Tarp Tent with an Integral Floor

A tarp tent setup is great if you find yourself in a wide open space with little to no trees. If you're unable to hitch a ridgeline the tarp tent is a game changer.
With an integral ground sheet you'll be able to keep all your kit & equipment dry, there's a layer between you and the exposed ground & there's plenty of room for you to bunker down.

[@MrStarmix999]

Those side flappy panels can even be untied at night and bought together to form a rudimentary door on the front for a little more shelter .. that's what I do with my 3 x 3 dd .. works a treat ❤

[@arrendaled]

The floor will collect rain or condensation as it sticks out past cover. I'd pull the floor back and stake it separately under cover.

[@rudygeorgiamulesandcountry1594]

Another variation , yes !

[@OldNavajoTricks]

If you do yourself a dakota out front you can use the spoil from that to create a little bank underneath the floor at the front, leaf litter around sides just to soak up any draughts that try to sneak under the fly.

[@covertcamping2023]

Hook a poncho hood over the top of your pole and stake it out front to create a door flap.

[@user-fg7jk9cq1b]

or use buttons to fix to floor corner loops to side walls and exclude some draft.

[@fraukeschmidt8364]

I would pull the side flaps outwards and peg them down. I will try this figuration out with my 4*4m tarp.

[@ntvrthmn]

I use an external bipod to free up the interior space. It's not that much more work, however, trekking poles are too short so just have to cut another pole and make both long enough to reach. External tripods and quadripods would do but really aren't necessary. I add a bug net and poncho vestibule. Really good video.

[@nadster76]

Nice one man! Another one for my collection of tarpology! New to the game and just got my first tarp, these things are amazing, i don't think I'll ever own a tent! Nice work man! 👊❤️

[@farakanna]

Thanks for the love. Enjoy your new tarp buddy ✌🌳

[@marcogota2325]

Never thought i´d watch a video of Obi-Wan teaching me to pitch a tarp. I love the internet.

[@user-ts1fp4nm9y]

Great video!!! Uery useful information. Greetings from the US.

[@whatsnottohike]

Excellent video! I'm about to buy a DD 3x3 tarp and looking at as many set ups as I can. I think this is my favourite. Subbed to your channel. Thanks.

[@jeffrichards5106]

That's an awesome setup! Thanks for the video.👍🏕

[@farakanna]

Thank you 🙏

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Looks great. Thanks for showing us. Take care.

[@farakanna]

Cheers buddy, thanks for watching ✌🌳

[@weeringjohnny]

An original set up with a floor, many thanks. It'll stop water running under the walls in heavy rain, especially if you fold up the front portion of the floor and support it with a couple of stakes. Perhaps you could use a taut line hitch on the front guy to make tensioning easier if the tarp stretches after set up. I try to avoid walking on my tarp to try and extend its working life.

[@odJotdoeR]

I was just looking for something like this! Thank you 🙂

[@Jonsoh811]

I like the setup, but I would change it a bit. Mostly because of the extended ground sheet. I wouldn’t connect the corner loops with the 2nd loops of the ground part. This way you can pull the middle in towards the pole in bad weather. This combined with a single forward line from the side flaps would give better coverage, less problems with inward rain and no central guy out in the place of a fire.

[@hallstewart]

I'd also be concerned about rain collecting on the exposed part of the ground sheet and pooling. I think the suggestion above is possibly the solution

[@TheBikerDodge]

I've not seen it done this way before. I'm impressed. I've had a 3x3 for years, not sure if it will be big enough. I agree with the comments regarding rainfall on the ground sheet. I would also say that I never walk on the tarp. If there are any sharp stones under it that you haven't noticed it could very easily be punctured.

[@Jonsoh811]

@@TheBikerDodgewell it all depends on your size. For my 1.9 meters, I need a 3.5x3.5 tarp. It is also essential do tie out the open side first to prevent rain coming in. Biggest problem, atleast for me in freezing weather, is condensation inside. The closed end/sides need to be opened to mitigate this somewhat. Especially since I used my jacket to close the front.

[@Paul-eu9jp]

Brilliant set up mate I must try this 👍

[@Laubasss]

Huge tarp!! Awesome....love the tarp tent setup. Also for the 3x3. Now I need to get me a tarp lol and practise! Cheers from new subscriber from the Netherlands

[@JasonFerguson1283]

Just brilliant! Thanks!!

