Sounds like you're directing this post more towards the "eddie bauer" survival crowd. I couldn't agree more. Realistically a person in a survival situation is going to use what's available. That might be a tarp or it may just be a ditch with some branches near by. The more skills you have ingrained the better off you are going to be.
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