Camping in a tent-what's it like?

[jimdana1942]

Anyone done alot of tent camping, what's i like? What kind of tent would be good for 3 people?

 

[harleydave2]

It's fun... if ya like the out doors. I have a 3 person dome tent and a 7 person tent. plus a lot of other gear.

 

[sandman7925]

The trick to getting good sleep in a tent is to hike so long and hard at day that you could sleep soundly on a rock

 

[themcfarland]

a tent is used for sleeping, ya better like your neighbor.. and they better like you. and all the things that go with close proximity.. after 3 or 4 days hiking or camping I barely can stand myself

 

[Xenon]

I bring a cot and a sleeping bag...just like home

 

[Nolacopusmc]

Anyone done alot of tent camping, what's i like? What kind of tent would be good for 3 people?

i thought you were the comsumate outdoorsman?


What dies all this mean?

 

[charlie12]

a tent is used for sleeping, ya better like your neighbor.. and they better like you. and all the things that go with close proximity.. after 3 or 4 days hiking or camping I barely can stand myself

Yep they don't call it a fart sack for nothing.

 

[TomTerrific]

Yep they don't call it a fart sack for nothing.

You can tell a vet . . . .

 

[charlie12]

You can tell a vet . . . .

I guess if I would have talked about a shelter-half would have be a giveaway too.

 

[artabr]

Spending the night in a tent, on the ground, is the surest way to determine one's age.
If you're anything like me, you'll wake up feeling every creak & ache that your body can produce.

If you can, bring some kind padding or cushion to lay your sleeping bag on.



Art

 

[number1roadie19]

they have other camping besides in a tent?

 

[LACamper]

^^^^ Yes, some people like to sleep in a big aluminum box and try to make it as much like sleeping at home as possible. I don't get it... BTW, my wife is one of those people...

A sleeping pad (foam or inflatable) makes sleeping on the ground a lot more tolerable for us older campers.

What's it like? Its hard to describe. Closest I've found (for me at least) is the opening few chapters of 'Deliverance' (the book, not the movie). Very descriptive, well written. The rest of the book is NOT suggested reading material for just before (or during) a camping trip.

 

[sgt z]

Get one tall enough to stand up in. I like having a cot, the floor of the tent gets full of trash real quick. Also having a cot keeps people from stepping on or over you to get in or out of the tent. There is a long list of other considerations for tent camping that I don't have time to list here like critters (4-leg, 6-leg, 8-leg, no legs), weather, rising water, water run off, etc.

 

[Storm52]

It is one step up from an ice pick in the eye.

 

[LACamper]

It is one step up from an ice pick in the eye.

Its not for everyone. Some are just not up to it... having the right setup makes a big difference though.

 

[themcfarland]

It is one step up from an ice pick in the eye.

If you miss the eye, you wont remember it, if you forget your tent.. YOU will remember it next time !!

 

[CrkdLtr]

My daughter, wife and I have roughed it in a tent twice so far and want to do it some more. For one, it's best to do it when you can expect cool nights in the 50's, 60's and low 70's. The colder it is the better we sleep. The last time we camped we didn't look ahead at the weather and it dropped to the upper 20's. Thank god the site had power, we had a portable heater and extension cords. The next night was in the 30's and we had an extra heater and electric blankets. We were not well prepared for this trip as we forgot alot of items. It wouldn't have been bad had we not forgotten extra blankets.

Hopefully we'll be doing it again next month.

We've used two Coleman Tents and haven't camped out in a downpour so those tents work out nicely for fair weather. We have a 4 person (8x10 tent) and a 6 person 16 x 14 tent with screened "patio".

We've used Air Mattresses both times we've camped and have found them to be too much to pack so we are switching to sleeping bags.


As far as what it's like... It's peaceful, quiet and dark. It takes some adjusting to if you're used to the noises of your house. You'll find yourself waking up several times during the night the first night you camp outside. After a while you get used to it.

 

[JLouv]

general rule for tents.....if you want to sleep 3, get a tent that's advertised to sleep 6.

 

[bravo3]

also, you may want to check into hammock camping. its a lot better on the back, and a million times easier to set up and take down

 

[Jed]

also, you may want to check into hammock camping. its a lot better on the back, and a million times easier to set up and take down

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A hammock, mozzie sheet and an A frame.