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I have been thinking for awhile that Doug Ritter needs to add a small shelter to his collection of survival gear. I see he has the Tacoma Mountain Rescue Storm Shelter as something he carries but on another page he bad mouths tube tents.

I would really like to see your shelters set up to see how practical they are. I carry a HD Space Blanket in my CamelBack. I also have a small plastic bag that has 6 thin steel tent stakes and cord. I also have a large (6.5 feet long) clear trash bag. I use one cord to make an A-frame shelter out of the Space Blanket. I then put the trash bag on the ground as protection from wet and cold. I also have flagging tape to put on the cord to catch rainwater from dripping into the shelter. When it is set up it looks like a wedge.

It seems that a regular Space Blanket or trash bags would be good as cover over a pole or cord to make an A-frame shelter. It seems it would need to be covered with foliage as protection from the wind and heavy rain.