| Back to Nature: | | | | kinds of tents, I've found that the best beginners' |
| Camping cannot make world peace and it cannot | | | | tent is a very inexpensive one that is usually |
| solve the mysteries of cancer. But what camping | | | | available, in season, at Target stores.The tent is |
| can do for you, probably no other activity can. It | | | | called the Expedition Trail Authority tent. If you |
| brings you back to nature, and lets you | | | | purchase this tent 'off- season" you can pick it up |
| experience peace in your very present moment. | | | | for under nineteen dollars.The tent area on the |
| That is camping . If you choose a state park or | | | | floor is seven feet by seven feet, so that's plenty |
| state forest as your camping location, you will see | | | | space for one or two people.This tent is easily set |
| nature like you have never seen it before. You | | | | up. You don't need two people to set it up |
| might see raccoons, all sorts of birds and little | | | | because the tent center height is at a reasonable |
| animals, chipmunks, rabbits and more. If you are | | | | height. All you do is assemble the shock-corded |
| not careful you might have your first bear | | | | poles and install them. Stake your tent down. Add |
| experience and hopefully, you will come out of it | | | | the tent fly, and you are ready to go. |
| okay. But you will, without a doubt be as close to | | | | When using this tent, I use an inexpensive |
| nature as you ever will be. | | | | waterproof tarp under the tent, and another |
| My Favorite--Eureka Tents: | | | | inexpensive waterproof tarp over the tent. Now , |
| First, I have to say, my happiest and best | | | | I'm set for all kinds of weather camping. |
| camping days have been while using a Eureka | | | | Leave Large Family Tents Home: |
| tent. They are just made with the camper in | | | | I've found that if you want to have a pleasant, |
| mind. Does your tent have a nice screen window | | | | non-working camping experience, you'll need to |
| with a plastic flap --for rain? If you choose your | | | | leave the large tents and the family tents back at |
| tent correctly, you will have an awesome camping | | | | the house or in the garage. Those larger tents, |
| experience. A large part of joy in camping is | | | | though they afford more room and more center |
| having fun setting up the tent. If you do not | | | | height, are not fun to put together. And, on a |
| enjoy setting your tent up--you simply have the | | | | windy day, they are almost impossible for one |
| wrong kind of tent. You may have spent just a | | | | person to put them together. So, the smaller you |
| few dollars for your tent, you might have gotten | | | | go, the better you'll feel and the best and most |
| a bargain but you will know your value as you | | | | carefree camping experience you'll have. Use two |
| take it out and set it up. I say this from | | | | or three smaller tents for the family and you will |
| experience, and from having put up all sorts of | | | | all have more fun and much nicer trip. |
| tents from solo tents, backpacking tents, individual | | | | RAIN? Keep Your Camping Reservation: |
| tents, even family tents. Yes, I have put up a | | | | Here is another camping tip. Never cancel a |
| family-size tent, myself--with no assistance, and | | | | camping trip just because you hear that it will rain. |
| had fun doing it. And just one company makes | | | | The weather will probably be fine for at least |
| this possible. Eureka! I absolutely love the | | | | some of your trip days. So keep your planned |
| Tetragon series of Eureka tents. You cannot go | | | | trip. Camp in all kinds of weather if you are |
| wrong with this tent. The Tetragon 9 is a | | | | physically able to do so. You will love the |
| beautiful tent that has side windows that are net. | | | | experience. The rain will always stop, and even if |
| And the fly of the tent has plastic inserts that | | | | it does not, you will learn what camping is really all |
| cover the side windows in case of rain. The | | | | about. Camping is about bringing yourself out into |
| beauty of a tent is being able to look outdoors | | | | nature and living there for a short while. You live |
| from the inside and still be able to be dry in a | | | | there with what nature provides, and you take it |
| downpour. Ahh, that special beauty of seeing the | | | | all, sunshine, rain, storms and whatever other kind |
| forest or the park through your tent windows as | | | | of weather happens. You go camping! |
| the rain is pouring down outside. That is Eureka! It | | | | The great thing about camping is that this is |
| is just a convenient, joyful, easy-to-assemble tent. | | | | probably the one place that you can safely "do |
| Weather Decides Which Tent You Need: | | | | nothing" , and really enjoy doing that. Just sit |
| When trying to decide which tent to purchase, | | | | outside the tent and take in all the birds, trees |
| the camper needs to first know where he will | | | | and nature all around you. Check out Hither Hills |
| camp out, the time he will camp out, and the | | | | State Park if you like camping at the ocean. This |
| weather circumstances, and a few other things. | | | | is the most awesome place for going to sleep and |
| For beginners, if you do not want to spend a few | | | | waking up with the tide rushing. And this comes |
| extra dollars buying a Eureka tent, you can opt | | | | from one who does not know how to swim. I |
| for the cheaper versions of small tents just to | | | | loved staying there for the night. |
| see how you like camping. Try any tent. But I | | | | Just a note, if you do camp at Hither Hills, bring |
| guarantee you, if you want an awesome | | | | ziplocs with you. Put all your money or fragile |
| experience, even as a beginner, you might do | | | | items, like Ipods etc, inside plastic bags and then |
| better with a Eureka. Here is an idea, instead of | | | | put the plastic bags inside a beach bucket. This |
| spending big bucks on an expensive tent of some | | | | way everything will be dry in the morning. Just |
| other name, check out eBay or some other | | | | one last note, you need to register at least nine |
| used-items stores and purchase your tent used | | | | months in advance if you want to camp out at |
| instead of new. This way you can afford Eureka | | | | Hither Hills during a weekend or holiday time. |
| for your first tent and then you can upgrade later | | | | What is your own camping experience? Leave a |
| if you really insist on having a brand new tent. | | | | note |
| Beginners' Tents: | | | | I updated this article on July 20, 2008. |
| During my experimentation with many different | | | | |