Tarp Set Ups

[@danielkappler6709]

Great video Gordon. I spent 5 years in 5/6 RVR as rifleman and since then have been working an office job. Life has become very seditary due to lock down. Thanks to your videos I have know started to build my kit up again and can't wait to get on and reconnect with the bush. keep up the great work mate and I look forward to more content.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the feedback and I'm glad you are finding the content helpful. I just finished doing a tracking course in Tully with a lot of guts from 2, 3 and 5 RAR. Hope you can get back into the bush to put your goals into action. Thanks for wAtching

[@nazaninnaderi3783]

Thank you Sir, Learned a different way to tie the tautline hitch and folding of the tarp. Very nice presentation. Enjoyed this video a lot.

[@lukewarm2075]

Thanks Gordon it's the alton goods fan club in the comments I just love that it's an Australian Company I try to buy all my gear from Aussie companies.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I'm sure Sam will appreciate the support. He makes some great gear and is passionate about bushcraft and making his products to the highest standard as well as being practical, filling a void in Australia. Thanks for watching.

[@vf19blue]

Excellent presentation Gordon, I really liked the perspective for the knots, a picture really does say a thousand words!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Cheers, I'm glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching

[@waynemcmillan5970]

Gordon all your videos are gold, please continue making them. A big thank you.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks so much for the positive feedback. Please feel free to share them with others who you may feel might also benefit from them and to help promote the channel. Thanks for watching.

[@impermanenthuman8427]

Nice clear slow closeup demonstration that can actually be followed by a viewer, Thankyou!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

You're welcome. I'm glad you found the video useful. Thanks for watching.

[@kan-zee]

Nicely produced , crystal clear viewing on DIY KNOT making...cheers

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks, glad the content was helpful. Thanks for the feedback.

[@hadzid1]

Great Video. Thanks sharing the knowledge.

[@k777-q4z]

Excellent video, and the first one to present a neat pack down/storage procedure for a tarp! Cheers

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Glad that was helpful. You can also see a similar pack down on the BSA setting up an Australian army hootchie episode. Thanks for watching.

[@jasondowns4133]

Hi Mr. Gordon Dedman, Bless you and your channel. It is great to be part of an Australian Tribe of People who love and respect the Bush and the Aboriginal People. I look forward to training under you. Bless you, Jason Alphawolf

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for your support. It's great to have an appreciative audience out there who finds value in what we do. Please feel free to tell others who may also be interested. Hope you can come and do a course.

[@easyrider95]

Loved this video! I do miss the old trumpet into though

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the feedback. I thought it was a but cheese personally, not the playing, the theme. Thanks for hanging in there.

[@lukewarm2075]

Just bought the alton goods hammock and tarp and bug net and straps love it thanks Sam

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Sam makes some great gear and he is passionate about bushcraft. Hope you like it and thanks for watching.

[@jof1495]

Really interesting to see how things can be used in a multitude of ways for various purposes. Also loved the moment the elusive wooden stick conveniently flew in from off-camera too…I couldn’t help but chuckle! 🤣

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I'm glad you found it useful. Yes, I had to use the Force to get the tent peg to levitate into my hand. Thanks for watching.

[@pauleverett7385]

Awesome video, thank you for taking the time to make and share it. I am a big fan of Alton goods. Now I have a few more knots to learn and make it even better. Thanks also for your other videos, I have made a fire with a bow drill and lantana. Was very satisying.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Sam makes some great stuff at Alton Goods. All of those knots and lots more we teach on our BSA courses. Making friction Fire is indeed very satisfying. Thanks for watching and glad you like the content.

[@Trav0m0f0]

Great video, thank you for the simple explanations. Should help a lot of people to learn these useful techniques

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Hopefully, there are too many gadgets today where there shouldn't be gadgets! It's making people lazy and as a result, people are forgetting how to do basic things such as tie certain knots. Thanks for watching.

