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Its also been my experience that there is never a nice spot to set a tarp n tent close to the fire that would be suitable for sleeping. So i've always been under the impression that you need a tent and tarp to feel all warm n fuzzy inside.


I'm going to offer that you might want to think about a "Campfire Tent" like the one I made a couple years ago:





I like this tent a lot. It's not pretty, but it sure is comfortable. You can make one in a couple evenings for about $35 out of SOL emergency blankets, visqueen, and fiber reinforced duct tape. It weighs under 3 pounds with stakes and guy lines and can be pitched in a wide variety of ways.

I've set it up in some vicious storms and it's held up pretty good and stayed dry, and climbing into a warm sleeping bag is a pretty sweet feature.

If you google "Super Shelter" you can learn more about the basic design and there are quite a few videos on youtube showing them in use.
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