[@danielsalisbury5317]

Looking forward to trying this one with my 10' oilskin tarp but will probably hitch the front floor section up against the support pole to keep it out of the dew/rain once bedded down for the night. Thanks for sharing

[@nielsmachielsen1596]

Cool setup! I am gonna try it soon

[@farakanna]

Go for it buddy

[@SheepDogActual]

Great video. Thanks, going to show it to my Boy Scouts

[@farakanna]

Cheers buddy, I really appreciate you saying that

[@azclaimjumper]

I like the pitch, a tent with a floor. Yes, I've "Liked" & "Subscribed" & rang the notification bell. AquaQuest Safari 10'x10' in Woodland Camo is my tarp with a 5,000 Hydrostatic head so I KNOW it will keep me dry. Your DD Tarp has a 3,000 HH & is slightly larger than my tarp. Warm Regards from Reno, Nevada U.S.A.

[@PaulKamanJr]

Just found your channel, great instructional video. I live in a more desert climate in the US and I like the idea of a floor to keep the creepy crawlies off me. 😆

[@farakanna]

Cheers buddy. The channels been dead for around 10 months if I'm honest but we're back on it now with regular uploads. Thanks for watching ✌️🌳

[@Marcin79W]

Thank you, that's a perfect shape. Low foot print and floored.

[@saxoncrow2500]

Great set up buddy. Liking that you're using natural resources to construct the tent. Liked and subscribed

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

Excellent Tarp Tent with floor. New sub. Keep up the fine videos

[@farakanna]

Cheers buddy, thanks for watching ✌️ 🌳

[@huntergathererscavengercoo8928]

Great video 👍🏻

[@farakanna]

Cheers, I know a guy with a KZbin channel so thought I'd test the waters

[@billyaitken1713]

Well done bloke!🤠⛺️👏👏👏, genuinely different reworking of the 'tarp tent' and addressing it's major flaw- it has no groundsheet. 🇬🇧⛺️🥇🏆😎👍. I'm impressed, subbed, nice one, keep them coming & all the best for the future😊👍.

[@farakanna]

Cheers buddy, I really appreciate it ✌🌳

[@martinwild8424]

That's a good shelter man any day 👍🌟

[@timdeboer8804]

Just so you know, I did set this up and I'm loving it! It went up in under 5 minutes, very easily! The only thing's I would add are these: 1) No!!!! Clearly this is not a configuration to use if your expecting rain! Come on folks, the front is WIDE OPEN! BACK OFF! It's good config! 2) If you are concerned about possible rain than simply attach a length of paracord to the two front floor tie-down's, lift it up and you should be good. Thank you for sharing this one! I'm loving it! As I said it's great for clear nights where you want to enjoy the stars!

[@rockytopwrangler2069]

.. Untie cordage to rear pegs ,,Front flaps will meet together and create doors to close off the outside ,, may need to bring support pole to outer edge ..keep all vertical flaps beyond floor tarp..

[@chalion8399]

Or use a shorter pole and put it at the front to have a larger overhang, or keep it in the middle and pull the front down to help close the opening. Many variations of this can be made with some thought.

[@jesushleyva7827]

saludos bonito trabajo un refugio y con piso es de lo mejor

[@NikosKatsikanis]

nice work

[@rudygeorgiamulesandcountry1594]

I like it !

[@Bushcraft_Bill]

I thought I'd seen em all then this guy shows up. Brill buddy going to try this next time I'm out. As said below may need tweaking. I've just bought my 1st 4x4 tarp. Tried the pyramid tent config with it....Think I may need longer trekking poles.

[@farakanna]

Thanks for the support buddy ✌ 🌳

[@rockytopwrangler2069]

... Tarp set-ups are fun ,, good activity for a group to do at a BBQ ... Everyone bring their best set-up ..

[@Occupuyourspine]

Superb 🤠

[@TheSilverlady1980]

Very good skill to learn

[@sawdustandsurvival]

What a brilliant video. Explained so well.

[@farakanna]

Thank you, I appreciate that 🙏

[@billlyell8322]

Hi might I suggest you add a small sheet of clear plastic painter drop cloth to your tent large enough to cover the opening. Placing a fire 3 ft or 1 meter away will convert it from an open tarp tent into a super shelter. Obviously a reflector behind the fire would be preferred to focus as much of the fire's heat onto the shelter as possible. The plastic sheet only need to be taller and wider than your opening. The additional weight would be very minimal. Another addition that could help is using a disposable emergency blanket as a rear wall heat reflector. I should add as a caviot that I use a lavvu but have used this method with it down to Temps from 32-17 degrees Fahrenheit. That the coldest it gets in my area on extremely rare occasions maybe once in a decade or longer. I slept through most of the night only waking twice to feed the fire.

