Need help figuring out a Tent

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Need help figuring out a Tent

Post by jeffery_hasty » Thu May 14, 2015 7:42 am

Ive got no idea what kind of tent to get. What are basics ?
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Re: Tent

Post by Captain Goddammit » Thu May 14, 2015 8:04 am

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Re: Tent

Post by Meat Hunter » Thu May 14, 2015 8:07 am

Jeffery,

Please excuse the Captain. He was just pulling your leg.

You asked about basics. The basics are to lay on the ground and pull a tarp over you.
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Re: Tent

Post by Dr Helix » Thu May 14, 2015 8:08 am

Come on, really? You can't do a little research on your own? Wait till you get to the HARD stuff.
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Re: Tent

Post by DrYes » Thu May 14, 2015 8:26 am

jeffery_hasty wrote:Ive got no idea what kind of tent to get. What are basics ?
Read this as a place to start: http://www.burn.life/tents.html
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Re: Tent

Post by Fan C » Thu May 14, 2015 8:41 am

Just beware of mesh. Most of the cheaper colemans have huge areas of unclosable mesh. I'm sure that's perfect for anyplace but the playa.

Kodiak tents are playa proven (I love mine) but not cheap. They will however stand up to years of hard use.
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Re: Tent

Post by Zubeneschamali » Thu May 14, 2015 8:47 am

What's important to you? If you want a long term playa proven solution get the Kodiak. If you're OK with one-and-done and probable catastrophic failure, go cheap.
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Re: Tent

Post by dragonpilot » Thu May 14, 2015 8:53 am

Get something you can stand up in. Tent should be thoroughly staked and guyed down...10" aluminum spikes/nails are fine. Hard to find, but minimal mesh (I stitched blanket pieces over my mesh).
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Re: Need help figuring out a Tent

Post by trilobyte » Thu May 14, 2015 10:33 am

Dial up a little radical self reliance - spend a few minutes perusing the various tent threads on this board. It's been covered pretty extensively, and shouldn't take you very long to be able to make your own informed decision.
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