Classic Camping Living History: Setting up the Tentsmith Tarp

Most of the shelters used by trekkers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were actually tarp shelters rather than tents. Here I show the method I use to hang tarps in the field to make shelters like these and one of my favorite tarp pitches with the Tentsmiths 8' x 8' oilskin tarp.