Meat Tarp Shelter Combo?

[CjMelendrez]

Meat Tarp Shelter Combo? What do you use?

Hoping primary use is meat tarp, and shelter in a pinch.

Thanks!

 

[Rich M]

I carried a couple pillow cases and a 5x7 nylon tarp. Put meat in pillow cases and used tarp to help warm me up after got soaked in the cold - sat there with tarp around me and small fire.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

I use the hyperlite ground cloth, weighs under 4 oz

 

[mtnbound]

I prefer not to use my shelter as a meat tarp. It’s one more thing to clean and get back into my pack and it’s a critical piece of equipment. I prefer to use contractor garbage bags or painters plastic and just throw it away.

 

[CjMelendrez]

I prefer not to use my shelter as a meat tarp. It’s one more thing to clean and get back into my pack and it’s a critical piece of equipment. I prefer to use contractor garbage bags or painters plastic and just throw it away.

good point. does anyone make a meat tarp that could be used as a shelter in a pinch?

 

[Huntinmechanic]

Marsupial Gear sells a small, 36"x60" meat tarp. I have only used mine as a meat tarp, but it could work as a crude, basic makeshift shelter.

This looks like a good option too. Quite a bigger.

Ultralight Tarp 5 x 7 RipStop Nylon | 5col Survival Supply

Ultralight RipStop Nylon Tarps from 5col Survival Supply! This 10 oz tarp shelters from wind, rain and sun, and is ideal for backpacking, survival kits, and go bags. Available in Coyote, OD, or Orange.

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[cb2176]

We carried a 55 gallon trash bag in each of our backpacks. 3 guys. It worked for quarters and as a cover for the packs when raining or snowing.

We carried a tarp for a just-in-case shelter.

 

[Backyard]

I carry a 5x7 emergency type tarp/blanket. Orange on 1 side, reflective foil on the other side w/small grommets on the corners. Weighed it and it didn’t weigh much different than the equivalent Tyvek sheet. I pack it up with a ridgeline, 2 short lines and 4 light weight stakes.


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[akcabin]

I carry a 5x7 tarp in my backpack that serves both purposes

 

[intunegp]

Caribou Gear Hunter's Tarp could be eithier/or. It is 48" x 60" and weighs 5.6oz with the 4 included stakes.

 

[mtnbiker208]

cheap blue tarp

 

[Beendare]

I put the meat right into the good Tag game bags to keep the flies and bees off of them.

 

[Mattyq17]

I have a piece of Tyvek that I tapped the edges and put grommets in the corners and one in the middle of each side, I use it to put meat in game bags on if I can't hang them and can be used as a makeshift shelter if need be.

 

[TX338]

Caribou Gear Hunter's Tarp could be eithier/or. It is 48" x 60" and weighs 5.6oz with the 4 included stakes.

I use Caribou Gear hunters tarp for meat tarp as well. Not really big enough to be a shelter, but you could wrap around your shoulders in a pinch.

 

[intunegp]

I use Caribou Gear hunters tarp for meat tarp as well. Not really big enough to be a shelter, but you could wrap around your shoulders in a pinch.

When he said shelter in a pinch, I pictured a lean-to to keep the snow/rain off until a storm passes, not an overnight shelter. I agree that it would be small for that. They do also make a 7'x8' version now.