TENTS

From the casual weekend car camper, to the high altitude adventurer there are tents for everybody in our range. Here are a few pointers to help you get the most out of them:

• If it rains, the fly must be guyed out properly. If any part of the fly touches the inner section of the tent, water may seep through at that point.
• In very windy conditions, where possible pitch the tent on the lee side of a ridge, or hill. If not practicable, pitch the tent with it's longest axis parallel to the direction of the wind, and ensure all guys are set.
• In wet conditions, please do not dig a ditch around the tent to prevent water running underneath it. This leaves not only unsightly scars, but it may also contribute to erosion in sensitive areas. We ask instead that you take care not to pitch the tent in natural depressions, and that you use the ground sheet to good effect, making sure that it doesn't stick out beyond the fly.
• Do not cook in the tent, or use other naked flames, eg candles. Nylon is flammable.
• Do not pitch the tent near campfires. They make tents smell, and the embers melt holes in the nylon. We encourage a 'no-fires' philosophy, especially in environmentally sensitive areas (i.e. everywhere).
• Generally, you will sleep more comfortably where you have as much ventilation as possible.
• If you are snow camping, scrape a shallow gutter across your prepared site, so that as the snow melts from your body heat above, it will be channelled away from you.
• Also when snow camping, it is often useful to dig a trench in your vestibule. This way you can sit with your legs in the trench, sitting on your insulating mattress, while you cook outside the tent! This also allows more space for storing boots, packs and cooking equipment in your vestibule.