gcnphkr Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 evmori, You test your seems in the middle of the night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NealOnWheels Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I have known scouts that did not even take one step. The tent zipper is opened just enough to get the job done. I did not realize this was happenning until one winter campout and noticed the evidence in the snow. Seems they did not want to leave a warm tent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evmori Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 No seam testing! Just handling nature's call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Gee, the old pup tents didn't have floors or doors, so there's no problem at all. One step in any direction can't make that much difference.... Stosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahuna Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I've always thought tents should come with a relief tube, like fighter planes. Would save a lot of trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraut-60 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I hate to leave a warm sleeping bag as much as the next guy...but I would be real careful to ensure the bag has a diaper in it and not the sandwich or danish for breakfast...Yeah, yeah..I know, no food in tents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny2862 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (Hear Barney Fife) All ya have to do you see, is find where the fellows before you camped and then you and your buudy snap your shelter half together and lay it over where he's already dug the trench you see. And since your not digging another trench not only is your tent oriented correctly but you're avoiding damaging nature. And Betty Lou would say that was a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleetfootedfox Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I agree with Eagle1982. I have camped plenty of places where there is no space that is flat. If I'm on an incline, I like to have my head higher than my feet and my head way from the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2eagles Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Unless you are in a hospital bed for a procedure, your head should be above your feet. Not the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocubdad Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Ed has the right idea. I would only add to have a firm grip on the tent flap. You don't want it blowing closed mid stream, so to speak. We had that happen a couple winters back. Of course the sleeping bag closest to he door never belongs to the guy standing in the door. I always understood that Nalgene makes square bottles so you can tell in and out in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankj Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 The tent opening should face south if you are in the northern hemisphere, and it should face north if you are in the southern hemisphere. If you pitch your tent on the Equator, you have your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguedawg Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 We used tarps for years, so I have not idea what direction is best. We had our tents facing all sorts of directions, mostly towards the campfire. When I was on camp staff, one of the kitchen workers would wiz in front of his buddy's tent. His buddy would get up, barefoot, and roll up his tent flaps. He would often mention that the "dew was really heavy that night." RD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSScout Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Tarp tent 10x10 or preferred 12x12. Diamond set up. Put back (slant) toward prevailing wind (NW). Pile leaves up around bottom edges to block wind coming in. Tie mid tie-offs out to other trees to pick up roof. Pick up twigs and rocks from sleeping surface. Put down plastic sheet (old shower curtain) for ground cloth. Spread out bedroll, head up hill if possible, side wise if not. Zipper to center of tent. Jostle with tent mate, who is doing the same. Check tent edge drip clearance. Cover up backpack against dew/rain, outside leaves more room inside/under. After going to sleep, slooooowly slide out of tent due to slant of ground and slippery ground cloth. Grumble, get up, find big rock, put against bottom of sleeping bag, slide back into tent, go back to sllleeeeep. Thunder and lightning. Down pour. Tent mate wakes up too. Both pull sleep bags further into tent, pull ground cloths back into tent, pull big rock further into tent. Assume fetal positions, try to get back to sleep. Rain abates. (probably didn't know that word back then). Sleep alittle. Sunup. Rain has passed. We are the driest of our Patrol, but what's wet will dry out. What's a door? On my first overnight with the Troop as an ASM, I was surprised by the number of Scouts that mentioned "that's cool" looking at my low pitched tarp tent setup. And my son's Troop issue 'umbrella' tent that went rolling across the field when the wind picked up because they hadn't staked it down yet, taking inside sleeping bags and gear with it. Run, run Rudolph, Scouts have got to catch them a tent! Tarp just sort of rattled. Door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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