Tents

[Mike]

Well I went ahead and bought one. Was at the mall and was browsing the tent section at Target.

Greatland 7-8 Person Cabin Dome Tent - Red

-Sealed floor seams and tub, elevated heavy duty floor seams and tub, and detachable rainfly keep you dry
-7ft center height
-14ft x10ft dimensions
-Color-Coded shock corded fiberglass poles for easy set-up and take down
-Room Divider, Port for electrical cord and mesh storage pockets.



Bought it for 99.99 yesterday. Was looking at some in the Bass Pro shop but really wanted to use my Target gift card. We'll see how it works

Should have plenty of room for the two of us haha

I told you I like my room

[Whitz End]

Any idea of the waterhead? My guess? 1000mm for the roof, 5000mm for the floor.
1000 is pretty much stocko standard on normal polyester tents. Does the job with minimal weight.
What that means is that anything more then a weekend shower/storm and you may get wet.
Ski jackets usually have a waterhead of about 1000-4000 while higher-end hike tents are between 5000-10000...this is achieved by applying a wax coating/sealant over the material. The floors are also of a very heavy duty, yet lightweight construction. My old MacPac was a prime example before she god torn down in a lovely alpine storm. Was not very impressed that day.
GoreTex jackets fly out there at a whoppijng 40000 just to give you an idea.

Just remember to keep shit away from the walls, for if it rains, water will seep though.

Also, and this applies more to smaller hike tents, keep ventilation flowing....condensation build up can be a bitch.

A nice tarp underneath will help prolong the life of your tent so it might be a good idea to invest in one. Saves patching the floors with tape later. It also means that when you pack the tent up, you have a clean floor to work with as opposed to a dusty/dirty/wet grassy one.

Other then that, good luck! Watch out for the wombats.

[Whitz End]

Here is my old tent. A MacPac Apollo XP (the newer UV verion isnt as good...)
Beatuiful tent. Capable if withstanding the worst of conditions... But oneday, it was all too much.





Mah poor tent!

My Olympus compact camera also died on that hike. You can see that both pics are a little out of focus, especially down the bottom. Must have knocked it or something.

[Mike]

that's sucks

Just bought a nice big tarp at the hardware store today. Wanted to get another one to tie up above the tent to further keep out water, but was just getting too expensive. Will have to get it another day.

[Mike]

So I'm back from the camping trip and man was it great using the Greatland . Tons of room, didn't let a single drop of rain in, and best of all was one of the easiest tents to set up I've ever seen. I could probably put up the huge tent in less then 5 minutes if I wanted to.

The only disadvantage of it is that it sways pretty heavily in strong wind, which I was expecting considering its shape and height

[zealous8]

I pretty much always use backpacking tents. If you ever need a new tent I would seriously consider checking out Backpacker magazine's annual gear guide. Has almost every tent you can think of in there and tons of great reviews (also has reviews on pretty much anything else you need to be outdoors).

[Mike]

may have to check that out

am always unsure of the product reviews on sites as alot of times it seems the reviews are inflated by the manufacturers

[jams002]

are you looking for some tents, i suggest it to you ask to your father what is the best tent to buy that suit to you taste, about the brand coleman is not bad,or maybe search through web there are so many site that related to your problem about buying a tent,


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