PST Sneak Peek - Our new Personal Survival Tarp

I know I should wait, but sorry it's just too exciting to hold back now. We've been busy working on the PST or Personal Survival Tarp for some time now. I have done sketches earlier in the year, and off and on over the years. About six months ago I got intensely into research, the most helpful things came about while investigating tents and tarps from the 1880's to the 1940's, the information from those studies helped to congeal what I had in my mind and the things I had been drawing. I took all those notes and did a CAD drawing, from there we started prototyping. Shauna helped to refine and improve some of the construction.

So just what is the PST?

The concept is to have a tarp that is light weight, very durable, water and wind proof, sized for one person. The tarp is 7 feet square and made of rip-stop nylon, it has 18 webbing tabs for configuring various shapes; the tarp is sold with 5-20' hanks of 550 Parachute cord, 4-9" tent stakes, shock cording, and a tough Cordura nylon bag like the one for the Off-Road Survival Kit, only a couple inches taller and equipped with MOLLY PALS attachment system.

We know of 14 different ways to pitch the tarp, and there are a couple others to try out. That's the idea, a tarp that can be set up many different ways according to conditions. I've used it and pitched it many times in the mountains near the shop, and recently in the desert of Southwestern Utah.

The more I use the tarp the more I love it. I knew it would really be cool, but as I use it and learn from using it, I am more pleased all the time. It seems so simple and it is, but at the same time a very capable piece of survival gear.

We will have much more on it in the next couple of months. I'm not certain how soon we will begin marketing it (haha I just started here in this blog :), but easily in time for spring. Check out more pics and details on our FaceBook page, be sure to Fan us so you can keep up with things.

I've got to get to bed soon, but I may not sleep well, I have plans in the morning as soon as it is light to work with the PSTarp, it's all so exciting.

Until next time, have a great day!!  Perry Peacock