This is my Best Tent blog, I’m Paul, and I’m writing this blog to share what I know about tents.
I remember the first time I went camping with my friends. It was a fun and exciting but we were all inexperienced so we still have something to laugh about nowadays when we talk about that trip. For instance, the tent that collapsed on us in the middle of the night.
After many years, we still go camping but now with our families, and experience taught us to be heroes in front of our kids rigging up the big tent. Camping is fun, but buying tents is fun too, so I’ve decided to write about choosing the best tent for camping.
Tents come various sizes and they are made of various materials. What’s more, they come in different shapes! There are the A-frame tents, dome tents, avian tents, wedge tents, hoop tents and pyramid tents.
There are tents for two people – perfect for happy camping couples, and there are tents for family. Tents also come in single wall or double wall, meaning that they either use only one layer of waterproof fabric or one smaller tent inside a bigger waterproof tent.
Tents are also labeled by number of seasons. One season tents are only used in the summer, and can sustain a light shower. Three-season tents are for spring, summer and autumn, and can stand heavy rain or light snow. Only four season tents can be used in the winter, but for heavy snow and strong winds, expedition tents are used.
As for tent colors, I used to think that you can choose whatever color you like, but I was wrong. It appears that you need to consider colors for:
- legal restrictions (green, brown or tan to reduce visual impact on the nature)
- safety purposes (bright colors for rescue tents or lost hikers)
- quality of light inside tent (different colors gives different light quality)
- hunting (to hide from animals)
- shade (for hot places)
- photography
Don’t worry, as I will write more about how to choose the best tents in this blog. More best tent reviews and recommendations to come too.
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