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3 Season Camping Tents for the Regular Joe and Jane

If you’re like me, you would love to get out and camp more then the last time you did, a few years ago. Many things stop us from making the time in our busy lives to enjoy the truly great outdoors. We will always have an excuse as to why we don’t, so lets address them, one article at a time.

Lets look at the terms first, 3 season simply means it’s made for hot to mild temperatures and mild to medium weather (wind and rain). Spring summer and fall fit into those categories nicely, hence 3 season. 4 season means it’s made for warm to cold, even freezing, temperatures and heavy to severe weather (snow and high winds). Add winter to the list and you have a very rugged tent. Chances are if you’re not battling high winds every other weekend in the mountains you won’t need a 4 season tent. Read more…

Types of Tents

Pyramid tents – These were actually the very first tent design. They use one straight pole in the middle of the tent to create a pyramid shaped tent. In actual practice they are often designed to use trekking poles, having no tent poles of their own. This design permits your trekking poles to function as dual purpose items, cutting down your total weight. If you don’t hike with trekking poles, you can always construct your own poles from any material you like. These tents often offer a lightweight benefit, butare relatively inefficient in terms of usable space.

Avian tents – These are essentially a tarp tent, having two or more vertical poles. They make a slightly more rectangular shape than a pyramid tent. They also often work with trekking poles, however both the avian and the pyramid tent set ups are generally only intended for light weather conditions, they have no floor and not much structure. Read more…

Camping in Cherokee, NC

Camping in Cherokee, NC

If you plan to visit Cherokee, North Carolina, be sure you include CAMPING in your stay.

Indian Creek Campground is family-friendly, features hot showers [clean bathhouses], and welcomes all campers & camping gear: in tents, RVs, pop-ups, you name it. There are cabins and RV rentals available; even a double-wide trailer to rent. They have primitive tent sites, camp sites with water and / or electricity hookups, and some sites include sewer, so no matter how you like to camp, you can do it at Indian Creek Campground. They are open from late March through October. Read more…