| Tents are one of the oldest forms of shelter known | | | | that the tent material is highly fire resistant if you |
| to man. Nothing can make a person feel like a | | | | plan on using a tent stove. Some tents can be highly |
| frontiersman than setting up a tent in the middle of | | | | flammable, so you need to be very careful in reading |
| nowhere and living amongst nature. Of course, you | | | | the warnings for your tent. |
| need to make sure that you get the right tent for | | | | Though tents are fairly easy to assemble, you'll want |
| your situation. When you're shopping for tents, there | | | | to make sure you have someone to help if you get |
| are quite a few options to keep in mind. | | | | a large shelter. It can be pretty frustrating when |
| First, you'll want to get the right size tent. Ask | | | | you're trying to hold the tent poles in place by |
| yourself a few questions. Are you camping alone, | | | | yourself while the wind is blowing the canvas through |
| enjoying the serenity of the stars and living like a | | | | the forest. If you're staying by yourself, make sure |
| survival expert? Are you expecting another person | | | | that the tent is easily assembled by one person. |
| to join you? Or are you going with the entire family | | | | Practice at home, if you need to, to make sure that |
| for a week-long stay on a licensed campground, | | | | tent assembly is second nature. You'll be thankful |
| complete with working restrooms? The answers to | | | | when you have your shelter up quickly in the middle |
| these questions will determine what size tent you'll | | | | of a storm. |
| need. | | | | After you've used you tent, store it in a suitable |
| Even family tents come in different sizes. If you're | | | | location. Keep it dry to avoid mold. Most importantly, |
| planning on having room for people to walk around, | | | | make sure that all the poles and small pieces are kept |
| you'll want to make sure that the tent fits your | | | | organized. There's nothing worse than setting up a |
| height requirements. Perhaps you want to have an | | | | tent in the woods only to find a missing pole or |
| awning over the entrance for shade and a little extra | | | | opening a tent to see black mold covering the ceiling. |
| protection from wind and rain. Many tents offer | | | | It's not only unhealthy and unsanitary, it also makes |
| built-in awnings in different sizes and shapes. | | | | you look like an amateur. |
| Check the windows of any tents that catch your | | | | Wherever you decide to go camping, make sure that |
| eye. You may want more windows so that you can | | | | you keep safe and warm in a proper tent. Tents are |
| feel the breeze coming through your tent. Or you'll | | | | a simple form of shelter that date back to prehistoric |
| want the windows to keep the summer heat from | | | | times. So while you're listening to the sounds of the |
| collecting in your shelter. | | | | woods, feeling the breeze blow over you in your |
| If you plan on cooking indoors, many tents offer | | | | cozy camping tent, remember that someone once |
| stovepipe openings to keep the heat out of the tent. | | | | explored the great unknown and camped out under |
| These can be closed so that insects and other tiny | | | | the stars in a tent just like you. |
| critters don't crawl inside. You'll want to make sure | | | | |