[@bushcraftboys]

Just come from a post on Facebook.. I love my tarps I have a 3x3 dd an need to know more set ups

[@dutchbeef8920]

Very smart

[@hammockcamping2500]

Really good explanation! I love to hear the size of the tarp. Does it have five grommets per side? It seems like it seems like it would collect a lot of water on the floor unless the rain was being driven away from the front door. I love to watch another video where these issues are addressed

[@squirrelsoft6308]

3.5 meter by 3.5 meter.

[@rockytopwrangler2069]

... If storm in the forecast ,, trench the perimeters , about 6"x6" ,, back and sides at the location where the tarp meets the ground ,,direct front trenches away from tarp entry ,..run off will stay out of the tarp interior ..

[@martinwild8424]

Nice job but use a tennis ball cut a hole in it for the pole 😉👍

[@Tv-wu7qj]

너무 멋집니다. 구독했습니다. 쉘터에 나무 높이는 어떻게 되나요?

[@drhaxknows6021]

Thank you for the video Obi-wan kenobi.

[@jameskolar9655]

Shelters are quick and simple to build when you have a tarp with you. So often we see people building shelters,with stones and logs, or digging extravagant under ground hobbit type dwellings, when all they really need is a tarp! I bought a DD tarp many years ago, and use it occasionally for a quick bit of shelter during summer months. It’s been great. I have a 3 season lightweight tent which serves for everything else, what’s all this nonsense we see, with people digging and chopping and building? Have they nothing better to do? Thanks for the vid. B

[@an8rakoryxos]

Hello.. Nice video. Tarp is the easy way, and tent has some more advantages... I want to buy a tent for 1 person but i hate to need time to setup it (sometimes). Some tents are fast setup for 1 person but are very small so you cant put your equipment inside. So to buy a strong tarp is a nice idea. What about the mosquitos at night? how can make a net at the door?

[@robertunderdunkterwilliger2290]

Is there a good way to combine this with a hammock, for ground use? I need a way to use my hammock in camping grounds where there are no trees.

[@taigagaming3462]

Nice tent but is the pole reliable enough to withstand wind, I have a feeling that the pole might fall down if I accidentally hit it.

[@rockytopwrangler2069]

.. very reliable ,,, if spending the evening indulging ,, maybe a better choice would be an " A " frame with NO support pole .. just don't hang yourself in the guy lines ...

[@evanwindom3265]

I'd bet real money the occupant rolls around in the night and takes out the ridge pole

[@johntucker8016]

Slick

[@kennethbrahmer9706]

When it rains you will get wet inside. It is a picture perfect tent for fair weather

[@ton4705]

What size tarp would one need for a 6ft high version of this kind of tarp tent?

[@Ashysand]

Great vid. Try it with a dd xl 4.5 x3

[@farakanna]

We've got one of those in the shed, I'll definitely be giving it a go cheers ✌🌳

[@victorbenner539]

I recently saw basically the same tarp tent. However the other one had no floor. So well done with yours. I'm embarrassed to ask but what the hell, how big is the tarp you used, I couldn't make out what you said.

[@ivo-aceto]

I think it is a DD tarp, 3 metres x 3 metres. I have one myself and I must say it is a very good tarp.

[@mooreoutdoor9841]

I do like that it has a floor. Better hope it doesn't rain or it will flood since the floor sticks out beyond the roof.

[@rockytopwrangler2069]

..pull floor in ..

[@TheLittleBlue-Bird]

hey, by any chance possible could you send me a link to that tarp. love your videos.👍

[@farakanna]

Of course bud yeah www.ddhammocks.com/product/ddtarp_3.5x3.5?from_cat=33 And thanks for watching ✌️🌳

[@jimbojet8728]

Why would you use the groundsheet to collect water and/or dew etc and direct it into your gear inside your shelter? Have you actually slept in this shelter overnight in the rain? I have. Bring your groundsheet back into the tent and close the front portion up, keeping the weather outside.

[@iamchannelll]

I couldn’t try this as I didn’t have two loops on my tarp :/ I really wanted to try this lol

[@johnlindsay6465]

I lived in tarp tent for about 5 years one two night lol 😆 😅 😂 and had a job

[@NikosAnimals]

And what do you do about the insects inside?

[@jaysin9931]

what size and type of tarp is that and is it fully waterproof

[@azclaimjumper]

DD Tarp, 3.5 x 3.5 with a 3,000 HH

[@WEEKENDMOUNTASTUR]

Nice modification of the Holden Tent! Is it feasible to do it with 3x3 meter tarps or is it too tight? Good videos .... I subscribe. Hugs from Asturias (Celtic region of northern Spain)

[@farakanna]

This one is a 3x3 & I found there was plenty of room for myself & my gear. Give it a try ✌🌳

[@markedlab]

Nice one Obi Wan!

