Getting Your Perfect Tent
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We all love camping, there’s nothing like being outdoors and taking in the fresh air that surrounds us. It’s no wonder that camping has increased in popularity so rapidly since the recession hit in early 2008. People are going back to the UK holiday, packing their bags and getting off on a great trip for little or no money. There’s only one thing that you need before get along to a great holiday, and that’s a great tent!
The first thing to consider when buying a tent is simple -is it going to be a long term relationship, or is it simply for a one off trip? THere’s been a strange shift recently - people have been going towards a line of thought that says that tents should be throw away, that they should be cheap, cheerful, and “once only”. Personally I think this mindset is part of the tragedy of our age, a mindset that considers nothing valuable and everything as waste.
If I were to buy a tent today, I would try and steer clear of the cheapest offers from the internet or large supermarkets. I’d be looking long and hard for the best possible deal on a high quality tent! The real question that you need to consider is simple, how large do you want to go? Tents 6 man in size might be a bit large for most, but actually they’re great investments. They give you that all important additional space and headroom for longer stay trips!
People really don’t like to carry large tents, and I can see why, so 6 man tents are probably best for trips involving the car and a short walk to a stationary camp site. If you’re being more adventurous, you might want to consider small 2 man or 4 man coleman tents. They are fantastic quality, and an even more fantastic price.
All things said, it’s well worth spending as much as possible on your tent. And go for large!
What You Need to Survive Outdoors
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I’ve always been a keen camper, but I’m nowhere near as tough as Bear Grylls or Ray Mears. I’m only ever interested in fair weather camping.
But some of my hardier mates were discussing the minimum needed to survive a few nights outdoors at this chilly time of year.
We concluded that the bare essentials would consist of shelter, somewhere warm to sleep and the means to create fire and find food and water. So the outcome of the beer fuelled conversation has been the challenge for us to spend two days and nights surviving and sleeping outdoors.
We will take some tents, a cosy and warm sleeping bag each, a knife and some water, as well as warm clothes and stout footwear. This is all the camping gear that we’ll be taking.
We’re not allowing ourselves to take a lighter or matches, which will make it tough to start a fire and we will not be taking any food. So we’ll be trying to snare a rabbit or two, or maybe scraping some road-kill for a road-kill cook off.
This reminds me of a similar challenge that I undertook way back when I was a boy scout. On that occasion we were allowed to take a little food, but no shelter and no means of starting a fire. We started a fire using the friction method and built bivouacs using branches, leaves and straw. I remember that this was a lot of fun, but hard work.
The most useful thing that each of us took with us that time was our knives. You may have noticed how this is the key survival essential that Bear Grylls always has with him when he parachutes into a wilderness somewhere. Armed with a good quality knife you’re able to cut wood for fire or a shelter. You can skin and prepare a rabbit for cooking and make the snare needed to trap the rabbit in the first place.
So I hope that you will wish me luck on my forthcoming survival challenge weekend. But I shall definitely be taking my mobile phone so if we don’t have any luck with rabbits or road kill I’ll be able to call for a pizza!
When Buying A Tent You Should Consider The Hydrostatic Head And The Sun Protection Factor
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META: There are certain aspects that we must consider when buying a tents for camping. Purchasing a tent sounds relatively simple but there are factors that need considering beforehand. Two of the most important factors are the sun protection factor and the hydrostatic head.
Tents are available in various kinds of material that are suitable for different weather conditions. Fabrics can include cotton canvas, nylon, polyester and felt. Canvas can absorb water but it can also become very bulky once it takes in all the water. The nylon and polyester types do not take in much water and are therefore lightweight, they can also be completely waterproof if the right kind of coating has been used on them. The fabrics over the years will tend to wear as they are exposed to constant harsh UV rays. Each tent, therefore needs to be tested to see how much resistance it will take against natural conditions such as the sunlight and rain.
On nylon and polyester tents the common coating used is polyurethane. The coatings are available with different resistance power and the strength of this resistance is generally measured in Hydrostatic Head. The coating and durability of the tent will last longer if the Hydrostatic Head is greater. Rain is calculated in milimetres and indicates the resistance of the force of the water that is required to enter the fabric. A light shower will not harm your tent but a heavy down pour will put more pressure on the tent.
If a fabric indicates a hydrostatic head of 1000mm, it can be classified as good enough for a light shower. A hydrostatic head of 1500mm in a tent fabric is appropriate for summer camps while 2000mm fabrics are durable for more weather types like 4 season tents. Flysheets and groundsheets vary in size but you will find a flysheet will be at least 5000mm, so it is safe to assume that the groundsheet will be much bigger than this. A tent fabric with a hydrostatic head of 3000mm can be used for expeditions.
