01 Approaching Rain Water Catchment Tarp In Folded And Canvas Shade Cloth Covered State

01 Approaching Rain Water Catchment Tarp In Folded And Canvas Shade Cloth Covered State



02 Unfolding Rain Catchment Tarp

02 Unfolding Rain Catchment Tarp



03 Finding Paracord And Carabiner Anchor Under Rock

03 Finding Paracord And Carabiner Anchor Under Rock



04 Attaching Rain Water Catchment Tarp Eyes Carabiner Anchors

04 Attaching Rain Water Catchment Tarp Eyes Carabiner Anchors



Day Time Rain Water Catchment Pond Tarp Deployment


If I'm certain there will be a rain event based on the storm clouds on the horizon, I'll be sure to get the rain water catchment tarps out and secured in place well ahead of the wind and rain. It's difficult to fight against strong winds to unfold tarps and get them to stay in place while being anchored in. However sometimes you under estimate the potential for rain, or it comes out of no where. For me, catching every possible drop of rain water is essential for my survival and that of my crops so as soon as I hear a drop of rain, if the tarps aren't already deployed, I rush to get them deployed before I lose too much rain or before I get soaked. I've got it down to about 5 minutes per tarp. I run out, take the shade cloth off the folded tarp, drag the corners out, remove the rocks that are used to protect the paracord and carabiners that are attached to buried wood anchors, I then clip the tarp to the anchors starting with the four corners than working my way back across each side to secure at least one addition attachment point per side. So far I haven't needed to secure all of the eyelets on the 20x20 tarps. I have seen the smaller size carabiners get warped and fail though so I've started to upgrade the size of the carabiners to withstand more force.