wilfwolf
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I was about to change my camping equipement especially my tents, I want to buy a tent for each of my 2 sons who are 14 and 16 and I was wondering what kind of tent should I get for them.
I saw these video of pop up camping tents but im not sure about them.
What do you all think about those?
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I've no house in the city, just a camping tent in the wild.
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huachuca
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What type of camping will they be doing - backpacking or camping with a group in established campgrounds? Are they just getting in to camping or do they have some experience and have decided its something they'd really enjoy?
What other equipment do you have now? No point in spending big bucks for a quality tent without good bags and pads.
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JRS & B
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If you are talking about the pop up tents (about $50) that fold flat like a gignatic frisbee, I have one. A lightweight tent - Good for weekends only.
It took some practice to get the hang of how to get it back in the bag (no joke).
They are good for someone who is biking and wants to carry a light tent. They would also work out for car camping on a weekend if you can hide in your car in case of really, really bad weather.
I actually set mine up inside a large family tent (tent in a tent) to stay warm when overnight temps dropped below freezing. It worked, but then the zippers on the family size tent starting failing and I upgraded my big tent and have not used the small tent since. So I can't comment on how well they hold up in normal use.
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JRS & B
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Not sure about your title. Instructions for setting up tents are usually sewn inside the carrying bag so they don't get lost.
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korbe
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For our kids, we purchased the dome types that sleeps 2 each. They are light, can be moved once setup, and they weren't very expensive.
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When I was growing up I always had a Eureka tent. Still have it actually. For our family we then bought an dome tent from REI. Neither of my two tents had instructions with them that I can recall. You can probably just go to YouTube and find a video of how to set one up.
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wilfwolf
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Jim,Rosemary, Sandy wrote:If you are talking about the pop up tents (about $50) that fold flat like a gignatic frisbee, I have one. A lightweight tent - Good for weekends only.
It took some practice to get the hang of how to get it back in the bag (no joke).
They are good for someone who is biking and wants to carry a light tent. They would also work out for car camping on a weekend if you can hide in your car in case of really, really bad weather.
I actually set mine up inside a large family tent (tent in a tent) to stay warm when overnight temps dropped below freezing. It worked, but then the zippers on the family size tent starting failing and I upgraded my big tent and have not used the small tent since. So I can't comment on how well they hold up in normal use.
Yup...in weekend..biking, so we need a lightweight.
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JRS & B
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I am not at home right now to check, but I believe the carrying case already has straps designed specifically to carry the tent on your back.
Mine is actually called a four man tent, which we all know means room for one large sleeping bag and ample space for your gear, or room for two people and little, if any, room for gear.
But if I ever had to sit out a long rain with two people in a four man tent, the other person would have to be an attractive person of the opposite sex.
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wilfwolf
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Thanks for all the advices. I found a useful vd on Youtube.
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JRS & B
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Back home in Michigan and looking at my Kodiak Quick Set Tent. It is made by an outfit called MAC Sports in Laverne CA. 48.8 inches tall. Sleeps four (in theory)and weighs 6.2 pounds. Item # QST-101
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