[@DennisDoOffical]

I wonder if you could make a door with another but smaller tarp.

[@kowanut1]

Make the door out of mosquito netting.

[@steves3760]

It's ok to use tent stakes. No harm in that.

[@nogank2429]

nice General Kenobi.

[@farakanna]

I'll take that 🤙

[@UK_Outdoors.]

I didn't catch what size tarp this is, is this a 4x4?

[@Oleg_Nadezhdin]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@pbjkpt3294]

how big is a tarp ?

[@joepedophile5528]

Looks like it’ll collect a fair bit of water if it rains. Otherwise, nice video. 👍

[@PiTi-Build-Shelter]

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[@colinremmer2417]

I love how whenever they knock a peg into the ground on KZbin, they never hit any rocks or stones. If it was me doing it, the dialogue would be very different - "Pull this bit in and peg it down here. Bloody hell, why is it that wherever I put a flaming peg, there's rocks? Damn things. God, I hate nature! Let me try over here...I don't **$$ believe it - another $$** rock!! Oh sod it, I'm just going to put rocks on the corners instead. It'll work if there's no breeze" etc etc Seriously though - great video mate. I'll try that set up

[@farakanna]

I've been there buddy ✌🌳

[@wls2948]

Must the tarp be square?

[@farakanna]

Not necessarily, if its folded along the longest side you'll end up with more head room ✌🌳

[@Accipiterman]

Very usefull mod. Did You try it on the rain?

[@farakanna]

I haven't no, but the forecast this week is pretty wet so I'll give it a go ✌🌳

[@jamiechapman8682]

You would get soaked in this setup as the ground sheet would catch the falling rain from the sides and front making puddles as the ground sheet is to big

[@timdeboer8804]

Liked the video and found it informative BUT, even with my volume set at 100% I simply couldn't hear it.

[@farakanna]

Yeah sorry about that, I know there's audio issues. Everything is filmed & edited on my phone. When I can justify the cost I'm going to invest in some actual equipment. Sorry for the inconvenience ✌🌳

[@timdeboer8804]

@@farakanna Just so you know, I'm going to try this setup this afternoon. I think it's very interesting and will definatly hold a place in my Tarp shelter favorites!

[@gregc6893]

Sad I couldn't hear you well enough so moved on to the next one

[@user-vv7sy6di1x]

Друг,благодарю тебя за науку.Не понимаю англиский,но примерно суть уловил.Буду повторять.Успехов и Удачи!🤝🙏☻👍🏿

[@farakanna]

Большое спасибо. моя жена учится говорить по-русски. Я рада, что вам понравилось видео, удачного дня! ✌🌳

[@antoniescargo1529]

Friend...... I do not understand English. Я не говорю по Русскии. Groeten uit Hongarije. Greetings from Hungary. Grüsse aus Ungarn. Viszonthallasra.

[@NikosKatsikanis]

mic hard to hear

[@1990Co]

Dude this is... the shiit

[@jhorton1600]

The birds are louder than you. Adjust the audio level or get a wireless mike.

[@davidhall8874]

Until it rains....

[@jeffburnham6611]

It's a tarp with a floor, not a tent. A tent would have a doorway that you could completely close to keep out insects or the weather.

[@antoniescargo1529]

Ik hoor je niet erg goed. I can not hear you very well.

[@budwilliams6590]

Walking on your tarps is how you get holes in them.

[@BushcraftEurope]

Not when you have Aquaquest like me. Only once I had it without ground sheet folded under with extra material. 3 years in, numerous nights out and not a single nick. It' also about inspecting the ground under. Also I there is no point on walking inside in boots with rocks stuck into the rubber under. Your statement holds water as much as my Aquaquest defender lol

[@budwilliams6590]

@@BushcraftEurope P. T. Barnum was right.

[@trikki01]

Please don't walk on your tarp, fella.

[@brockmatutat1002]

It's a DD!

[@MadRiverReggie]

Ummm, it is set up as a tarp tent with a floor. I think you are asking the impossible.

[@lukasmakarios4998]

I can't hardly hear you, dude. The birds are louder than you are. You have to be closer to the mic, or speak up.

[@3AlarmBushcraft]

Great idea but man it was hard for me to understand every word with the thick accent. Great video though

[@glennsag5397]

I can't hear you talking on your video you have to do something about the volume sorry I had to give it a thumbs down