Kelty Noah's Tarp Beach Setup

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In this video I take my Kelty Noah 12 tarp to the beach for a little end of summer fun with some of my students. Recently I read somewhere (I think from REI) about a technique in setting up a tarp on the beach by filling nylon ditty bags with sand and then burying them. For obvious reasons, steaking out a tarp on the beach is ineffective. In this video, I simply go through the process and demonstrate the "ditty bag in the sand" technique. It worked great too! My only caution if you ever use this technique to is be aware of how much wind is being blown on your setup. The more the wind, the deeper I would bury the bags. I have also read that if you don't have ditty bags that you can tie your tie-out-points to a log and bury it in the sand. I didn't try it in this video, but I wouldn't question its effectiveness.

I basically brought the Kelty out as a sun shade for the adult volunteers that came with our group, and it worked awesome for that. Some day, I would love to be able to use this technique and camp on a beach somewhere. If you know of any places in Michigan where they allow beach camping, please let me know.

The versatility of the Kelty tarp continues to amaze me. It's quickly growing into something that is of regular use for my outdoor musings and outings with my family.

After the demonstration portion of the video, I share various clips from our day at the beach. We were at Warren Dunes State Park in Sawyer, Michigan. This area is absolutely gorgeous, and you can often escape to this gem and enjoy the beach with very little people on it. I don't know about you, but for me, the beach is much better enjoyed with less people on it. For this trip, we went from 5pm to sunset on a Wednesday in August, and I don't think we saw more than 20 -- 30 others on it. The water temperature was amazing too! Normally, Lake Michigan has a hard time warming up, but I have found over the years that late August is THE best time to hit up Lake Michigan in terms of water temp.

Below the video on my blog page (http://www.davidspassage.com) are various pictures from our trip to the beach as well. Enjoy!

Thanks for watching, and we'll see you outdoors!

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