Dining Fly Tarp

A 40 paracord ridge line is rigged underneath the ridge of the tarp and a loop of the line is threaded.

Dining fly tarp. Protect your camping kitchen with these easy instructions on how to make and set up a dining fly using camping tarps. Rigging a tarp philmont style is much different than how a patrol tarp is normally set up back home. Related scout meeting activities blindfolded tarp pitch dining fly race. Layout the tarp and attach a guyline to each.

Hiking sticks or trekking poles can be used as poles eight stakes and three paracord lines are all else that s required. Philmont issues a 12 by 12 nylon crew tarp with lines and poles. Camp tarp quick video. After site selection the first order of business is to set up the dining fly and when it comes to troop gear taking it down is the last task to be completed before departure.

First get the equipment list then the simple step by step instructions. Pitch options include trees poles from the forest solid structures or tarp poles and even include our ridgeline inner tent. A dining fly keeps you cool in the shade. Tarps and patrol dining fly.

We use crewmembers walking sticks instead of philmont issued poles. A dining fly is one of the first structures you should put up at camp. It can be easily pitched many ways making it a very versatile shelter. The side guy line is about 30 feet long and is threaded through the grommets on the tarp and staked down with three stakes.

Most tarps are just flat rectangles. But what if you re in an area away from trees how do you secure one. Here is how to rig a 12 12 tarp a method i have heard called the philmont dining fly tarp to stand up to strong winds and rain. Large enough to cover the dining and lounging area of most campsites or yards.

This rig will keep about eight people who get along fairly well out of the rain. Rigging the dining fly the dining fly is also called the crew tarp.