tent

  1. ali

    Question resealing a cheap tent - is it worth it?

    So this weekend i was camping in the mountains in the kind of place where you're inside a cloud and it half-rains constantly. I was woken up a few times by unpleasant drips and i thought maybe i hadn't pegged my fly good enough but when i was breaking up to leave i noticed that the waterproofing...
  2. EmmanuelGoldstein

    Stank farts in my tent

    Farts are truly like a fine wine: complex, multilayered; notes of this and that; body etc Anyways dont EVER fart in your tent. i had fried pork loin with gravy and soon enough, i felt one brewing up, so i cut loose. As it was fiery hot i knew it'd be bad, but it wasnt just bad it was horrific...
  3. daveycrockett

    How cold is too cold to sleep no bag or tent or fire.

    Just asking. If it's 40 ok I guess. I'm in shorts tho long socks thinking of heading north to get West but it's def below freezing that way and not much on that road. Debating staying til Monday for public bus for skirts or north and west just to get out of town.
  4. the turk25

    do you really need a sleeping bag and tent

    do you really need a sleeping bag and tent when you have a hammock trying to save on room for my bag might become homeless trying to live out of my bag anyone what you think thanks helps a lot
  5. gasmaskkid1999

    Any one know a good tent to buy

    I’m thinking of getting a one person tent at Walmart hopefully under 30 dollars.one that I could put in my hiking bag.
  6. Matt Derrick

    Gone / Sold Dan Durston X-MID One Person Ultralight Tent

    This is the original Dan Durston X-MID one person ultralight tent. Comes in original bag, never opened, never used. Been sitting in my closet for about two years, so I figure it's time to give it a new life with someone that will enjoy it. This does not come with tent poles, as it's designed to...
  7. MetalBryan

    Free tents (and other camping gear) in the news

    Here's a story about a UK festival where the estimate (reddit) 60,000 tents and an estimated (reddit) 1 million pounds sterling of camping gear was left behind at the festival. https://thetab.com/uk/2021/08/31/tents-left-at-festivals-leeds-reading-creamfields-221131 If there isn't already an...
  8. ali

    Question Tent pegs: are they worth it?

    So, been camping out for a bit over a week now, and not once have i found a site where i could get more than one or two pegs in halfway. The other night it was raining and i pinned my fly out with straps and some large rocks i found by the lake. Today there were no rocks around so i have one...
  9. Radical

    Tent recommendations

    Hi, I'm looking to buy a tent for some pretty big backpacking adventures and I know exactly what I'm looking for, but can't seem to find a tent I'm 100% happy with, so I was wondering if people here had any recommendations. It needs to be completely and reliably waterproof and able to deal...
  10. ChillAI

    Where do people get tents and easy to find a good one in LA?

    Homeless in general, where do they get their tents? Donated by city and homeless services, their own they bought, or a mix of both? I’m from NorCal and in the LA area in a hotel and thought of camping on Venice Beach. I don’t have a car but could rent one and do some instacart in a day, and...
  11. Matt Derrick

    Man Living Off-Grid in a Tent on an Island

    Jojo has been living off-grid in a tent for 18 months, the last 12 of which have been on an island in Sweden! He has a 5 meter (16-foot) Sibley Bell tent set up on a platform, a wood stove for heat, a multi-fuel stove for cooking, a solar panel and a car battery for charging devices, and...
  12. coolusername123

    Not sure where this belongs, but what to do if you see a tent

    Attached here is an image on what to do if you see a tent. Please spread this anywhere and everywhere to inform others on what to do shall they spot a tent.
  13. BlackWolf

    Rather live in a tent than bust my ass to pay the rent

    Ready to start my own life and not be tied down by societal "norms". No running water and no flip switch power is no problem. I've lived in a car, on a boat, in the woods and under a bridge for various periods of time, though for some reason always end up in a shit dead end job and crashing on a...
  14. MetalBryan

    Tents in the woods near Greenbelt, Maryland

    I ride the bus to work and for years I've seen a few tent campers in the woods between Greenbelt & Laurel, MD. I always admire these tents - looking for them and noticing changes in encampment gives me something to do on my daily commute. Sometimes these are bicycle-supported smaller tents...
  15. Strangeandsolo

    Soon to be the Clent! Cloak cape and tent!

    So my mother bless her heart found some renfair type cloak and cape patterns at her fabric store .... I have 3 tan and camo tents from wall Mart 1 man tube things with broken sticks or busted zippers. She has started to quilt them together and modify them to be hopefully rain and mosquito...
  16. Groundmagnet

    Decent Rain Proof Tent?

    I have been hanging out the past few days at a nice spot by a stream in Upstate NY on a friends property. In the past 24 hours, we got like 3 inches of rain. Usually I build a shelter or hang a hammock, but no place for either. Left yesterday before the rains hit and just returned to my...
  17. Matt Derrick

    Living in a Lotus Belle Tent

    I'm reposting this because I've always wanted to live in one of these tents, I've even priced them and they're fairly reasonable (as low as $750, not including the deck) so it was cool to see this video on youtube about it, through which i found the article. I think I might even keep one of...
  18. Jerrell

    Tent Pole Shock Cord

    Does anybody know a better deal than this? Coghlans Tent Pole Repair Kit I also wanted to link from here when I buy it so a penny or two ends up toward StP...didn't know how to set that up. Advice?
  19. Jerrell

    Warmer Tent Trick

    With winter hitting, I thought I'd throw out a tip for those that haven't thought of it or whatever. I didn't see this anywhere on the site and thought I'd share for anyone that had the need. I've done my fair share of winter camping in a tent in my younger years and in the past I've made what...
  20. Jerrell

    Kamp-Rite style tent

    I will be rubbertramping it in my old '91 Miata when I hit the road in the spring unless the van gods smile down upon me. I've been looking at one person tents and came across the Kamp-Rite for $99 at the local Bass Pro Shop. I was wondering if anyone has used one of these. It doesn't...