Originally Posted by
kjmillig
I wouldn't pay $99 for that Cabela's rig. For cheap, easy, and lightweight, I've used a brown tarp and a mosquito net with decent results if it's not raining hard. Yeah, a snake next to me would leave a wet bedroll and me up a tree.
+1
I never purchase tents. All you need is a camouflage tarp, a little rope, and a few stakes. I use my bicycle as a ridge pole when trees are unavailable for support. It's also disposable. I don't need to store it and just purchase a new tarp before starting a tour. Here is a link to a page with tarp tent shelter designs if you want something other than your classic A-frame style tarp shelter.
http://www.equipped.org/tarp-shelters.htm
