Comments on: Tent Camping Tips

By: Canopy

Canopy — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:15:20 +0000

Nice article, definitely some great tips for any camper to follow. It rains almost every time we go camping so tarps and canopies are always the first thing we pack.

After buying a 2 person tent, it was used once and only once. There was no room for any of our items, so we bought our next tent knowing we would have kids eventually.

We purchased a 6 person tent and it feels like a mansion compared to the 2 person tent. Great idea Christian I will try that out next time we go camping.

By: andrew

andrew — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:34:53 +0000

Good article on choosing the right family camping tent – sometimes it’s essential to bring additional support equipment

Interesting note on choosing a camping tent that is slightly larger than your requirements – any comment on tents with multiple rooms or even Modular Tent Systems ie that are separate units that allow you to link them together into 1 complete tent?

By: Christian Geise

Christian Geise — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:46:58 +0000

Also if your camping in an area that is really rainy you might consider digging a small drainage cannal from the back side of your tent away for extra water run off. I was on a camping trip in the Swiss Alps and my friend placed their tent on a little to flat of ground; they ended up with about 5 inches of water in the bottom of the tent. Awake three hours before they really wanted to get up since they we’re all soaked.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:19:29 +0000

I always make sure I use a ground cloth with my tent and never wear shoes inside. This keeps the bottom from getting holes.

By: OldSchool

OldSchool — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:10:30 +0000

The use of tarps is a great suggestion. I’ve found that using tarp clips to tie down and/or resize tarps can be a great way to get a customized size and suspension of the tarp depending on your tent size and camp site. Since the clips grab the folded edge that has no grommets, it offers loops to attach with cords or bungees.

By: hiker

hiker — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:58:39 +0000

When picking a location for your tent, be sure to look for dead tree limbs hanging above the spot you picked out. If there are any dead tree limbs, pick another spot.

One night, several years ago while on a camping trip my buddies and I heard a loud “crash” late one night. The next morning we got up and found a large limb had fallen about 60 – 75 feet from our tent.

If the limb had fallen on our tent, it would have seriously injured or killed one of us. The limb was about 1 foot across at the base where it had separated from the tree.

By: Family Tent

Family Tent — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:57:26 +0000

Yeah, the tarps really help preserve the life of your tents. Good high quality tents are not cheap, but if you take care of them they will give you countless nights of outdoor accommodations. Good info.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:20:58 +0000

Thanks for the tips. The tarp underneath is something that I’ll be sure to do on my next camping trip this summer.

Eric