one pull and it disappears :) have you ever used it ?

[@shugemery]

Tac Blades I'll have to look into it.

[@armedbear529]

Not sure if you’d want to do it, but what about a video on how to help the first time Backpacker set up a hardware store poly-tarp for a test night?

[@shugemery]

I can only send this....kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4etiZyVZruUfck

[@EconoChallenge]

Now riding the hoop like that sure looks fun.

[@shugemery]

She is a spinner!

[@mehronberberian]

hi Shug, I was wonder where you got your dyneema guyline from. I am just starting in hammocks and find your videos fun to watch. thanks for the help

[@shugemery]

You can get it here.....dutchwaregear.com/myg/rolled-goods/rope/spliceable.html

[@rossghiotto9236]

Love your videos, very informative. Got a question...How do you attach the guylines to the tarp and to the stakes? girth hitch to tarp and clove hitch to stakes?

[@shugemery]

larkshead to tarp and marlinspike to stake. That is what I do.

[@rossghiotto9236]

shugemery do you find there’s not much of a need to have a way to adjust the guylines after they are staked?

[@shugemery]

I just retie the marlinspike. Or the method I use in winter is a real good way.....kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJmoeKCJhMeAi8U

[@shugemery]

or I just re-plant the stake sometimes.

[@rossghiotto9236]

You da man thank you

[@cyberghost4572]

Sorry to ask very obvious question. Still waiting my first hammock to arrive and trying learn and understand this stuff. What is the name of the rope/cord at 10:02 the orange one. Thickness and could use to have a link where to order it. Thanks anyone whos answers

[@shugemery]

There are links below video. But...Spectra No-Tangle Guyline is the orange line. Not sure he still carries it.....www.tttrailgear.com/spectra-no... This is good line.....www.warbonnetoutdoors.com/product/tarp-guyline-yellow/

[@daviderlewine2717]

Your daughter is awesome. I was curious how she managed that.

[@shugemery]

She practices daily.

[@daviderlewine2717]

***** must say. Some talent bro.

[@MrClean417]

***** How is she counter clockwise, you know, as us CL pilots like to say, inverted. Always heard skaters and spinners and the like always have a preferred direction of spin. True? Or ambidextrous, errr, spinerous.

[@tomcatt1824]

Uncle Shug does it again !!

[@shugemery]

Hey neph.....

[@stevesummersell_K4WXX]

Wow! You have every right to be a proud papa Shug :) Question: Do your neighbors ever pear over your fence to see your latest videography? LOL

[@shugemery]

They have become used to it. Nary a glance.

[@jamesbond9546]

I been using that double slippery half hitch by instinct and a clip on other end

[@shugemery]

That too will work real well. Do what you do!

[@jlhgrace8284]

Shug, I noticed your use of the WASP on the ridge line with AND without the Prusik knot. Which works best, or when might you use the prusik with the WASP? The WASP 'tail' DOES hold well, yes?

[@shugemery]

I mainly use them on a prussic these days. They do hold well. I like 'em.

[@jlhgrace8284]

@@shugemery Thanks

[@bigdaddycue]

Great stuff Shug. I was wondering what do you prefer, winter or summer camping? Stay cool Man!!!!!

[@shugemery]

Winter and Fall camping for sure.

[@julessanchez9216]

Shug, your daughter is good on that ring !! As always great video and info, on your ridge line approximately how many feet of line do you use from the corner of the tarp to the tree ? And how many feet of line from the side of the tarp and do you use any shock cord in your tarp set up ? Just wondering...... thank you !

[@shugemery]

15 feet each side on ridgleline. 4 feet on corners though I lenthgen it for porch mode. Only shock cord is on the tarp tensioners.

[@michaelkahl8619]

salamat shug for the filipino packet knot!! ah.. bahala na! always enjoy! mike

[@michaelkahl8619]

p.s. good tagalog!:-)

[@shugemery]

+michael kahl Salamet.

[@neo57611]

PS I like DD very waterproof....huge tarp with several configurations ....I think there is a sasquatch in my back yard...

[@gopanBushcraft]

that Dutch is scary smart that's for sure! all secure in sector Z :)

[@shugemery]

Yes he is a savant.

[@claycodes6226]

Hey Shug, could those doors on the HG cuben tarp create a vestibule when set up on the ground? Cheers

[@shugemery]

Clay Platt Should work ok but may have a gap depending on wide you spread the tarp.

[@OnlyGodCanJudgeMe.deanna]

When you tie your "slippery half hitch" knot, it has been drilled in my head to never use the rope line leading to your tarp as it may slip. Always use the knot end (part) around tree. For tarps, this would be okay, I'm sure, but for a hammock, last thing I want is knot coming undone. I've seen it happen. Clarify if I am correct or doing it backwards.