The other aspect that we must take into consideration while selecting a good quality tent is the sun protection factor. The ultraviolet rays of the sun are very harmful to use it is therefore very important to check the sun protection factor or SPF. This will show you how long you can expose yourself for. You will have more protection from the sun if you choose an SPF with a large number. Not only are tent fabrics checked for water resistance, they are also marked for the UV protection; this is usually between SPF35 and SPF50. You can find tents with much higher SPF protection but that also means paying that bit extra.
However it is always more sensible to buy a tent that provides you the maximum SPF protection because you are outdoors for several days and need the best safety measures for your skin. When you purchase a tent try to look for one which is made out of a really good fabric; this will ensure that you are safe from those harsh sun rays as the sun will not be able to penetrate the tents fabric.
While your tent takes care of you, it is also required that you take equally good care of it. To ensure that it lasts longer after beating the extreme heat and heavy rainfall, you must take care that it is stored properly without too many bends and folds. The folds of the tent will clearly show the wear and tear of the tents fabric; this will show you whether it has been cared for or not. So make sure it protects you as much as you protect it.
Camping Stuff
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Each summer lots of people do like something interesting: camping. This is a great activity to be done with friends, family and relatives. It can be done on a single day or even the whole summer period. Since my childhood, I have been an avid camper. I started then going on some trips with my parents and years later with my friends.
I am practicing camping with my whole family or either by myself. The weekends days are usually spend outside the city, doing camping. My family and I knows a nice place 2 hours distant from the city. My children like this place a lot. Enjoying nature and good air is very important.
The equipment used in camping is very important. During that escape, you should carefully select what you will bring with you. Don’t forget things for the kitchen and of course the North Face Vario 23 tent. Bringing two of them is the right thing to do for the whole family. One tent for the children and the other one for myself and my wife. This tent has very good water resistance and is lightweight. Do not forget to pack another fishing pole in case you will go fishing and your main one will get broken.
Camping is a great experience in family. My kids love to take walks, to run around and a lot more. For myself, it is the best way to get rid of the weekly stress. For those rainy days, we found out a camping park where rustic cabins are available. For us, it is the perfect spot. So even during sunny weekends or during rainy ones, my family and I did find a great escape.
A last thing to mention is how important health is during those trips. Any campers should always pack an emergency kit for those long days. Think you might be some hours away from the nearest hospital and obviously you do need to be prepared for anything.
A Great Way To Camp Out With Camping Tent
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Tents are commonly used by campers. They are practical as they are portable. They hardly impact the environment which is necessary when one camps in the wilderness. There are different kinds of tents available according to the climate. There is the one-season tent used in summer. This tent can withstand light summer rains. The three-season tent can withstand heavy rains and light snow. This can be used in spring, summer and autumn. The three-season tents can offer you ventilation and protection from insects, moderate rain and wind. But they will not be able to withstand heavy snow.
The winter snow can be withstood by the four seasoned tent. The disadvantage is that the poor ventilation to keep out the cold in winter is not suited for summer as it gets too hot and uncomfortable inside the tent. This tent is heavier than other tents. You can unzip a roof panel or a pole section can be removed to convert the four season tent to a three season tent. The expedition tent is best suited for severe climatic conditions such as heavy snow, strong winds or heavy rains.
The number of persons going for camping will primarily determine the tent size. The season when you intend to go for camping also will be important. Separate sleeping areas are available in the bigger tents with partitions. There are tents for the rough mountains which have adjustable air vents, sealed seams, strong high performance waterproof canopy and reinforced pole clips. Such a tent is the Marmot Alpinist 2p Tent.
Tents come in different colors. Most often the color of the tent is low visibility colors such as brown, tan or green. There are also bright colored tents for easy visibility. This helps in their easy identification from air in case they are lost and there is an aerial search on. It also helps those who have wandered away and got lost. The bright colors will help in easily identifying the tent from far. These tents are available in stores that sell camping equipments. The tents can be set up easily and quickly. Clips and sleeves are used to connect the tent canopy to the poles. The poles are usually made of aluminum. They are also light weight. Coated fabric and nylon are the common material used as the fabric for the canopy.
