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Article #102: A Guide To Choosing The Right Tent For Your Camping Experience

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Unlike previous generations, camping no for sitting up. Many dome tents are built
longer always involves sleeping in a to have their poles lock down to the tent
tent. RVs, commercial campgrounds and base itself, allowing the fully erected
other options provide an alternative. But tent to be moved around without being
there's is still something satisfing disassembled.
about connecting with nature through the Next is the Cabin tents. These are
complete camping experience of sleeping enormous tents designed for use with car
in a tent. capmping or other forms of camping in
Here is a blueprint and a few tips for which weight is not an issue. These tents
picking one that gives you all the modern take up a incredible amount of space but
advantages, without the traditional provide a lot of interior space also.
hassles. With space come a very heavy structure.
The basic purposes of a tent are to Last but not least is the Geodesic tents.
provide privacy and protection from the Geodesic tents are gradually gaining
elements - wind, rain and (to some popularity amongst normal campers. These
degree) cold. Any sturdy tent will tents take the design of a dome tent and
satisfy the first, but to keep weather imporves upon it to give it better
out requires more. strength and resistance to the wind.
Windy conditions, common in wilderness Installation the poles cross many times,
areas where most campsites are found, can lending strength to the entire structure.
put a hurting on a tent. But thanks to With increased strength this tent can
modern materials, nylon fabric tents withstand wind and snow from multiple
supported by fiberglass or aluminum poles directions.
are up to the job. With any of these tent designs, campers
There are four basic types of tents, the should make liberal use of the can of
A-frame tent, the dome tent, the cabin sealant that is offered by many
tent, and the geodesic tent. manufacturers. You set up the tent and
The A-frame tent is the most popular of then spray the seams to make them
all four. This classic style tent was completely watertight. An air hole at the
made well known mainly by the use of the top of many models can help keep the
boy scouts of america. A-frame tents have interior from getting stuffy, but you'll
two poles, each forming a triangleon at want to have one with a closeable flap
either end of the tent. Their is also a (either zipper, Velcro or other).
central pole that forms the ridge of the The floor should be equally waterproof,
tent. The walls are formed at steep even sturdier and preferably conduct
angles and are usually just large enough minimal cold or heat.
to accommadate a person sleeping. To help Tents are sold according to shape and
hold the tent in place guide wires are size. However, a four-man tent is really
used. This type of tent is ususally very only suitable for two adults, unless you
unreliable in windy conditions. In rain want to be really cramped. A sleeping bag
conditions a tarp is often needed to keep is about 2.5ft by 7 feet. That's 17.5
campers dry. square feet. Double that to allow for
The second is the dome tent. At present stepping space and room for gear. Then
time, in the US this type of tent is the double it again to accommodate another
most popular. They are available in a person. That's 70 square feet or about 7
variety of configuations, but the most feet by 10 feet. That's about the
common is one in which two jointed poles minimum.
are crossed over one another to form a Be prepared to spend a little more to get
large, bent X. In windy and rainy a quality tent. Tent technology has
conditions a dome tent provides excellent developed to such a high state, it's
stability and shelter. The interior preferable to spend a little more and get
provided in a dome tent is given in good something that will endure.
amounts with plenty of headroom to allow






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