Tarps are the most basic form of a shelter - providing nothing more than limited protection from the elements. You can use this basic TATONKA Simple Tarp for pretty much of everything related to staying out in the great outdoors: as a shelter, meeting point or to ward-off sun and wind. You also can sleep under this tarp, feeling the sky above you yet avoiding to get soaked with morning dew. This tarp doesn't cost a fortune so some compromise had to be made regarding materials and fittings but it is still reliable and versatile as the premier versions.