An outdoor shelter having a tarp, a first loop at a first corner of the tarp on a first edge of the tarp, a second loop at a second corner of the tarp on the first edge of the tarp, a first rope at a first corner of the tarp on a second edge of the tarp opposite and parallel to the first edge of the tarp, and a second rope at a second corner of the tarp on the second edge of the tarp. The tarp, the first loop, the second loop, the first rope, and the second rope are stored in a pouch fixed to the tarp when the shelter is not in use. When needed, this outdoor shelter can be deployed in the shape of a lean-to or in the shape of a pointed snow plow.