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Jade Orchi
We bought a pretty expensive tent at Walmart last year and it leaked when it rained (horribly), was hotter than all get out, and blew flat to the ground in a stiff wind. We are going to buy a new one this year and trash the other. Which tent should I buy or what features should I look for to combat rain, heat, and wind.
Thanks.
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No, you did not buy an "expensive" tent at Walmart. Walmart does not sell any expensive, high-quality, lightweight tents. Walmart does sell cheap tents that can be effective for casual use IF you buy a strong seam sealer, like a silicone rubbery adhesive, and spread it across every seam and joint between different fabrics. Furthermore, the reason that your tent "blew flat" or contortioned is because you purchased a tent with cheap fiberglass poles that flex in the wind rather than break. Your existing tent is fine for car-camping in fairly pleasant weather. I even use one for certain car-camping outings when I want a little higher ceiling and am not concerned about weight. For backpacking, I have two $300 tents, a one-person and a two-person backpacking tent, weight respectively two pounds and four pounds, hub-design, low-profile, aluminum poles.
If you want a higher performance tent, then you will need to spend, depending on capacity and style, $300 to $1,000. Do not go cheap on a tent, since failure will end your vacation or force you to spend a lot more money on motels. Features that you need to consider ~ Rain protection: full-rain fly. Heat: adequate ventilation design. Wind: high-grade aluminum poles and a low-profile dome rather than a high-ceiling cabin tent or a very expensive four-season tent. You did not specify sleeping capacity. However, "we" implies a family, so I will offer links to several tents that may meet your criteria. Purchase a tent at least one-person larger than the specifications imply, unless you want a very tight fit. If heat and bugs are a significant problem, then consider also purchasing a screen room.
As best as I can figure from your description of necessary criteria, look at the Big Agnes Flying Diamond 6 Tent, $540, 19 pounds, 5' 6" ceiling height or Big Agnes King Creek 6 Tent, $470, 16.5 pounds, 6' ceiling height. If you want smaller and cheaper, Big Agnes Coulton Creek 4 Tent, $300, 9 pounds, 5' ceiling height. I own a Big Agnes Fly Creek UL-1 that holds up well in high-altitude tundra backpacking, $300, 2 pounds, 3' 2" ceiling height.
No, you did not buy an "expensive" tent at Walmart. Walmart does not sell any expensive, high-quality, lightweight tents. Walmart does sell cheap tents that can be effective for casual use IF you buy a strong seam sealer, like a silicone rubbery adhesive, and spread it across every seam and joint between different fabrics. Furthermore, the reason that your tent "blew flat" or contortioned is because you purchased a tent with cheap fiberglass poles that flex in the wind rather than break. Your existing tent is fine for car-camping in fairly pleasant weather. I even use one for certain car-camping outings when I want a little higher ceiling and am not concerned about weight. For backpacking, I have two $300 tents, a one-person and a two-person backpacking tent, weight respectively two pounds and four pounds, hub-design, low-profile, aluminum poles.
If you want a higher performance tent, then you will need to spend, depending on capacity and style, $300 to $1,000. Do not go cheap on a tent, since failure will end your vacation or force you to spend a lot more money on motels. Features that you need to consider ~ Rain protection: full-rain fly. Heat: adequate ventilation design. Wind: high-grade aluminum poles and a low-profile dome rather than a high-ceiling cabin tent or a very expensive four-season tent. You did not specify sleeping capacity. However, "we" implies a family, so I will offer links to several tents that may meet your criteria. Purchase a tent at least one-person larger than the specifications imply, unless you want a very tight fit. If heat and bugs are a significant problem, then consider also purchasing a screen room.
As best as I can figure from your description of necessary criteria, look at the Big Agnes Flying Diamond 6 Tent, $540, 19 pounds, 5' 6" ceiling height or Big Agnes King Creek 6 Tent, $470, 16.5 pounds, 6' ceiling height. If you want smaller and cheaper, Big Agnes Coulton Creek 4 Tent, $300, 9 pounds, 5' ceiling height. I own a Big Agnes Fly Creek UL-1 that holds up well in high-altitude tundra backpacking, $300, 2 pounds, 3' 2" ceiling height.
What would you do in the event of a zombie apocolapse?
Haley
I haven't thought of what I would do until this week. I really want to know if my plan would work and what are your plans? This is mine:
Pack my sprinter van with 2 axes, the only gun (a gun that pretty much only works to kill a medium sized bird) we have, lots of canned food and freeze dried food, water and 2 filtered water bottles, thick clothing, and pocket knife, a bread knife, and a long rope.
I would go to a very remote place (because walmart is where the zombies would go because that's where everyone is going) I would wrap my head in a scarf, so the smell of my brain is a little more faint, I would pack some food, water, pocket knife, rope, hatchet, and gun, in a backpack and climb the nearest tree and camp out there until i need more supplies. And of course kill any zombies i see while i'm in the tree. After a few, zombie free, days, i would come down and go to the nearest town to find survivors.
Is that a good plan? Whats your plan?
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I love this question, because I recently watched 2 seasons of The Walking Dead on netflix. Personally I'd find a huge home near a major body of water with enough land to have a nice big garden but small enough to fortify it with high fencing so that even non-zombies couldn't get in. Also I'd choose a place where there's lots of wood to cut for heat.. Of course I'd have many crossbows (preferable to guns because of the noise factor) and guns with a ton of ammo.. I'd have lots of fishing gear. I'd clean out pharmacies and grocery stores of needed meds and plenty of non-perishables. Definitely seeds too, to grow food near the lake and use lake water. I'd procure a propane and gas truck filled with fuel. I'd anchor out in the water if necessary, but would prefer to live in the house.
I love this question, because I recently watched 2 seasons of The Walking Dead on netflix. Personally I'd find a huge home near a major body of water with enough land to have a nice big garden but small enough to fortify it with high fencing so that even non-zombies couldn't get in. Also I'd choose a place where there's lots of wood to cut for heat.. Of course I'd have many crossbows (preferable to guns because of the noise factor) and guns with a ton of ammo.. I'd have lots of fishing gear. I'd clean out pharmacies and grocery stores of needed meds and plenty of non-perishables. Definitely seeds too, to grow food near the lake and use lake water. I'd procure a propane and gas truck filled with fuel. I'd anchor out in the water if necessary, but would prefer to live in the house.
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