new tents

[bsmith]

I can make this one better! If you would like some prefestival amusement you can come watch me put my tent up one handed! No- not because the other will be occupied holding a beverage, but because it will be in a cast! 

Should be quite entertaining!!

Blythe

Im your Man Blythe!

Thanks Ron!
 

[Ron N Deb]

I LOVE the idea of throwing out the instruction and have such a blast setting up tents without the instructions for others! It starts my week of fun off right!

  WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' INSTRUCTIONS!!!!!! Love it!!

[vetniles]

On a serious note,  How much of a tent do I need. 

I have a great mountain hardware 3 season 2 man that just wouldn't be the most comfortable with our clothes and whatnot.

I want to get a new 4ish man tent, but don't want to pay much more than 100 for it (I am well aware that you get what you pay for with items like tents).  This brings me to the question, "How much tent do I need."

Would I be comfortable in the 90 dollar coleman with a shaded but not enclosed vestibule, or should I try to get something a little more?

Any input out there in festivarian land?

Thanks for your time.

[vetniles]

Also if I get a new tent you can watch me set it up for the first time.  Maybe even in the dark on Tuesday!

[mark2010]

As much tent as you can carry, which in our case means not alot 

[Kaptain Karlos]

On a serious note,  How much of a tent do I need. 
I have a great mountain hardware 3 season 2 man that just wouldn't be the most comfortable with our clothes and whatnot.
I want to get a new 4ish man tent, but don't want to pay much more than 100 for it (I am well aware that you get what you pay for with items like tents).  This brings me to the question, "How much tent do I need."
Would I be comfortable in the 90 dollar coleman with a shaded but not enclosed vestibule, or should I try to get something a little more?
Any input out there in festivarian land?
Thanks for your time.

June weather conditions are quite variable in the mountains of Colorado.  While camping during the festival, it has snowed, hailed, rained, has been sunny, cloudy, hot, and cold... all in one day.  I recommend that you get a good quality tent that can handle bad weather.  Look at cabellas.com and spend the extra money.  A good tent will keep you dry and last many years.

Karlos 

[landshark]

 

Un-(freakin’)-believable consequences for improper tent staking.

 

Now there's a Lucy moment

. I set up my new tent and it is still up and grounded, even with cheesy stakes,, really cheesy, made me feel like superman when I pounded them and they bent in half

Could be that sleeper sofa's wieghin it down

[bouzouki]

I just hate having to carry that sofa in and back out of the campground.

[landshark]

I just hate having to carry that sofa in and back out of the campground.

Hey yer talkin to a chick that can bend stakes in half,,,

Piece a cake.

[Pen]

And put up the tent EARLY.  A few years ago, I got to the campground at a festival and immediately broke out my mando and started having fun.  "I'll just throw up the tent later", I thought.  Well after dark I remembered the tent.  Pulling out my stuff, I noticed I had no poles (nor any time to run the 1 hour home to get them). 

Thankfully my friend offered to share his small tent.  Unfortunately, he had mucho beans for dinner.  You can guess the rest.........

[arlyn9391]

I have been the object of observation, so as I laugh , I remember, if you laugh at yourself, you will never cease to be amused.  I have watched, (more than I should, I suppose), people take out a tent that they have never seen and proceed to try to put it together.  If it is going to be difficult, I suggest you have a couple of drinks before making the attempt.  I think the only thing worse is to try to put up a tent for someone else that is missing the main pole or most of the stakes.  Be sure to throw away the directions, especially if it is complicated.  Not only will you amuse yourself, you can keep a wide variety of your cohorts amused as well.

Yes, you are right.  The only thing worse is to try to put up a tent for someone else that is missing the main pole or most of the stakes.



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[Cindy Lou]

Last year the trees where I set up my tent had grown so much that I barely got it in the spot, so this year I may be in a different place!  Cuz I'm not getting a new tent, it's too cute.
I'll probably go up sometime this week and look at the trees and take some measurements.   

[lolita91]

I have been the object of observation, so as I laugh , I remember, if you laugh at yourself, you will never cease to be amused.  I have watched, (more than I should, I suppose), people take out a tent that they have never seen and proceed to try to put it together.  If it is going to be difficult, I suggest you have a couple of drinks before making the attempt.  I think the only thing worse is to try to put up a tent for someone else that is missing the main pole or most of the stakes.  Be sure to throw away the directions, especially if it is complicated.  Not only will you amuse yourself, you can keep a wide variety of your cohorts amused as well.

There are two important things that you should consider when buying a family tent for the first time: capacity and weather. You can also go for a tent that could be used for any season.


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[Hurricane M]

On a serious note,  How much of a tent do I need. 

I have a great mountain hardware 3 season 2 man that just wouldn't be the most comfortable with our clothes and whatnot.

I want to get a new 4ish man tent, but don't want to pay much more than 100 for it (I am well aware that you get what you pay for with items like tents).  This brings me to the question, "How much tent do I need."

Would I be comfortable in the 90 dollar coleman with a shaded but not enclosed vestibule, or should I try to get something a little more?

Any input out there in festivarian land?

Thanks for your time.

A strategy that has been used in Camp Flamingo...

Use your good smaller tent to sleep in, and bring along a little pop-up dome tent to put next to it for your gear. Like a walk-in-closet.  Probably grab one cheap on Craigslist or on sale at Target.  Use some extra waterproofing on it.  Just try to get one with a larger rather than smaller rainfly.

[vetniles]

^^great idea.

I broke down and bought a coleman.  I can tell it won't last forever, but a few times a year shouldn't hurt much.  Full fly with a vestibule for 80 bucks.  I can even stand in it!

Should be fun to watch me set up, my wife was laughing at me last night in the living room.