Tuesday, September 10, 2013

How to Pick Your Next Camping Tent?

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How to Pick Your Next Camping Tent


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Are you backpacking or car camping? The former stresses compact packed-size and light weight, while the latter favors extra floor space and stand-up height.

Are you a fair-weather camper or all-weather camper? If the latter, make sure your tent has a full-coverage rain fly, one-piece bathtub floor, and lots of guy-down points. Pay attention to reviewer's reports of performance during rain.

Ignore the capacity ratings for tents, there are no true standards. Instead, figure out how much space you and your tent-mates need to layout and sleep comfortably, leaving a little extra room to maneuver. Then get a tent that provides least that much floor space. Remember that sloping walls take away as much as 12" from each dimension unless you want to be pressed against the wall.

sleeping bags, whats a good brand/model?




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im looking for a sleeping bag for camping that would compress easily in a "sleeping bag compartment" of what many multi-day backpacks have. low price and decent quality would be nice. any suggestions?
LOW PRICE is what ill be looking at most



Answer
Hi,

There are three main things to consider when buying a sleeping bag - Warmth, Weight/Size, Price

If you had only said compress instantly I would recommend a down filled sleeping bag, as down is extremely lightweight and compresses very well, while having the best warmth to weight ratio. But as low price is your option I would go for a synthetic bag as this will be much cheaper, but may be bulkier.

Have a look at http://www.procamping.co.uk/what-do-sleeping-bag-season-and-temperature-ratings-mean/ to understand the different temperature ratings. If you are only going to be using the Sleeping bag in the peak of Summer then you won't need a thick bag.

There are many great brands, personally I have a Deuter Travel Lite 350, which I feel is the right balance of price, weight and warmth for me.




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