Using Blue Tarps in Camping

One base use for blue tarps, and any medium-duty polyethylene material, is for camping. Essentially, any medium-duty tarps, such as the favorite blue material, are needed for temporary protection, and a few days of camping warrant some safety in case of rain. Either you need to safe your tent or belongings from the rain, a few blue medium-duty tarps need to be brought along on a camping trip. As rain can hit any time, do you want to be stuck out in the woods with a wet tent? Even before the first sign of rain appears, get your camping area ready with a few tarps.

As with all tarps or protective materials, application is important. Throwing a polyethylene sheet over your backpacks or tents isn't as effective as tying one down with ropes. In this case, a few ropes should also be brought along on your trip to hold the tarps in place. When a tent is involved, a tarp needs to be tied over the tent, preferably attached to trees, and one no larger than the floor of the tent needs to be below. The tarp above needs to have all four ends tied to trees in the area, and needs to be angled, with the side closest to the front of the tent higher. This single blue tarp needs to cover the tent, as well as the area in front to safe the fire.

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In some cases, a medium-duty blue tarp can be used as a tent. Rope will still be needed in this case, as, when setting up this material as a tent, a rope, tied on both sides to two trees, will need to go straight through the polyethylene material. The four ends of the tarp, additionally, will need to be held down straight through the grommets with stakes or also tied down with ropes. Once this tarp tent has been constructed, similar blue material will need to line the floor of the tent.

Using Blue Tarps in Camping