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While 2 man tents are designed to fit up to 2 people, they can get rather snug, especially when adding all your camping gear and luggage. These sized tents are better suited for solo campers to give you the comfort and space you need.
A two-person tent will not accommodate three adults. On average two-person tents are 88.0 inches long and 50.9 inches wide. The average adult male and female are 21.5 inches and 18.4 inches wide. Two adults together are 39.9 inches wide, leaving about 11 inches of extra width in an average two-person tent.
The easiest tents to set up by yourself are: Core 9 Person Instant Cabin Tent (Best Overall Tent) Teton Sports Instant 1/2 Person Tent (Best For Backpacking) Coleman Instant Cabin Tent (4/6/10 Person) (Reliable Instant Cabin Tent)
If possible, always try and find flat ground on which to pitch your tent. It makes putting up your tent a lot easier and is just generally a lot more comfortable. If you do have to pitch on a slope, position the tent so the door is facing downhill and/or in the same direction as the prevailing wind.
Though many campers will orient a tent with the smaller side facing the wind for reduced resistance, it`s more important to place the side that has the strongest pole structure facing the wind. If you`re camping in a hot climate, orient a door toward the wind for cooling.
When pitching a tent in a steady rain, if possible, assemble it under a thick canopy of tree branches, which often provides some shelter from the rain. Once it`s set up, you can move it to your preferred tentsite and stake it out.
So, considering that, along with luggage and camping equipment, a 4 person tent for 4 people can get quite cramped. For a group of 4 people, especially if they`re adults, and all the camping gear they`ll likely bring with them, it`s a good idea to consider investing in a 6 person tent instead.
4 People do fit into a 4-person tent, but this would only give 4.5″ between each shoulder for an average adult. Most people would be more comfortable with 3 people in a 4-person tent, or even two people if gear will be stored in the shelter.
A good rule of thumb when shopping for tents is to go up one person to maximize your comfort: 1-person tents are usually tight for one person, 2-person tents are usually tight for 2, etc. However, if you`re backpacking, and want to save as much weight as possible, then you should try to deal with the tight space.
The upside of going with a three-person tent is that you`ll have a much more comfortable interior space for two people. We prefer three-person backpacking tents for this very reason. The downside to upsizing your tent is that it will weigh more, so make sure to choose a lightweight tent model (more on that below).
One person can easily put up an instant tent depending on its size and design. If the tent is a 6- to 10-person tent, it can be harder to set up and install the rainfly. However, if the design of the tent is simple enough, one person can probably still manage it.
The answer is yes, but there are some requirements. Here is some info about how tents typically get setup on cement. First off, the type of tent best fit for this setup is a FRAME TENT (versus a POLE TENT). These are tents that can stand up on their own without the use of ropes / stakes.
Just remember, it might not be a good idea to lock your tent at night, in case of emergencies or an urgent toilet dash. A shoestring might be a better choice here; tie the zippers together as you would with a shoelace, so they`re easy to pull free should you need to evacuate urgently.
Yes, you`re sleeping on the ground, but modern gear has worked to make tent camping more comfortable so that you hardly notice that you`re not actually in a cozy bed for the night.
Pop-up tents are the fastest tents to set up. They`re already assembled, with all the extra-bendy poles already inside the tent sleeves, and packed into a round package. You simply need to take the pop-up tent out of the bag, and, as the name implies, it pops open.
Whatever option you choose, always use a ground cover under your tent. This will help keep moisture from seeping through your tent, getting your gear wet, and will protect the life of your tent. Abrasive ground will wear out the floor of any tent no matter how durable it is, so ground cover or tarp protects the tent.
How cold is too cold for camping in a tent? 30 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit (-1 to -4 degrees Celsius) is generally considered too cold for camping in a tent, especially for those less experienced or not equipped with the right gear.
Some ways you can make tent camping more comfortable include purchasing comfortable sleeping accessories, creating a bedtime routine, finding a level campsite, keeping food outside of your tent and making sure you have a light nearby.
When camping in the rain, tents can flood, they often do so not from above but from below. One way to prevent that from happening is to place a heavy-duty tarp under your tent. It is of the utmost importance that no part of the tarp extends out from underneath your tent.
Camping in the rain isn`t top of many people`s agenda, but in my opinion, some of my best nights sleeping outside in a tent have been camping in the rain. The sound of raindrops bouncing off your flysheet and the comfort of a warm, dry sleeping bag after a long day on the misty trail is a personal favorite.
The same thing can happen in a tent: Warm air inside moves out to the rainfly, which is cooler because the outside air is cooler. The result is condensation on the underside of your rainfly. That water may then saturate your tent fabric or drip through a mesh window.
The term Guy Wire, Guy Line, Guy Rope, or sometimes just Guy, derives from the French word “guie,” meaning guide or to guide found in use about 900 years ago. The Dutch, in the 1600`s, began the use of “guy” in terms that we are more familiar with today.
Guylines serve two primary purposes
First and foremost, they keep the rainfly away from the tent body to minimize the potential for leakage. Secondly, they increase the tent`s structural stability so that heavy winds and winter snow loads don`t cause the poles to flex excessively and potentially snap.
Pop up tents have spring loaded tent poles which come pre-attached to the body of the tent. The tent bag keeps these springs compressed and the tent folded, but when you take it out of the bag the springs force the tent poles to extend.
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I have stripped the thread in an extendable tent pole.
ANSWER : If you go to any good tool store or engineering store you can get what is known as helecoil insert.just tell them the inside diam of the pole.they will probably put it in for you if yuo take the pole along.hope this will help.regards barry.
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Square tent with 2 types gazebo poles, varenda, 2 side windows
ANSWER : The 2 longest of the poles go in an x over the center of the tent and the 2 shorter ones go arch to the sides. http://www.wenzelco.com/details.aspx?NavID=412shows a picture very similar to your tent. If you go to image 2 it shows it with out the fly. now if you got 2 sets of 4 poles, 2 long and 2 short, and one set is all aluminum, then I would go with the aluminum set. It is less likely to collapse in high winds.
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The instructions I got are not exactly for the tent in the bag, so I need to find out the specific instructions for my tent rther than the generic instructions it came with.
ANSWER : Search on the internet for the manufacturer’s name, and the tent model. Most have instruction sheets downloadable from their websites. If that doesn’t work, and they can’t help you by email, then try to find a scout troop or outdoors club in your area, who may be able to help you find instructions or even someone with a similar tent.
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3x6M assembly instructions for Palm Springs 10 X 20 White Party Tent Gazebo Canopy with Sidewallsfor Palm Springs 10 X 20 White Party Tent Gazebo Canopy with Sidewalls
ANSWER : Maybe you find a tutorial here
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If not enought, you can find more at Youtube
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How can I find manual instructions for pitching an Ottowa 600 Outwell tent
ANSWER : You can find here on youtube link https://www.youtube.com/user/Outwelltents/videos
Or go to youtube and research for Outwelltents
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Greatland dome tent instructions
ANSWER : Here are the instructions for your Greatland tent, I believe…
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I need new poles for Swiss Gear tent # SG33071F
ANSWER : Go to Home depot and buy a tube that fit the pole. Cut it into 5 or 6 inches for the broken areas. It costs me less than 2 dollars. Let me know how it turn out on yours.
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