Intro:
Before you begin Step 1:
Choose your design Step 2:
Know your tent's fabric components Step 3:
Choose your poles Step 4:
Choose your price range Step 5:
Go shopping (for a multi-purpose tent) Step 6:
Go shopping (for a backpacking tent) Step 7:
Go shopping (for a car camping tent) Step 8:
Go shopping (for a family camping tent) Step 9:
Go shopping (for extreme conditions or winter
camping)
Set up the tent at home before using it for
the first time. You'll familiarize yourself
with it and will notice, heaven forbid, any
manufacturing flaws.
2torial #0500: Learn2Choose the Right Tent
(Continued)
Choose your price range
Cost can be the overriding consideration
for many people. Families that camp once a
year may not be willing to put the same
resources into their equipment as a single
person whose main recreation is living in the
wilderness.
Yet, the basic rule of "you get what you
pay for" is especially true with tents. So
there's one question you need to ask yourself:
how much am I willing to pay to avoid being wet,
suffocated, and cramped?
Choose your price range