[@jimt3336]

Great video Gordon. Always very informative and I like the music too. I’d like to plug Alton Goods too. Their products, service and advice is second to none. BTW I love the tarp taught hitch and it’s a useful knot to know, however I was glad to see you using the micro lock guy tensioners - I was beginning to think I was a non purist. Looking forward to you next videos. Keep up the great work.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the kind words. Sam is making some great stuff and he is passionate about bushcraft. His stuff is purpose build and well thought out,, filling a void in Australia. Thanks for watching.

[@colmclaurin9452]

Its very pleasing to see the Aussie bush settings in your videos Gorden, so easy on the optic nerve. I certainly hope to get back there and start hiking and camping once the drawbridge to fortress Australia has been lowered and allows us back in. I've changed back to 5 or 6mm Sisal rope for all my ridge and guy lines and use the Aussie truckies tie down knot (Sheep Shank) for all line tensioners as it won't jam when wet. Sisal rope shrinks when its wet and keeps all lines taut. Its a little heavier than synthetic cord but worth the extra weight in convenience. I got sick and tired of getting out of my hammock in the middle of the night in jungle Monsoon storms with mossies, mud, leeches and god knows what else to retension synthetic ridge and guy lines. This is a well presented and excellent training video Gorden, keep up the good work mate. I look forward to attending one of your bushcraft survival classes.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I will keep that in mind and give it a go next time I'm in the jungle. Thanks for sharing and for watching.

[@afrancisco2077]

Good pm watching from philippines stay safe God bless

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Cheers and thanks for watching.

[@theolewell7535]

good. thanks

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

👍

[@trevorday7979]

Nice vid again Gordon. Love your work and support of Sam and the team at Alton Goods. Great Aussie company with great products. I love the hammock and bug net (I’ve got the older type in black), but thanks to lockdown in NSW, have been limited to the backyard set-up. Their grills are awesome too as is all their kit as you well know. My old issued ground sheet has grown legs in the shed somewhere, so am on the wait list for Alton’s groundsheet now as well and will have to upgrade from the hoochie to the 3x3. Keep up the great work mate. Look forward to doing a course in the next year with the young bloke, pending work (WA border, yep I’m a filthy FIFO🤣) Cheers.👍🤝

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the kind words. Sam's stuff is great and it's fast becoming one of the most recognised brands of quality outdoor gear out there, Thanks again for watching and your support.

[@bradpacker8370]

Thanks for the video very helpful

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

It's my pleasure. I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching.

[@TheSillySwagman]

Practicing these for when this lockdown ends and I can get back out in the bush. Cheers Gordo 💪 See you in December if all goes ahead.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

My pleasure, hope you have some fun with them when you can finally get out again.

[@jeanwatson189]

Fantastic filming on the knots, thank you!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@cestogram]

Great video. Thanks for explanations and reviews!

[@mywrkout1]

Really great presentation Gordon, very detailed, thoroughly explaining the steps. I especially appreciate you showing the knots you used, none of which I knew except for the prusik. I normally use the bowline and pull through a marline spike hitch with a toggle and a truckers hitch on the other end of the ridgeline and a taut line rope hitch for staking out. I will definitely be trying the knots you demonstrated. Thank you.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

There are many ways to skin a rabbit. Whatever works best for you and is reliable and retainable is what you should use. Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching

[@RobsBushcraftandAdventures]

Nice to see you supporting the local Aussie brand (tarp, etc) mate. Great educational vid as always 👍👍

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Cheers, there are some fun set ups there. Thanks again for watching.

[@daveommo]

Really informative video, it's awesome how much info you can stuff into one video. Definitely one of the best bushcraft and camping channels.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks so much for your kind words. I really appreciate it. Please feel free to share it with others who maybe interested and get some value from it. Thanks for your support.

[@Stevej2013]

A great video Gordon. Thank you. Hope you are well mate.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Cheers and thanks again for watching and your continued support.

[@areyouforeal]

Great stuff Gordo. Really good demonstration of the knots.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks. I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks again for watching.

[@gasguzzler69]

great video gordan, some simple handy hitches / knots. the knots where done slow enough to see how too and understand. them nylon traps so compact compaired to canvis or poly tarps, i find this light weight compact gear amazing to see. camping with family gear, canvas or tents tarps / nylon tents or poly tarps and a large family , we would set up a mini city.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Technology has really helped with the lightweight hiking set up. Canvas gear still has its place when vehicle camping and weight isn't an issue. It's very robust and reliable. Thanks again for watching and your support.

