Snow worthy flat tarp pitches

[20DYNAMITE07]

Hello everyone! I've been searching the web for strong tarp pitches that hold up reasonably well to snow and I'm wondering if any folks here have any thoughts/tips/tricks on the subject.

For our deer hunt this year, my B-I-L and I knew we were in for some wet weather, so I brought along an extra tarp for additional living space besides his floorless shelter. I set up a basic lean-to Like this (not my pic)

And I added an additional tie-out in the middle of the tarp to make for some more living space and add support for the snow we expected to get.

And we got it...

From this-



To this-



Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of the pitch itself... sorry. But it did kind of okay? It definitely sagged a lot under the snow load, but it was nice to have. I realize no pitch will be so strong that it won't require basic maintenance during a storm, but I thought I'd ask the collective wisdom of Rokslide for your thoughts on your favorite pitches for snow, or tips for how you reinforce your pitches.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Kevin_t]

For lots of snow sidewalls are your friend .

Angles closer to 60 degrees will do a better job shedding snow .

Make pitches that have sides between 60 and 90 degrees


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[20DYNAMITE07]

Thanks, Kevin! After we got home I was thinking a steeper angle would have helped. I'll have to remember that.

 

[Blackhawk45hunter]

I’ve been using a 10x10 for a long while now. This is how I preferred pitching it when weather was expected:


It’s just a plow point pitch with two trekking poles inside to bell the roof out and tighten everything up. We had tons of rain and I stayed completely dry. I have no doubt it would have done fine in snow as well. I’ve camped under similar pitches through snowstorms and as others have said, regardless of how it’s pitched you’ll need to occasionally knock snow off the roof.

 

[lkwoolsey]

Buy the megatarp I'm selling and dont ever worry about the pitch, itll do just fine
In all seriousness, like it was said above, steep pitch is better for snow. I used to use my poncho and created a very steep pitch, it held up fine under quite a bit of snow in Korea.
Just my thoughts.

 

[mtnrunner260]

Watch a couple flat tarp pitch videos on YouTube.
Tons of options. it helped me at first and I still watch a few for refreshers

 

[gfreidy]

This is how I practiced to pitch my tarp for a storm. I got to try it out this year during a late October backcountry deer hunt as the weather shifted. Worked great!

 

[Desk Jockey]

Flying diamond fan here.

Unless you pitch the walls steep which reduces space you are goi g to get some snow accumulation. I am not sure you can avoid it. Just have to manage it. Pop the tarp every now and then to shake it loose and tighten lines as needed.