[@shugemery]

I'd be wary of a slipper half-hitch holding up your hammock with you in the hammock. Better to use the Beckett hitch. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXmrn5aupcSGrA

[@OnlyGodCanJudgeMe.deanna]

@@shugemery Thank you so much. Will check it out. I actually LOVE using my Superior Hammock Straps. But because hardware may fail, it's good to be ready for a situation that may never happen, than to have a situation happen and not be prepared. ---DAMHIK (Don't Ask Me How I Know)

[@daviderlewine2717]

Hey bro I thought I was ghetto but now I'm seeing how you set that puppy up I'm proud to say as for the time being I'm sleeping under a tarp on a hammock. I may not have that high tight string. I'm using surveyor string. But hey it works. Do you think that if the cord be long enough for your hammock and you managed to set up the pegs in the right place. Finally the tarps right. You could not only sleep under but make the tarp like a put tent? I like a light sturdy set up. Thoughts?

[@shugemery]

I reckon it would work....The thing is the pitch possibilities are endless...more or less.

[@daviderlewine2717]

***** to sound off that rig you got is awesome. Bugs and that string. Not bank line.

[@mbuckingham49]

Oh crap, I answered you..... Lucky that no one was home to hear me talking to the computer.

[@shugemery]

Haaa...i love that. you are not alone.

[@dannygallman1005]

Yes we are! Thank You!

[@MattHolley27]

Shug, how are you rigging your lines around the tops/handles of your trekking poles when you're setting up on the ground? Clove hitch?

[@shugemery]

More or less....I just wrap it around the handle A couple of times.

[@MattHolley27]

***** Cheers! Thanks for all your work mate

[@wendyandwalter40]

Shug, did you reference Linville Gorge? I was deep in it just 3 nights ago.

[@shugemery]

+Walter Harrill Oh yes I did.....kzbin.info/aero/PLahaAdtfX9ZKg-yWP1jm-lIoauJ4p6uNt

[@billmcginnis5939]

So Shug you have completely changed your tune on rigging tarps since your famous vids a few yrs back. Which is fine. Anyway, what is the size of tarp you recommend for say winter and then the other seasons? Thanks!

[@shugemery]

More or less....always evolving. Winter...just good to have doors and longer sides.

[@corymatthews9347]

Very good info Thanks Shug

[@shugemery]

Glad you got something out of it. Thankee.

[@m00nsplitter72]

Ratings disabled? No worries. I LIKE!!!!!

[@windsunh2o]

Shug always disables ratings in his vids. Everyone knows that if he enabled them, though, they would always be 99%+ liked.

[@shugemery]

David Taylor I do. I get rated on my job. Here I don't want it.

[@shugemery]

Thankee.

[@neo57611]

Shug do you have a DD XL tarp? Could you please demonstrate it for me. Thanks. Tell Ariel I say hello!

[@shugemery]

I don't have one but a tarp is a tarp. Best to get out and pitch and practice.

[@neo57611]

Copy that! But more fun watching you lol an Arial. You guys seem to make my day an nights go quicker I will be down at the river fishing these next two days got my tarp pitched in back yard an will be sleeping in my hammock hoping for a big foot encounter lol love you guys see you soon.

[@cmargheimable]

shug of the 3rd person... is there a snakeskin that works with a bulkier tarp like the hennesy hex?

[@shugemery]

This one.....www.hammockgear.com/hammock-gear-mesh-sleeve/

[@byronwilliams7422]

very helpful, good to see you!

[@shugemery]

Thanks and thanks.

[@ifonlyseethrumyeyes8957]

ahhhhh dad. I love those ring things

[@shugemery]

Ring a Ding Sis~~

[@carolinaprepper540]

Great Video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@shugemery]

Thankee.

[@guyfihi]

Thanks for taking pity on us grounders because a lot of your tarp setup stuff will work for us. Thinking of going to a tarp plus bivy instead of my SMD Trekker, just for variety you know. Then I could look under the tarp and see Bigfoot's big hairy legs walking around my camp at night. Your daughter has Ginger Genes, make a good name for a rock group.

[@shugemery]

Now that is good camping! She did get those genes for sure. She is a pro knitter too....

[@johnbutler2231]

Are you using 550 paracord? For the line of the tarp?

[@shugemery]

Spectra line.

[@PerfDayToday]

Good stuff!

[@shugemery]

Whoooooo Buddy)))))

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Whoa...I actually replied to you Shug, at around 3:22 when you asked for an answer. Wow...strange but true!