[@daveschultz8346]

Very good gordon

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

👍thanks for watching

[@AlexsAustralianAdventures]

Thanks Gordon. The diamond shelter, bug net and hammock from Alton Goods is my ‘go to’ formation. Works very well. I did have difficulties using the Siberian and taught line knots with the deema cord. The quick release is not so smooth and I found the thinness of the cord a bit fiddly, but I am sure that’s a matter of practice.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

You are very right. The ridge line I'm using is paracord, not deema cord.. For the Prussic knots to work properly they need to be tied to thicker cord. Thin deema cord on thin deema cord slips unless you do 4 or 5 wraps of the prussic. Thanks for watching.

[@wadejoseph8684]

Love the vids mate. Wish you made more 👍

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks. I make them when I can, it's quite time consuming and being very busy does not help either. Thanks for watching.

[@poliacekjozef]

Super Slovensko 🇸🇰👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

👍

[@ng1347]

Excellent video thank you very much

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

You're very welcome. Thanks again for supporting the channel.

[@kebabking7025]

Hey Gordon, thanks for the video and the great work, you have really helped me a lot! Could you maybe do a video on packs and a general overview of what they contain or should for their purpose? Kind regards, stay safe and have a great day!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I'm glad you are finding value in the videos. We recently did a video on what to pack in a 24 hour and multi day pack. Be sure to check that out. Thanks for watching.

[@adam_1t641]

Nice video as always

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Cheers. Really glad you like them and find value in them.

[@alex_8-D]

Great video 👍

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Cheers 👍

[@RoughTimba]

Great video - Thank you

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching

[@matt300]

Hey Gordon, Been enjoying your content a lot lately! Thanks for your thorough explanations. One thing I haven't been able to find is content relating to tarp/bivvy/bush shelters for families or larger groups. I would be keen to know whether these tarp shelters could be adapted to suit my family of 7 by selecting a larger tarp configuration, or are there additional structural issues that would make a sizeable tarp shelter less functional?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Helicon-Tex supertarps and Snugpak supertarps make larger tarps for 4 or 5, maybe not 7 but you could join them together..thanks for the question.

[@iantooke3549]

hey Gordon great vid .Hey what do you use in your hammoc to insulate / lie on ?? stop cold from under Neath pls ? or do you only use it in summer ? Cheers Ian Perth wa

[@ThePhiloctopus]

Am I right in thinking that one benefit of a ridgeline is tensioning the cord far beyond the required tension of the prusik knots? It seems like if you tied directly to the tarp it would sag more, and if you tensioned it like a ridgeline it could rip.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Yes, that's one reason. By learning to tie separate ridge lines gives you the ability to make a clothiers line, hang things from it, including a second ridge line under the tarp. You can hang sleeping bags over the ridge line to dry out in the day. You can't do that if the lines are tied to the ends of the tarp as there is too much weight. Thanks for the question and for watching.

[@WW-tk8yo]

Hi mate, love your work, I was just wondering what is a good length of paracord for the main line to have for most of your setups. I have a 30m length that I want to cut into the right size for the main line. Thanks mate

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

A 7m line is enough to take care of most situations. Maybe an additional 3m line to have as extra cordage in case the trees are a little further apart as sometimes they are. Thanks for the question and thanks for watching.

[@ghostrider564]

Hi Gordon, read though the comments before asking this question. You set up the mosquito net for the hammock, is there a way to set up the mosquito net for the other tarps configurations? How do you protect yourself from them when using the other tarp setups?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

The mosquito net I'm using in this episode is specifically made to use with a hammock. If you want to use a mosquito net with the other tarp configurations you will need to use an army box style mozzie net or similar. Alton Goods also make these. Please see some of our other episodes that use this box style. Thanks again for watching.

