The Backpacking Tent – A Campers Best Friend
Back-packing tents, tents designed in particular for walkers and backpackers, may possibly be a backpacker's best mate.
Some may believe otherwise. A lot of swift and light walkers are relying on bivy bags to keep themselves cozy, nesting their sleeping bags within water resistant bags and eschewing a tent all together. These weight watchers frequently wake up inside sleeping bags doused with condensation, whether or not the sky was clear all night long.
Other walkers spend the nighttime under ultra light tarps or inside hammocks, but when it starts to rain, a lot of them discover themselves flooded out, all too thrilled to share your dry, water-resistant tent.
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Construction from nylon shells and fiberglass or carbon-fiber poles mean that today's tents are smaller and lighter than before. These poles, mixed with color-coded snaps on the tent body, mean that the majority of tents can be put up by one person in seconds, even if that one individual is stumbling into camp in the dark as it is starting to drizzle. The rain flies of current back packing tents are waterproofed and seam-sealed, so you will not wake up at 3am to that tell-tale drip-drip-drip of a leaking seam. They are ventilated too, permitting the dampness and condensation from your breath to hold outside and avoid wet tent walls in the morning.
One more useful, common feature is a foyer, permitting you to leave your mud-covered boots and pack outside your tent but still out of the rain. Many back-packing tents are provided with gear terraces, making use of the extra room at the head of the tent's dome for storage of little items and bags. Others have attachment points for flashlights or lanterns, though it is critical to keep sources of flame or heat away from the artificial materials. Small pouches stitched into the interior of the tent serve as useful places for pocket change or eyeglasses.
When a storm rolls in, it is reassuring to realize that you can easily bring a warm, dry shelter in your backpack, that is continually prepared to keep off the rain and snow for years yet to come.
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