An anchoring system for a vehicle, and vehicle based shelter systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the vehicle based shelter system comprising a vehicle and an anchoring system. The anchoring system can comprise a tether that can extend from the securement device and attach to the vehicle....http://www.google.ca/patents/US20090032671?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20090032671 - VEHICLE ANCHORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE