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Tents
For information on our range, how to choose a tent, fabrics, features, terminology,
and more we have compiled a document to help you out. Click to check it out.
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.
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