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Posted by laurabl112 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 13, 10 at 1:42
I didnt go camping as a child cuz I'm scared of sleeping outside.Next week,my friends invite me to go camp with them,nice chance to have a try.
I dont know what is a good tent,and I find this Dome Tent with sleep bag
http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?type=id&q=d187842&ru=564538
It is a combo,do you have this kind of tent?Is it reliable and solid enough for mountain camp? |
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My experience with tents is that in most cases a tarp or two
is a much better way to camp.In cold weather a very small tent has some advantages over tarps.Tents are also better when bugs
are a problem.But after spending 6-8 months a year for 5 years
sleeping outdoors I'll stick with tarps.Standard auto store tarps will do. |
RE: A reliable tent?
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| The best, most reliable, well built reasonably priced tents are made by Eureka. Don't even touch Coleman, and I took an Eddie Bauer "off my neighbors hands", and it leaks. We had a Eureka 9x9, tub-bottom boat, and woke up sitting in 5" of water outside, not a drop in our tent. |
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| We used to spray our tent every year with a spray bought at place that makes canvas awnings. It is a waxy sort of stuff we put in a air compressor sprayer. Left the tent open to air out for a week afterward and then the stitching stayed good and was leak free. Still need a tarp for raining down pours. Pick a really rainy day and drive through a campground, you will see 80% of the tents have a tarp thrown over them. |
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