Enjoy The Wild Safely And In The Comfort Of Tents
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A popular recreational activity that is carried out outdoors is camping. Those who involve in camping are called campers. They leave behind a busy and hectic life, their work and worries back in the urban cities and towns. They take off on vacation to areas where nature is in abundance which are not populated or sparsely populated. They spend a few days and nights camping. Usually camp sites are designated camp sites as you would see in a national park. Some are privately owned camp sites. There are many publicly owned camp sites one could choose from. Some sites offer some minimum facilities that may include cabins for campers to stay. But then there are also camp sites that offer you all the luxuries and comforts of modern living. This will cost you a lot. Some sites have some kind of rudimentary structures. There are sites which simply does not have anything special for camping. You will have to just live it out in the raw. The campers will have to subsist with whatever they have managed to bring with them.
It is indeed exciting to go camping. It is also not expensive. Enjoyable camping activities that are possible are many such as hiking, climbing, fishing, swimming, canoeing, hill hiking, or biking. These are carried out amidst the vast expanse of the varied settings that nature offers. Camping is of many kinds. There is the car camping where one sets up tent beside one’s car. There are those who are homeless that the only way they seem to be able to live is by camping out wherever they can. But these are not the camping one does for recreation. Camping for recreation refers to very short duration stay in a natural surrounding untouched by civilization.
Camping tent is an important camping equipment that campers bring them with them. Camping tents are available for different seasons in different sizes and shapes. They are available to accommodate one person to an entire family. A tent for the family is the Eureka Tetragon 1210 which has two rooms, six windows and two doors, mesh ceiling for ventilation, double-coated StormShield polyester fly and polyester bathtub floor.
Camping sites have varied kinds of facilities. There are those that have no facilities at all where the campers will have to contend with what nature offers. There are those that offer basic facilities nearby such as water and electric supply, restaurants, bathrooms and laundry. Some even offer additional facilities to make life more comfortable and easy such as hot water, showers, kitchens, home theater systems, bicycles, boats and canoes.
So Close But So Deep, Experience Life In A Camping Tent
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In the determined pursuit of growth and development, we have transformed our ecology to suit a particular notion of life. Landscapes have changed. Science and technologies have been deployed to create an ever changing way of life. We too have changed with these changes. We have learnt to adjust and adapt. The environment has been remodeled artificially to suit the needs of the urban lifestyle. Nature is stressed as never before. Weather patterns are changing. Climate change is talked about. The need to conserve and protect nature in its pristine glory is affirmed. But rarely do we have time to reflect.
But then we do realize too that there is indeed a disconnect with nature. Not satisfied, we need and seek a deeper experience. We search for a more direct experience. What better way is there than to use your leisure for this. There are many ways one can spend one’s leisure. Nature trails, adventure tour, mountaineering, riding the rapids, canoeing, bicycling motorcycling, visit to camp sites and many more are the ways that we can chose from. Those fleeting moments when we make that connection are those rare moments of life, unforgettable and invaluable.
Careful planning and organizing are required if one is planning to go camping. You need to assess what you will require at the site. Topping the list of your needs is obviously the camping tent. They come in different shapes and sizes. A comfortable ultra light for a three some is the north face spectrum 33 tent.
The camping tent secures its occupants from rain and the cold winds. It also offers reasonable protection from the insects and reptiles around. But in order to make your experience worthy, there are a number of other camping equipments that you would like to have with you. This includes such useful items as knife, flashlight, stove, first aid kit, utensils, insect repellants, clothing, maps and compass. You may also need light furniture. Camping equipment dealers offer these specially made items which are both handy and light so that these can be transported.
Get Yourself The Right Sleeping Bag
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Spending the night out in the open and without a bed is indeed a dreadful thought. One has to endure the discomfort of making do with what one can with blankets and pillows if one is lucky enough to have one. And yet, it does not come close anywhere to what a bed is. Sleeping bags were designed precisely to provide as good a feel as a bed. It provides the warmth and the insulation. It is also comfortable. And to top it, you can lug it around as a backpack. It is just the right thing to take along when one is camping out.
While sleeping outside one has to be wary of the wind and the precipitation. The sleeping bags are designed precisely to protect you from these. It covers you up cozily protecting you from the exterior. Synthetic fills are used such as PrimaLoft as the insulating materials. Another commonly used material is the down fill. Though cotton or wool too is used, these are not popular. Insulation is better in the synthetic fill bags. Water absorption is also poor and it keeps you dry in wet conditions. You can carry the synthetic bag with you just as you would a folded blanket. Heat retention is better in the down fill bag. But this is costlier than the synthetic fill bags.
