For the adventurous, Brooks-Range provides shelter that won't bog you down, for protection from the elements when it counts a worthy piece of outdoor gear. Like every backcountry enthusiast knows, a tarptent, tarp tent, or a tarp shelter is an easy way to give yourself defense from the weather without weight penalty. At Brooks-Range, we understand that every ounce counts to the gear-laden backpacker who is trekking through the backcountry. A well constructed, durable and rugged tarptent or tarp shelter is an elegant solution for the person who wants to travel lightly.
Form follows function when it comes to our tarp tent and tarp shelters. When it comes to something as important as your tarp shelter, we give you every advantage we can. Brooks-Range provides the tarptent ingredients that won't bog you down, including:
Gimmick Free Designs
Thanks to rigorous field-testing by professional guide.
Advanced Fabrics
The lightest weight, highest thread-count fabrics available. Calendered fabrics deliver water resistance that won't wear out, and breathes like simple nylon.
Superior Construction
Every product has straight, tight seams that are double-stitched, over-lock stitched, or bar-tacked at critical zones to last and last.
6.6 Nylon Thread
Nylon 6.6 is 15% more tear-resistant and stretches 33% less than the industry standard thread made of Nylon 6.0.
For those who haven't spent a lot of time at the sewing machine, trust us. These 4 key ingredients of our tarp tent and tarp shelters are what protects you from the rain, snow, hail, cold, and the sun. Our tarptents are tough, lightweight, and will shelter you when you go out and explore remote sections of the backcountry.
The Brooks Range UltraLite Quick Tent™ is a simple but effective shelter for two designed set-up quickly with a single ski or trekking pole and six stakes. It uses our calendered Ultralite™ fabric for waterproofness, wind shear, and lightweight.
The UltraLite Alpini Shelter is a simple concept — effectively — a frameless tent. The UltraLite Alpini Shelter is a fabric structure that provides highly effective protection from wind and rain, trapping and retaining the body heat from one or more people.
The UltraLite Alpini Shelter is a simple concept, effectively a frameless tent. The UltraLite Alpini Shelter is a fabric structure that provides highly effective protection from wind and rain, trapping and retaining the body heat from one or more people.
"Despite the freezing rain...
I stayed dry."
Larry Amkraut in Rock & Ice Magazine - #185
The Brooks-Range Solo Tarp is an 40+ Sq. Ft., approximately 5 Ft. x 8 Ft. rectangular tarp made from ultralight water-resistant ripstop nylon. It is incredibly strong and resilient for its ultralight weight! The Solo Tarp is designed for 1-2 persons looking for a lightweight shelter, tent awning, wind shelter or gear storage shelter.
"Despite the freezing rain...
I stayed dry."
Larry Amkraut in Rock & Ice Magazine - #185
The Brooks-Range Ultralite Mini Guide Tarp is an 60 ft.2, approximately 6.75 ft. x 9 ft. rectangular tarp made from ultralight water-resistant ripstop nylon. It is incredibly strong and resilient for its ultralight weight! The Mini Guide Tarp is designed for 2 persons looking for a lightweight shelter, tent awning, wind shelter or gear storage shelter.
"...all the seams and stake pullouts held firm,
despite days of high winds and heavy rain."
Michigan Backcountry Search and Rescue - reviewed 2010
The Brooks-Range Ultralite Guide+ Tarp is a 100 ft.2, approximately 10 ft. x 10 ft. square tarp made from ultralight water-resistant ripstop nylon. It is incredibly strong and resilient for its ultralight weight! The Guide+ Tarp is designed for groups of 3-4 persons looking for a lightweight shelter, tent awning, wind shelter or gear storage shelter.
The All-in-One Rescue Sled/Tarp is a ground breaking product that seamlessly combines the Ultralite Solo Tarp and Ultralite Rescue Sled into a single multi-function backcountry tool.