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The first thing you need to do is select the tent that is right for you. This may seem like a simple task, but it is a very important one that will make sure that your tent camping trip is an enjoyable one.
Make sure you pick out a tent that is well made and will stand up to years of use and will stand up to harsh weather conditions in case the weather should turn bad.
The size of the tent should be big enough to hold everyone that will be using it along with your clothing and any other gear you may want to keep in the tent. When the tent manufacturer states that the tent will sleep 4 people, it usually means that it is big enough for 2 people and their gear. It all depends on the level of comfort you would like to have.
Inside the Tent
This tent camping tip is more for your comfort then a necessity.
Now that you have chosen your tent, you want to decide if you want to use some blankets under your sleeping bag, or do you want to invest in an air mattress. It is very important to place some kind of padding under your sleeping bags to keep the cold form coming up from the ground and into your sleeping bag.
While using blankets does work very well, an air mattress is much more comfortable and will give you a much better night’s sleep.
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Setting up Your Tent
One of the most important tent camping tips is the placement of your tent. While most campgrounds provide you with a good level place for you to set up your tent, there are some with very poor areas that are not very tent friendly.
If the place you are camping at doesn’t have a well laid out tent pad, choose an area that is the most level and is not in a low spot. Arrange the tent so that you are sleeping with you head where the ground is the highest.
Stay away from setting up your tent in a low spot as they can fill up with water if it should start to rain. I found this out the hard way a few years ago when we woke up one morning after a heavy rain to find that our tent had about two inches of water in it.
Using Tarps
The use of tarps is not only a good tent camping tip, but should be a priority no mater what type of camping you do.
Before you set up your tent, make sure you place a tarp under the tent to keep moisture from coming up through the bottom of your tent. Even if it doesn’t rain, enough moisture can come up through the ground and turn your clothing and bedding moist.
It is also a good idea to place a tarp over the top of your tent. While most of your good quality tents are water resistant and will keep the rain out, it is still possible for water to seep through your tent and get your things wet.
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The best way for placing a tarp over your tent is to tie the four corners of the tarp to trees with one end tied low to allow any water to run off.
If you don’t have four trees around your tent, you can tie a piece of rope to two points on either side of the tent and use the rope to support the tarp and just stake the four corners of the tarp to the ground.
These tent camping tips should make sure that your next tent camping trip is an enjoyable one.
Happy Camping ;-)
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