Selecting Cheap Tents for Camping
into a smaller budget. A great cheap vacation idea is tent camping. While some may shutter at the thought of being in the great outdoors it can provide a nice break from the regular hustle and bustle of every day life without taking a huge dent out of your bank account. By purchasing your own family tent you can find some campsites nearby and have a few weekends away along with that week long vacation. The problem is if you are new to camping, or not that experienced at it, you may not know what to look for when you do a cheap tent comparison. What factors should you be taking into consideration?
Most people probably know that camping tents are described by how many people can sleep in a tent. You may have heard of 2 man tents or 4 man tents but don’t know what you need. I would suggest figuring out how many people you need to sleep in your tent and than picking one tent size or two bigger. Manufacturers seem to over exaggerate how many people really can sleep comfortably or maybe they just have different ideas about what comfortable means. Either way you want to make sure everyone and their belongings can fit.
Also, think about what sort of weather conditions will be present. When tent camping you are going to want to make sure you are protected against the elements. A rain fly is a must have. It covers the tent so that you and anything else you have inside stays dry. You want to pass up on cheap tents that don’t offer this or have a flimsy one. You will want to see if the seams are already sealed and if not you may want to purchase some seam sealer and apply it yourself. Whether or not the seams are sealed is a crucial factor in leaks.
When tent camping another factor you need to consider is how much does it weigh and how are you getting to your campsite. If you are not hiking to it you don’t need to worry about this factor so much. If you are walking in you definitely want to consider this. You will already be carrying all of your stuff and adding another 40 pounds to the mix will not be good! There are many available options for those of you backpacking that are specifically made with that in mind. You can even find some that weigh only 5 or 6 pounds.
Putting up a tent can be frustrating if you aren’t used to doing it. Pop up tents are going to be the easiest to assembly but may not be the sturdiest. Cabin tents are spacious but that extra space can make it a little more complicated to put up. So make sure you factor in how comfortable you are with pitching a tent.
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