I started with the old blue tarps before I even owned a tent, but that was over 20 years ago and now I come back full circle, we use to only use tarps, back in the day when a tiny one man tent weighed 4 lbs! No thanks, mostly I cowboy camp. I like to be out, I'm not real bothered by mice scurrying across my bag at night, or bears sniffing around. It's all about connecting I guess.
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The wind wont howl if the wind don't break.