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How to buy the right tent

admin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:58:40 +0000

Like with most camping equipment purchase decisions, the choice of the tent boils down to your requirements in terms of size and camping location. These days, tents come in a variety of size options ranging from a couple option right up to accommodating 8 people or more. You also need to decide whether you need a tent which has separators on the inside to create 2-3 virtual rooms or just one large one. However, also factor in for the all the equipment that you intend store inside the tent, since a tent for two people would end up being a real squeeze if you want to put in a cooler.

The choice of camping will decide whether you need a tent that needs to protect you from rain and snow or just one that needs to have maximum ventilation to keep you cool. If you are planning to go to a location which has a high incidence of mosquitoes, then a tent with mosquito nets for ventilation.

Getting a Good Night’s Sleep in a Tent

admin — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:08:18 +0000

The best way to increase the likelihood of getting a good night’s sleep in a tent is good tent location. Choose a site which is flat, has minimal rocks, and is possible on grass or leaves. The grass or leaves will give you a bit of a cushion, and some insulation from the cold ground.

If camping in the summer, choose a location in the shade, or at least somewhere where the sun will not shine directly down onto the ten, especially early in the morning. This will keep it a bit darker in the tent so that you can possible sleep past the crack of dawn. It will also keep it cooler. Conversely, in the winter you may consider placing the tent where it will be hit by sunlight as the sun rises. This will help warm up things and melt off any frost.

Be sure to sleep away from the sides of the tent, especially if it is raining. Touching the tent sides will encourage moisture to seep in where you have touched the tent material.

If at all possible, bring along a pillow. There really isn’t a makeshift pillow that compares with your own soft one from home. Use a sleeping bag that is rated for the temperature you are going to encounter, and wear minimal clothing to bed. Your body will regulate your temperature on its own as long as the sleeping bag is correct for the conditions.

Taking Care Of Your Camping Equipment

admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:39:06 +0000

If you’re trying to make sure that your camping equipment lasts as long as you do, regardless of the years and weather, you need to check out this new article we have posted:

Extending Your Camping Equipment Life

Pack A Tent With That Coffee Pot

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:56:54 +0000

I knew a young college couple that wanted to see what there was
outside of Ohio where they grew up. They had very little money and
could not afford a stay in motels. Did they let that stop them? No.
They bought a two-man tent that would fit in their tiny compact car.

The local surplus store had all they needed to go with their tent. A
single burner stove that used “white gas”, sleeping bags, and coffee
pot cost less than $30. A skillet, two plastic cups, two plates, two
forks, and a pancake turner from home all fit in a cardboard box along
with boxed noodles, canned tuna, matches and a pound of coffee.
Clothes for two weeks and some essential toiletries filled up the back
seat of the car.

The next ten days they traveled from one end of the continent to the
other and back to Ohio where they started. The memories from tent
camping across country in a day when you could still feel safe in the
company of strangers is all that remains from that trip today. The
rest of the camping gear was worn out by years of camping.