[@GettinReal]

Oh and where to buy the pants you wear and any other rugged gear you recommend. I know for sure my tradie type pants will rip easily somewhere for sure. I was thinking about using ironing patches to toughen them up but may make them more rigid and prone to stress type tearing. Also, is their a little toolkit anyone in Survival type fields to put studs into pants? Buttons are too unreliable! Ha! Thanks very much again ; )

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I'm not too sure about the tool kit or the studs but "tradie" pants should be tough enough for the bush. If they are made for the construction site then that should be tough enough for the bush. As they are cotton though, in cold environments you don't want cotton close to the skin, especially the upper layers as it stays wet and is hard to dry. Fjallraven is the Swedish brand of clothing I often wear (Fjallraven Vidda Pro pants). It's tough and reliable stuff and build for the bush in all conditions. Having said that, like everything in Australia it's terribly expensive and over priced for what it is ...no matter how good. Thanks for watching.

[@k1ng401]

Is there a way to know if a tree has branches that might be ready to drop? Are there signs to look for?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Other than obvious big cracks or obvious dead branches, not really. I always. look up and think "what if" when looking at large gum trees. If a branch was to come down where is it likely to fall. Which way is the tree leaning. All you can do is make an educated guess and eliminate potential risks. The biggest risk you face is the car trip to get to the bush in the first place. Traffic accidents are a far greater risk statistically than a tree falling. Thanks for watching.

[@zuzuwujuju553]

hi i'm wondering when the Victoria bush craft courses will recommence ?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

We are waiting until Covid has stopped reeking havoc before we can re schedule our postponed courses. Due to bushfire season, we will not be able run them until March/April 2022

[@andrewc1236]

Great vid. Do you reckon the bug net could be used by itself on a tarp as a bug net tent?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

If it's dry season in the NT where it does not rain yes, however you still get dew. Thanks for watching.

[@rogerrodgersen7702]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for watching

[@lukewarm2075]

Lmao I put the wrong address on my alton gear purchase so it went back to alton goods and got sent out and it was still quicker then other gear I bought from different retailer couldn't believe it thanks alton goods

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

No worries, it's good gear and glad you like it. Thanks for watching.

[@GreenBlindness]

Awesome video, what type of knot do you use to attach the rope to the toggles on the tarp itself, is it some sort of quick release?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

You make a simple loop using a thumb knot on the bite or reef knot to tie the ends. You then wrap the loop around the main line to form the prusic. Hope that clears things up. Thanks for watching

[@impermanenthuman8427]

Do you find the Australian military issue boot to be the best bush foot ware in Australia summer-winter from south east Queensland down through NSW to Victoria? Whats your most suggested boots/trail shoes for these areas as opposed to the far north or desert regions? Thanks again

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I'm not really sure as I'm always wearing army style boots for their durability. "Rogue" desert boots are a brand I often where in dryer climates. Lowa, a UK company make some good military boots for wetter and colder climates. Thanks for watching

[@alreadytracer8864]

Is the Adirondack shelter suitable as a temporary shelter for small livestock?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

That's an unusual question. I'm not sure as have never used it for that. Best way is to give it a crack and see. Probably not suitable for horses or Lamas though.

[@bongkeiwong4225]

Can I ask what is the length of the ridge line? Many thanks, await for your reply

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

It depends on the environment you are going into and how far apart the trees are. Generally speaking 7m should get yiu out of trouble in most situations. Always good to have some extra cord with you in case the trees are a little further apart. Thanks for watching.

[@tainted1581]

Hi are the Alton Goods products made in Australia?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Yes they are. I'm not sure where the materials come from though. Thanks for watching.

[@petergreaves1449]

No Music more instruction Please My Friend >>>>>Well Done Thankyou....

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I guide in the editing but don't actually do it. Some like the background music, some dont! I'm the worst critic as I'm a professional properly "trained" musician (trumpet). So I'm extremely fussy. If I can accept it then it's passable. I prefer nothing though. There are lots of things that go together to edit something....a lot more than the eye can see. Having background music (and I despise that term ) fills in the gaps..unfortunately there is very little "appropriate music" to choose from in the KZbin world. Thanks for watching and sticking in there.

[@danielperatinos89]

So many ads...

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I agree. Unfortunately I don't have any control over that. That's up to KZbin. Thanks for sticking in there regardless..