Camping Fan

Okay, you’ve got the place picked out, you know what time of year and you have some idea of who is going with you.

Based on that information you can figure out exactly what to pack to make sure that everybody is safe and has a good time. So let’s talk about gear now.

Let’s talk about tents first.

There are many, many different options in tents out there from the 3 ounce one man backpacking tent to the 20 person army type canvas tent with a built-in wood burning stove.

Choosing the right tent can be time consuming because you have to figure out how many people you need to sleep in it, how much room each person needs, are they going to sleep on the ground or on a cot, what time of year and ease of setup required.

When the manufacturers of tents list how many people can sleep in a tent they mean only people – no gear in the tent and they also mean nice and snug. So unless you are going to leave all of your gear somewhere else AND you are very, very friendly with everyone in the tent my recommendation is to cut that number in half. So if they say “sleeps 4” it means it sleeps two comfortably.

Eric

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