Cheap tarp?

[dtrkyman]

I like staying mobile, anyone rig a cheap tarp off there truck just for a cover to sleep under?

I hunt out of an SUV and it gets old taking things in and out to sleep, if weather is really crappy I will deal with it, but I thought of rigging a tarp off there roof rack and some trekking poles or trees just for a cover and ground sheet.

Anyone doing similar?

Seems it would be easier to throw tarp on the ground and mattress on it and sleep out or even a cover with a second tarp?


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[mxgsfmdpx]

We’ve used sheets of tyvek cut down for tarps for a long time now. Works great.

 

[bigsky_hunter]

Take an 8x6 tarp lay on ground. Lay sleeping gear on top at one edge, fold tarp in half. Voila! Fold up entire setup and throw in back of truck. Have camp set up in less than a minute the next night.

 

[dtrkyman]

That is what I was thinking bigsky. Much easier to throw mattress and tarp on the ground than unload coolers etc!

I have a tyvek sheet that is too small for my car camping mattress.

 

[bigsky_hunter]

It’s been the fastest cheapest way for me to be mobile when hunting from a truck. Keeps the dew/frost off of you and you get to sleep under the stars..

 

[mrbillbrown]

Partner and I stayed mobile and slept in our trucks this last trip. I've got a Leer cap and decked drawers in my Tacoma and it worked perfectly. (He's got a similar set up in his GMC). I'm looking into the SlumberJack RoadHouse Tarp for a way to keep sun and rain off me when I don't want to hide inside my cap. It's fairly cheap and looks like it provides a crazy amount of cover from the elements. Might be overkill for what you're looking for though.

 

[dtrkyman]

I forgot about that slumberjack, had looked at it in the past. cheap tarp idea for a last minute fix and can always find a use for a cheap tarp!

I have a Gazelle t4 which is great, but still takes time to stow away, if I could put it away as fast as it sets up that would be great!

 

[justinspicher]

This is why I have an awning on my roof rack and a Helinox Cot in the truck…..

 

[Phaseolus]

A camper shell on the pickup with a pad on top of a raised platform is my choice. Store your gear under the raised platform.

 

[fmyth]

Partner and I stayed mobile and slept in our trucks this last trip. I've got a Leer cap and decked drawers in my Tacoma and it worked perfectly. (He's got a similar set up in his GMC). I'm looking into the SlumberJack RoadHouse Tarp for a way to keep sun and rain off me when I don't want to hide inside my cap. It's fairly cheap and looks like it provides a crazy amount of cover from the elements. Might be overkill for what you're looking for though.

I have a Slumberjack Roadhouse that I set up for shade on my full size truck with a shell. It's huge and can be hard to set up by yourself in windy conditions.

 

[Fresch]

Check out the T6Zero Micro tarp from Coal Cracker Bushcraft. It’s super light and it was purposefully designed to be set up in less than 1 minute between 2 trees with 2 stakes. You can watch the setup on the Coal Cracker Bushcraft YouTube. If no trees you can also use 2 trekking poles with a few more stakes. I have used it while car camping but at 5.6 oz it has found a permanent spot in my pack right beside TP. I have used it several times to shelter from a popup rainstorm as well as a dedicated backcountry stupid lightweight shelter system. For Christmas Santa brought a Katabatic Piñon bivy to pair with this for colder wetter weather. I haven’t had a chance to field test this setup yet but looking forward to the new piece.

 

[Stache Attack]

Tyvek or whatever house wrap below and I have a sip nylon cheap RAB tarp that always in the hunting box

 

[sivart]

I have a Slumberjack Roadhouse that I set up for shade on my full size truck with a shell. It's huge and can be hard to set up by yourself in windy conditions.

will this work on a half ton truck without a shell?

 

[camelcluch]

A blue tarp tied to door frame or top rack and staked out. Pretty cheap.

 

[fmyth]

will this work on a half ton truck without a shell?

I can't see why it wouldn't work. The shell just gives the back of the tarp more height.