Candi D
I just wanted to find out what everyone else's opinion is on trying to buy the best tent. Looking for one that does not leek if it rains. We went camping last year and the rain got in our tent it was one we bought from wal-mart and is Ozark Trail. If you could help me find a great tent I would appreciate it.
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I swear by Euerka tents. I currently own 3 of various sizes. The oldest is now 13 or 14 years old and with a new coat of seam sealer, would not hesitate to take it on a camping trip. It has been used about 150 nights so far.
I work in the camping industry, NO not for Eureka! I am a manager in a large nationwide sporting goods company. I can basically get any tent I choose, but I choose Eureka due to their quality of workmanship, customer service, and value for the money.
I swear by Euerka tents. I currently own 3 of various sizes. The oldest is now 13 or 14 years old and with a new coat of seam sealer, would not hesitate to take it on a camping trip. It has been used about 150 nights so far.
I work in the camping industry, NO not for Eureka! I am a manager in a large nationwide sporting goods company. I can basically get any tent I choose, but I choose Eureka due to their quality of workmanship, customer service, and value for the money.
Camping tents: All-mesh walls vs partially meshed walls. What are their pros and cons?
OmegaGreen
I'm shopping for a 3 season camping tent that can stand up nicely against some western Washington state weather, which is wet and somewhat cold (50-60 degrees). I've noticed that some tents have fully mesh walls while others have nylon walls with mesh windows here and there. Could someone explain the benefits of one over the other? I would think that all mesh would be awesome against condensation, but does it provide protection against the cold? Plus, I would imagine that all mess walls are a bit less durable too. Am I wrong?
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With all three season tents the key to success and dryness is ventilation in cold, freezing, wet weather you need the ventilation to keep the inside of your tent dry. For some the more is better. To me it is the design and whether the air has adequate ways to move through the tent without also being so breezy that the tent won't hold in some heat. I prefer a tent that has some side wall going up from the floor and a full screen canopy through the top. And a complete rain fly with vestibule that allows cooking if need be in the vestibule and radiant heat from a stove into it. Never cook inside your tent as carbon monoxide build up can kill you and spilled food is a critter attractor. hence the reason for the vestibule.
Weight factors in as well, tents with full screens tend to be lighter and during those warm summer nights when all you really need is a bug screen so you can watch the meteors fall what could be better. You do sacrifice some durability with the full screen and that is why I prefer the half wall half screen.
So I wouldn't say your wrong and I would recommend this tent,
http://www.rei.com/product/779212
With all three season tents the key to success and dryness is ventilation in cold, freezing, wet weather you need the ventilation to keep the inside of your tent dry. For some the more is better. To me it is the design and whether the air has adequate ways to move through the tent without also being so breezy that the tent won't hold in some heat. I prefer a tent that has some side wall going up from the floor and a full screen canopy through the top. And a complete rain fly with vestibule that allows cooking if need be in the vestibule and radiant heat from a stove into it. Never cook inside your tent as carbon monoxide build up can kill you and spilled food is a critter attractor. hence the reason for the vestibule.
Weight factors in as well, tents with full screens tend to be lighter and during those warm summer nights when all you really need is a bug screen so you can watch the meteors fall what could be better. You do sacrifice some durability with the full screen and that is why I prefer the half wall half screen.
So I wouldn't say your wrong and I would recommend this tent,
http://www.rei.com/product/779212
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