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Re: tent?
[Re: dnolen]
#1593557
01/03/16 06:25 PM
01/03/16 06:25 PM
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 14,211 Pikes Peak
JDR4Bama
Chit Show Connoisseur
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Chit Show Connoisseur
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 14,211
Pikes Peak
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Get y'all both a quality hammock and a tarp. Thank me later.
Been here long enough to go from "bring 'da pain" to " bring 'da pain meds.
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Re: tent?
[Re: JDR4Bama]
#1593747
01/04/16 03:36 AM
01/04/16 03:36 AM
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Joined: May 2013
Posts: 1,172 cullman, al
JT9
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Get y'all both a quality hammock and a tarp. Thank me later. This is the way to go. You can get a 2 person but it will cost you. Check out warbonnet or Hennessy hammocks if you go this route. You'll also need an under quilt, whoopie slings and tarp. If you're set on a tent nemo losi is a good one. nemo losi 3p
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Re: tent?
[Re: dnolen]
#1593990
01/04/16 07:09 AM
01/04/16 07:09 AM
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Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 19,190 Chelsea, AL
straycat
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 19,190
Chelsea, AL
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What kind of camping? Like car camping where yo drive up to your spot at a state park kinda thing? Or backpacking where you have to carry your stuff in to your spot?
How many people?
Summer season, or more 4 season use?
Will you be using cots or sleeping on pads on the ground?
Will you want to hang out in tent or use it only as a sleeping space?
Do you want one set up with amenities, like prewired with outlets for fans, electric blanket use, charging stations, etc...?
What is you budget?
All these questions are important when selecting the right tent as your choice on weight and packable size, wall material, floor material, ceiling height, and comfortable size will impact things.
My suggestion is to always allow extra room in a tent. 2 people in a two person tent is snug when you add in your gear that will be inside the tent with you.
If you are backpacking, a hammock system is a great option.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8
"Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.� Samuel Adams
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Re: tent?
[Re: dnolen]
#1594776
01/04/16 03:49 PM
01/04/16 03:49 PM
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Joined: Apr 2013
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Cletus
10 point
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10 point
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Looking for a good tent. Wife wants to start camping again this summer. What brands do I need to look at and stay away from. All brands from box stores like cabelas, bass pro, Walmart, field and stream, dicks ect. If it is just you two then a good 3 man tent is the best bet......trust me. I would look for main brands associated with camping, backpacking, climbing, ect. Some good brands are mountain hardwear, Kelty, eureka, north face (I hate their clothes but they make good tents and sleeping bags), Sierra designs, marmot, and others that I can't think of off hand . There are better brands that are not heard of much but they are expensive. Try Sierratrading post.com and campmor.com for good prices. If you are car camping in good temperature and weather then you can get away with it being Just an ok tent. But if y'all plan to backpack in the winter or the west then a good tent will be the difference in being comfortable or miserable, and possibly alive versus fighting for life. Straycat posted a bunch of good questions. Answer those and it can be narrowed down easier.
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Re: tent?
[Re: dnolen]
#1595018
01/04/16 04:56 PM
01/04/16 04:56 PM
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 14,211 Pikes Peak
JDR4Bama
Chit Show Connoisseur
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Chit Show Connoisseur
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 14,211
Pikes Peak
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We have a Sierra trading post store in town and I love it. We really need more information to give you the best advice.
Been here long enough to go from "bring 'da pain" to " bring 'da pain meds.
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Re: tent?
[Re: dnolen]
#1596106
01/05/16 11:15 AM
01/05/16 11:15 AM
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Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 19,190 Chelsea, AL
straycat
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Ok, for car camping in southern region 3 season: Besides a high quality, rugged tent I'd look at these priorities:
#1 A Priority is Rain Protection: So you need a good coverage rain fly and a bathtub style floor. Buy the matching ground cloth!!!
#1 B Priority is Ventilation: You want air flow to decrease condensation on cool nights and not suffocate with heat during summer nights.
