Tips on How to Care for your Tent
August 27th, 2010
There is nothing like a trip to the mountains or the lake with your family. You are off on a vacation and are excited about what you plan to do while there. You have food supply and cooking implements, medical kits, camping apparel and accessories all packed up. You only have to pull out your 4 person tent from the garage and you are ready to go. It has been a while since you pitched a tent. Maybe you should read up on some tips on how to set up and care for your tent in the camping site.
You will probably read about some tips such as:
- Always choose a terrain which is free of rocks. If it has rocks, clear the camping area without rocks and debris and make sure you are in a smooth surface for camping. ~Never enter the tent with shoes or boots; entering with shoes will bring the outside dust inside the tent and the dirt sticks to the tent making the cleaning harder.
- Even after much care, you may end up with some tears in the tent. Add a sealer as extra accessories in your camping kit.
- Never place your food in the tent – always hang the food in a level above from the ground or keep it inside your car. This will avoid the critters from piercing into the tent in search of food.
- After camping in the rain, make sure to clean and dry your tent before storing it.