Sleeping bags are available in two shapes namely the rectangular sleeping bag and the mummy shaped ones. The rectangular sleeping bags are bigger resembling a folded blanket that is zipped. It has straps or cords for securing the bag once it is folded. The mummy shaped bag has a broad and open portion at the shoulder tapering down as it comes to the leg side. It is smaller but has a better heat retention capacity. It cannot be folded but has to be rolled and stuffed into a sack for it to be carried easily. Sleeping bags are found with camping equipment dealers. A light sleeping bag that is comfortable is the marmot atom 40.
The synthetic bags are advantageous under wet conditions as compared to down bags. They are also cheaper than down bags but heavier. Finally the sleeping bag that you chose will depend upon the conditions where you intend to use. But then with a sleeping bag you can sleep anywhere.
A Good Night Sleep Is When You Snuggle Inside A Sleeping Bag
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After a long walk trudging along the winding paths through the thick woods, scrambling through the rocky mountain or wading through the shallow strong currents in the murky stream, there is no greater desire than to hit the sack. After a hard day, the thought of a good night sleep to rev you up for yet another hard, but thrilling, day ahead is exciting. The sleeping bag beckons you. There is nothing more valuable then than this humble sleeping bag.
How comfortable you are and how much sleep you get will depend upon what sleeping bag you have chosen. A synthetic bag is cheaper than a down bag. It is also easier to clean. A good insulation is critical. The ground on which you sleep determines how much cold you need to insulate. It may be a camping tent that prevents the chill wind. Or it may be an open hut or an open space that allows the chilly wind to sweep down. The floor could be wooden and warm, or cold as cement.
The synthetic bag offers good insulation. The insulation also lasts longer. The down bags offer more warmth than the synthetic fill ones and are best suited for winter. These are also lighter. The down bags are good for taking along on a long expedition. But if the weather is wet, the down fill bags lose their insulation. You must take good care of the down filled bags so that they are not damaged even though they are more durable and long lasting. The synthetic bags are less expensive.
The rectangular sleeping bag is more spacious than the mummy shaped bag. But the insulation of the mummy bags is better than the rectangle bags. While the mummy shaped bags are rolled, tied and packed into a sack, the rectangular bags can be folded and secured using straps or chords. The helium marmot helium is ideal for long treks, particularly up into the mountains.
Sleeping bag should be chosen keeping in mind how long you will be traveling and the weather and environment that you will have to face. It is important to ascertain whether the climate is wet or dry. You will be happy that you did all these before choosing a sleeping bag.
Go All The Way With Camping Tent
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Amongst recreational activities, camping takes a unique place. A popular leisure time activity, camping has come to be known for its thrill as an adventure sport and recreation. Modern tourism does offer you packaged expensive and sophisticated eco-tourism, adventure tourism and nature tourism. The living comforts are provided by the expensive cabins, hotels or resorts. Compared to this, camping is immensely cheap and exciting. Camping out for a few days and nights mean that one roughs it out with the elements of nature. There are numerous publicly or privately maintained camp sites and nature trails. Campers may live in a tent or crude structure or even out in the open without any shelter. The camping tent can be of various sizes, heavy or light.
Campers who prefer to keep moving their camp carry camping equipments as their backpack. These equipments are lightweight. They are able to carry them over long distances to locations that are far away and isolated. These locations may be mountains or the woods or valleys. Mobile camping is cheaper than the use of trailer or motorhome for camping. Amongst the camping equipments that they carry as backpack is the essential camping tent. This makes it possible for them to set up camps where they like.
The camping tents are of many kinds and sizes. An all season two person camping tent very well suited for backpacking adventures and mountain trekking is the north face mountain 25 . This tent can withstand strong winds. Its polyurethane windows prevent the outside cold creeping in. It is cozy and warm inside with adequate space for two. The tent has two vestibules and entrances. With all these features, naturally it is heavier but still easily transportable.
Camping out in comfort means you are well equipped for the occasion. Camping equipments are the essentials to make your life comfortable from furniture to utensils and from first aid kit to flashlight and knife. Sleeping bags and personal care products are also essential. But all these can cost you considerably as these are specially meant for camping so as to make them light while serving your purpose. Carefully planned and equipped camping will make your experience well worth remembering. To ensure that your camping out is indeed memorable and rejuvenating, you need to make sure that everything goes well. Camping equipments such as utensils, personal care products, sleeping bag, insect repellent, knife, flashlight, maps, compass and such other things that are essential for the occasion makes the camping experience go without a hitch. These equipments need to be carried in the backpack over long distances. Camping equipments are made lightweight so as to allow the campers to travel light and easy. It will also cost you a tidy sum.