#2 Priority is Free standing design: You set it up and can drag and move it as you wish, then stake it down. If set up in bad spot, just unstake and then slide it over to better area and restake.
#3 Priority is size and space: Headroom is nice so you can actually stand up inside the tent. 2 adults and 2 kids: Minimum 6 person tent, but 8 person would be more enjoyable. I think they measure small Asian people who enjoy close contact when allocating their # of sleepers. We have a car camping 8 person tent for 2 adults and 2 kids. That way there is room for 4 nice cots or air mattresses, duffel bags, suitcases, backpacks, gear, box fan, etc...
#4 Priority is a Vestibule: When it rains it pours sometimes, so you want a nice big vestibule to take off shoes and put some items under cover or even cook on a small stove in the vestibule.
I've had extremely good experiences with Cabela's brand tents. We have two backpacking tents and have spent around 60 nights in them over 5 years on the trail. Still in great shape. I have friends with North Face and Marmot tents and they are equal in every way...but that is on backpacking style tents. Not sure about larger tents. Anything with a 4.5 rating on their website should be a really good choice for you.
Other considerations: 2 large doors is great! More screen the better in summer but more drafts in cool weather. Less screen is a little hotter in summer but more comfortable in cooler weather. More screen though equals less condensation if camping when cold. Water dripping on you when you sleep sucks. 4 people in a tent really give off a lot of water vapor. Kids are rough on tents, especially zippers and doorways...better quality tents just have better zippers and details at doors and windows. Cheaper tents, not so much.
Priority # 5: Never let Skinny sleep in your tent armed with a knife.
I'd check out these Cabela's models:
Cabela's West Wind Dome: 6 or 8 person Cabela's Guardian Dome: 6 or 8
Last edited by straycat; 01/05/16 11:18 AM.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8
"Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.� Samuel Adams
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Re: tent?
[Re: dnolen]
#1596140
01/05/16 11:36 AM
01/05/16 11:36 AM
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Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 5,518 sellers, montgomery county
paulfish4570
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yeah, minimum six-person tent. get a big tarp, or maybe one of those open tents with the mosquito screen to put over your picnic table area for shade, and a place to play cards and such in the rain ...
paulfish4570 Joshua 1:9
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Re: tent?
[Re: dnolen]
#1596156
01/05/16 11:47 AM
01/05/16 11:47 AM
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,231 Central Alabama
Yelp softly
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10 point
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Posts: 4,231
Central Alabama
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Another vote for Nemo tents. I've had my Losi for several years and it's survived massive rains on the coast and several nights with a good thick frost on the ground.
"When there was no fowl, we ate crawdad, when there was no crawdad, we ate sand."
"YOU ATE SAND!" - Raising Arizona
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Re: tent?
[Re: dnolen]
#1596202
01/05/16 12:23 PM
01/05/16 12:23 PM
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Joined: Oct 2008
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mrfuzz
10 point
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10 point
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I have a Coleman 2 man tent and I use it year round. I have several set ups as far as sleeping bags, but I only use the tent to sleep in and keep the rain and frost off of me at night. If you WANT your wife to spend a lot of time with you camping, you should buy something that she will look forward to spending the weekend in. If you do NOT want her to camp with you, get a summer tent and toss it out there in the winter and let it freeze.
my 2nd amendment guarantees your 1st amendment!
cixelsyd ton m'i tub (but i'm not dyslexic)
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Re: tent?
[Re: dnolen]
#1596615
01/05/16 04:15 PM
01/05/16 04:15 PM
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Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 4,967 Al
metalmessiah
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 4,967
Al
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I got one of the Coleman Instant Tent 10 person/2 room year before last. 1 person can set it up in under a minute. I havent been through any bad weather in it yet but it has survived several trips with a couple of really rough kids. very roomy, very good ventilation and the easiest tent to setup and take down I have ever seen.
Go with the flow and you will end up down the drain!
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