Bushcraft - Tarpology
Some Of Our Favourite Practical Tips & Tricks For Fathers Day
Xander Budnick takes us through five key camping knots to be aware of for self sufficiency in effectively setting up a tarp whilst camping.
Evenk Hitch
Taut-line Hitch
Prusik
Sheet Bend
Truckers Hitch
A useful short video explaining how to coil tent strings so that they won’t tangle and will be easy to undo. Easy peasy.
A long-form video explanation of the 3 best tarp setups by a British Ex Royal Marine. Lots of tips here to go and practice.
Another long form video walking us through the various types of tarps as well as setting up your basic tarp configurations while camping in the woods.
An expert showing us his version of the three essential knots for use with tarps as well as a bunch of other useful bushcraft tips and tricks.
More essential skills when it comes to knowing your way around using a tarp in the bush.
This vid provides an insight into a solo bushcraft enthusiast’s trip with his wee dog, and all the tasks including setting up camp, keeping himself fed and dry, and just soaking in the moment.
And finally, this is a dreamy, relaxing and voiceless video of a man spending time building his shelter over the course of three days. Rainy days and roaring fires, this is what Fathers Day is all about.
Thanks for tuning in, and we hope you liked this little segment. It’s a bit of a change up, but we hope to be able to promote these skills so that you can be better prepared and equipped with the know how and skill base should the world ever descend into complete chaos (we think it won’t btw), and baring that, these are some fun skills to learn and to know. Certainly the fathers of the world would surely agree?
Is there anything we missed? Do you have any favourite camping, bushcraft or, in particular, tarpology tutorials, videos or books that could be of benefit for other subscribers to our Substack?
If you like, we can do another segment highlighting a different aspect of bushcraft in the future?
“You can lead a man to knowledge, but you can’t force him to think.”
– Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
Be Well.
Great share. My family drag me away from my business, at least once a year, to Kruger Park and God's Garden in South Africa. As the family grew we had tents, followed up by the convenience of caravans and then a motor home!
These days we use the luxury of chalets mostly, but the camping bug has bitten again, and a fully kitted camp trailer seems an inevitable purchase!