{"id":4551,"date":"2017-05-24T13:33:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T20:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2017-05-24T13:33:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T20:33:54","slug":"bushcraft-bs-constructing-shelter-trashbag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/24\/bushcraft-bs-constructing-shelter-trashbag\/","title":{"rendered":"Bushcraft or BS: Constructing Shelter From A Trashbag"},"content":{"rendered":"In the video below we demonstrate how to make a last resort tent out of nothing more than a heavy duty trash bag and some string. \n\nEvery survival kit should include some kind of string\/rope commonly referred to as cordage by survivalists. I also strongly recommend carrying a heavy duty trash bag because it is such a common sense multi-purpose item. With those must have items you already have what you need to make a tent.\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"flex-video\">\n<iframe id=\"ytplayer\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V0FwJ7cYg7s\"\nframeborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\nThe key to making this work is first setting up a sturdy horizontal line to drape the unfolded and slit bag over. It needs to be tight enough that it doesn't sag much and low enough to the ground that it will keep wind and rain off of you and your gear. \n\nOnce the main line is up you need to anchor the four corners of the bag to the ground using string and makeshift tent stakes. Sticks work well. If there are heavy rocks around you can tie off on a rock instead. \n\nMaking grommets by creating pouch with a small twig or pebble, and then tying off on the pouch is a must. If you pierce the bag thread the string\/rope through it, it'll rip very quickly in the wind. To see more detailed instruction on making a grommet click here.\n\nOnce in place and anchored the trash bag will keep you dry, shaded, and insulated from wind. A standard large trash bag works as an A-frame tent for 1 person. It\u2019s not the Ritz but it works. \n\nIt's as simple as that!\n<div class=\"small-10 medium-4  large-4 columns\">\n<h4><strong>Click the button below to subscribe to our new channel:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/platform.js\"><\/script>\n<div class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channelid=\"UCzRcRKV6mRwLfkg9WmB84Eg\" data-layout=\"full\" data-count=\"default\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the video below we demonstrate how to make a last resort tent out of nothing more than a heavy duty trash bag and some string. Every survival kit should include some kind of string\/rope commonly referred to as cordage by survivalists. I also strongly recommend carrying a heavy duty trash bag because it is<a class=\"button alert expand\" id=\"followUp\" href=\"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/24\/bushcraft-bs-constructing-shelter-trashbag\/\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4551"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}