by Paul Brook
A tarpaulin, or basha, is pretty much an essential part of the outdoor enthusiast's kit. It provides shelter from both the wind and rain and also provides a level of personal privacy. The Woodland Camo Basha goes beyond these factors and provides a number of personal protection and emergency benefits.
While a lot of tarps and bashas can measure in at around 3m x 3m (or larger) the Woodland Camo Basha is the perfect personal size of 2.5m x 1.7m. Without the unneeded excess material the Woodland Camo Basha has less material to carry and less material for unwanted strangers to see, while still providing more than adequate personal protection from the elements.
The Woodland Camo pattern on the basha also provides additional privacy from people by blending in the basha to woodland surroundings often found in the United Kingdom. An added benefit of the woodland camouflage is that it can help those who enjoy watching wildlife to do so more effectively as the animals or birds are less likely to see you.
With twelve fabric loops the Woodland Camo Basha has a lots of attachment points allowing a vast array of configurations to be created. Along the middle of the Woodland Camo Basha three reinforced pitch loops can be found for creating a strong and robust ridgeline.
Accompanying the fabric loops on the Woodland Camo Basha are brass eyelets at the corners in the middle sides. This allows for even more configuration options such as using pole or sharpened branches in order to open up the basha for a larger view from your shelter.
At various points along the edges of the Woodland Camo Basha robust press-studs can be found. These press studs allow multiple Woodland Camo Bashas to be connected to create a larger shelter.
If the Woodland Camo Basha is folded in half the press-studs actually connect together to create a make-shift bivi bag for situations where creating a camp may be time restricted or when an individual wishes to avoid detection.
As you would expect from a shelter material the Woodland Camo Basha is fully waterproof single coated nylon. Combined with the smaller personal size of this basha this allows it to be used as an emergency poncho if bad weather hits swiftly.
Due to the strength of the Woodland Camo Basha material it can also be used as an emergency stretcher or carry sheet, which is a lot easier to do due to the smaller personal size of this basha.
The Woodland Camo Basha is a very versatile, strong and essential piece of kit that has the ability to save lives too.
You can buy the Woodland Camo Basha directly from this site.
April 2016
