What's the ideal shtf tent????

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I have a bivy tent that the rain fly comes off and its all screen that is good for hot weather its woodland camo , I have a tuff French Military tropical F1 surplus tent that opens on both ends with screen doors and screen windows down both sides good for summer but is not water proof they are issued with a rain fly but mine is missing otherwise its like new . I watch the weather before using it .
 
SHTF I'll be on my farm taking care of my family the tents are for hunting/fishing trips to gather aditional food or long range patrol's for security and supply runs possible worst case bug out . TEOTWAWKI may be total black out , rubble filled streets , devistation or something like we live in now but filled with chaos and lawlessness during economic and or political civil war type desaster . All civil athority would be maxed out just trying to keep utilities we didn't think we would have running .
 
SHTF I'll be on my farm taking care of my family the tents are for hunting/fishing trips to gather aditional food or long range patrol's for security and supply runs possible worst case bug out . TEOTWAWKI may be total black out , rubble filled streets , devistation or something like we live in now but filled with chaos and lawlessness during economic and or political civil war type desaster . All civil athority would be maxed out just trying to keep utilities we didn't think we would have running .
The best portable shelter I had while on foot or on 2 wheels was a simple tarp. The largest practical for carrying was 8'x12'. A roof is all that's needed, the walls if needed can usually be formed from foliage or debris from the surrounding area which also doubles as camo, blending it with the lines of nature. If You have pine trees around, The needles and boughs have a bug-repelling effect as well as insulating You from the ground temperature .There are other plants that do this but Pine's the 1 I look for. Bug-out time, roll up the tarp-(4-7 lbs). Nothing left behind & You're ready to move in less than 5 minutes. Sometimes the best shelter is no shelter- lots of nights I spent warm & dry using nothing but tree-boughs and dead sticks.
If SHTF finds me on foot, I'll likely find shelter almost anywhere.
 
Personally, just a small dome tent with a rain flap works pretty damn well. Used one through some pretty nasty storms (even one where my buddy's huge metal poled tent got destroyed by the wind), and stayed nice and dry. Sectioned fiberglass poles really allow it to absorb the wind. Also easy to put up and take down (and one person can do it).
 
i have a ozark trail 10ft x 8ft 5 person backpacking dome tent.it whighs 9LB's 12.2 ounces..the tent stakes are the 7 inch stakes.in which i learned the hard way.thats to short for the strong winds we get here time to time.so i ended up getting some 12 in stakes.they do wonders at keeping the tent in place.. :D only bad thing is.i need to attach it to the outside of bob/bhb if i have to go it a foot..and i dont more on the outside of pack then i have to..
 
there's one thing wrong with that for me.size.no place for my bag..and more importantly.my mom if we should have to bug out for what ever reason(s) :)


p.s....i do need to find a smaller tent thoe
 

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