Camping Tarp Setup for Beginners!

Beginner to advanced tarp setup techniques! I show a few camping knots for your ridgeline, guy lines and secure tent stakes. Covering two Friction Hitches - the Taut Line and Prussik, and the binding knot the "Reef Knot" or " Square Knot".

Learn to Cook the BEST Pizza on a Campfire in this video here:

Let me know in the comments if you have any questions at all!
ENJOY!

The Gear I Use:

FULL ROPE KIT TO REPLICATE THIS SETUP:

My Tarps (10ft X 13Ft):

BEST BUSCHRAFT / CAMPING PARACORD:

Cookware:

TOAKS Titanium Hanging Pot:

Stainless Steel Zebra Billy Pot:

Best Inexpensive Knife - Mora Companion

Uberleben Ferro Rods:

Water Filtration:

MSR Gravity Filter:

Lifestraw Water Bottle Filter:

My Favourite Survival / Bushcraft Books:

JP Quinonez “THRIVE” :

Mors Kochanski “ BUSHCRAFT”

Bucksaw Blades:

Bahco 23-21 GREEN WOOD Blade

Bahco 51-21 DRY WOOD Blade

Hammocks:

Link to Warbonnet Ridgerunner Hammock:

Link to Alternative Bridge Hammocks on Amazon:

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00:00 Introduction
00:27 Setting up your Tarp Ridgeline
01:06 The Taut Line Hitch
02:06 The Prusik Knot
03:40 Adjusting your Tarp
04:25 Securing Tent Stakes
05:53 Adding Poles to Lift your Tarp

[TheBearEssentials]

Thanks for watching! If you'd like to support the Channel, I made a Tarp Cordage Bundle AND a Knot Tying Reference Card + Practice Ropes to follow along with the videos!
(amazon link below + Paracord available on my website!)

Complete Cordage Bundle to replicate this video:


Video on top 10 ESSENTIAL knots! (easy tutorial)

[ichallengemydog]

No bs, no stories, straight to the point. Excellent videography and delivery.

[nickwest]

I wished I'd learn this when I was a kid! I'm 61 and just now learning these knots. I've driven a truck for 31 years and didn't even know what a truckers hitch was until last year.

[flowvibes]

I really appreciate the included captions, illustrations, and the clear, concise, thoughtful, and calm way you presented this. Thank you, this is super helpful!

[fatsdulange]

Thank you so much for what ought and should be taught in schools (US). Wish I'd had this knowledge 40 years ago. Easy, concise, beautifully done. Thank you, thank you.

[martynick]

Some of the shortest, clearest and best illustrations I have seen. Thanks. Martin. U.K.

[YTisDumb]

Amazing how useful knots can be. This vid is a good refresher, and great for novices. Thank you sir.

[ДмитрийБровин-бк]

Спасибо . Все толково, по делу, без лишних слов . Удачи. Возможно я не первый ваш зритель и подписчик из России, но даже мне сибиряку и геологу с большим полевым стажем ( более 25-ти лет ) интересно Вас смотреть.

[MysticWoods]

Thank you, you are the best knot teacher ever!

[sunshinejenny]

This is the best video that I have seen because you do no go too fast AND you actually SHOW how to tie the knots! Thank you so much!

[Peripatetic_bum]

Good lord. This is the single best tarp setup video I’ve seen. Thank for explaining everything!

[bradh]

This is superb. As someone who is just now getting into this stuff, I can say this is what I've been looking for.

[joeorta]

Thanks for the simplicity of the lesson, I thoroughly enjoy your videos

[ralph]

Great explanation of these two knots. I knew Taut, but not Prussik...everyone else over complicated it. nice video

[SafeCourseTrainingSolutions]

I am a health and safety instructor myself and your style is similar to mine. Calm, collective and composed. I found this video very useful. Thank you very much.

[feartheoldblood]

I never like how to videos or save them, but this is the best I've ever seen. Very well done

[truesight]

Thank you for sharing detailed close-up on how to do the knots, some videos leave this part out or not properly explain just expect new people to know how to do it.

[FTMDC]

Holy shit, I have been a knot enthusiast for over thirty years but I had never known about the taut line hitch. This knot is
a game changer. I’m feeling very, very stupid. By the way, this video is excellent, kudos!

[ChrisFar]

the taught line hitch awesome for tarp setups! Makes fine tuning your setup so easy. Especially handy when you gotta do a hasty change to adjust for changing rain or wind conditions.

[paulpaulpaulpaulpaulpaulpaul]

you're going to love the Farimond Hitch when you use it!! No more pulling most of a long rope through a taught-line!