Posts Tagged ‘tents’

Extreme Heat Camping

So when you decide to venture out to death valley in August and it is 135, these basic tips might help make your experience a little more enjoyable. I have been in tons of heat camping situations, I even lived in a tent for an uninterrupted 5 months over a summer in the New Mexico Desert. I have discovered a few things about keeping cool. Here is my list of ways to beat the heat:

Become friends with the shade. When I went to New Mexico I used to carry a Tyvek tarp that I put grommets in to make a porta-shade. Tyvek worked out because it is super tough, super light, and white, which helps it diffuse heat. This extra weight was worth the full 13 oz. Along with some 3mm cord, it can be your best friend. Remember that in dry climates the shade can make a 20 degree or more difference. 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…

Learn How You Are Able To Compare Tents

Tents are possibly the most essential supply that you require when you go camping. These are what you are able to utilize when you must sleep during the nighttime and what can protect you and keep you safe and sound from the rough ground, bugs, and maybe even wind and rain. Because of this you need to ensure that you select the right type.

One of the only methods in which you are are able to do this is to understand how to compare every tent that you are most interested in. To begin with you need to know that it is not constantly smart or required to be in the search for something that is pricey. Paying out more money for something is not incessantly going to assure you something that you can enjoy and that is long lasting. Read more…