How to choose the most suitable tent for outdoor camping?
A green lawn, a small tent, a clear blue sky, the integration of outdoor aesthetics, lifestyle of the exquisite camping wind blowing throughout the country in this season. People take this opportunity to get away from the hassles and explore their inner paradise. More and more people choose to relax by camping outdoors. However, the most important thing for camping to be a great experience is to be well prepared.No wild camping experiences, do not know how to choose tents, not only different styles, the scope of use is also different, want to choose a cheap and easy to use tent that is more difficult, then in the end how to choose?
Tips for tent shopping
1.The tent size
Choose the size of the tent according to the number of campers. A person travel accommodation, choose single account; If you want to experience the outdoors with your spouse, buy a double tent. If you want to go out with family or friends, buy 3-4 people. But remember, tents are not just for people, but for other things too, so leave plenty of room. Many tents have foyers, varying in size and quantity, and it's best to take the space needed for items into account when buying.
The real advantage of aluminum alloy rod lies in its durability, FRP rod in frequent use will break, tents can not be built, when low temperature will also appear such problems. The aluminum alloy bar in addition to bending, the normal use of basic will not fracture, the integrity of aluminum alloy bar is better than FRP bar. Aluminum poles are more expensive than fiberglass poles, but not out of reach.
They are designed with different uses in mind, so there are different styles. We choose the appropriate style according to the actual situation.
Many people are extremely concerned about the weight of tents. To make tents very light, they have to compromise on materials, such as gauze mesh where nylon cloth should be used, 190T where 210T is used, etc., which directly leads to the decline of thermal insulation, and the pursuit of lightweight tents should not be at the expense of the stability and safety of tents. Of course, if it is summer use can choose a few lighter.
Most people choose their tent colors according to their personal preferences, but if you want to reduce the impact on the natural environment, low-light green and brown palladium are good choices. Bright color tents have the benefit of being easy to find besides being bright. In addition, the color of the tent will affect the light and temperature inside the tent, high brightness tent light transmittance is higher, at the same time, the heat conduction will be relatively high; Low-brightness tents have poor light transmittance and block some of the natural heat source provided by the sun, affecting personal activities in tents, especially in the case of bad weather can feel the difference between them.
The waterproof tent has basically no need to consider, now we will choose double tent, whether it is waterproof 2000mm or 5000mm water column, this index is the same for us: heavy rain is no problem. Generally speaking: under 1500mm is light rain level; 2000mm-3000mm is moderate rain level; 3000mm-4000mm is the heavy rain protection level; A rainstorm protection level above 4000mm.
Tents are divided into four seasons, mountain tents and three seasons tents according to different seasons. According to the environment is divided into travel accounts, single layer, double layer. Four seasons account can be used below cold environment of cold winter draft, it is double deck account commonly. Three - season account can only be used in summer, spring and autumn. High mountain generally teach small, short, wind resistance, snow ability. Mountain tent tent rain proof performance is not so good that the four seasons (high mountain only snow, no rain), tourism account, high, comfortable, poor wind resistance. Single layer tent is generally simple, light, but rain resistance is not very good, and in the cold angel, the inner layer of the tent is easy to dew frost, will wet sleeping bag clothes.
Tent style
Triangle tent is used before and after the herringbone iron pipe as a bracket, the middle frame a crossbar connection, support the inner tent, load the outer tent, this is the most common tent style in the early stage.
Advantages and disadvantages: triangle tent has the advantages of light weight, good wind resistance, good stability and so on. It is also very convenient to build. Just fix the tent Angle and the corresponding nail of the wind rope. But the biggest problem is condensation, which can wet clothes or sleeping bags.
Application: mostly suitable for jungle, plateau, high latitude areas; Or go hiking alone.
Purchase skills: in the purchase of triangle tent, first of all according to their own needs to consider the size of the tent space; It is recommended to choose multiple ventilation Windows and ventilation vents on the roof of the tent to ensure air permeability in the tent and reduce condensation.
The one-piece yurt, or yurt, is made up of several crossed camp pillars that move in one piece.
Advantages and disadvantages: dome design is widely applicable, from low altitude to high mountain can be used, and from single tent to can hold a dozen people dinner meeting size, simple bracket, so the installation and disassembly is very fast; But because its windward side is equal, so the wind resistance is less.
Application: mostly suitable for parks, lakeside and other environments to shade from the sun and avoid mosquitoes or light rain leisure travel activities.
Purchase skills: in the purchase of dome tents, it is recommended to choose high comfort and low difficulty to build some dome tents.
Hexagonal tent uses three or four bar cross support, and some use six bar design, paying attention to the stability of the tent, is the common style of "alpine" tent.
Advantages and disadvantages: Hexagonal tents have the advantages of large space, good wind resistance, good rain resistance, but relatively heavy and not very convenient to build.
Application: mostly suitable for mountain trekking and bad weather.
Purchase skills: when choosing hexagonal tents, it is recommended to choose tents with good air permeability, which is mainly reflected in the height of the inner tent net, the size of the air permeability window of the outer tent and the height of the outer tent.
The boat that one meal buckles to come over after boat bottom form tent is propped up, can divide again for 2 pole, 3 pole different support means, - it is bedroom in the middle like, it is hall shed at both ends, windproof flow line was noticed on the design, also be one of common tent design.
Advantages and disadvantages: the bottom tent has the advantages of good thermal performance, good wind resistance, good rain resistance, large space and so on. It is built against the wind, and the wind can not squeeze the tent pole excessively. But the wind from the side can be a little shaky.
Application: mostly suitable for high altitude camp construction.
Purchase skills: in the purchase of boat bottom tent, it is recommended to choose nylon cloth with coating (that is, PU), the best choice of external tent PU1500mm or more, and the bottom of the tent PU value needs to be more than 3000mm, so it is very good waterproof.
A roof roof tent is shaped like a small, independent tile-roofed house, supported by four pillars, usually at four corners, with a ridged structural roof on top.
Advantages and disadvantages: roof form tent space is generally taller, but heavy PI heavier, usually a person difficult to complete the construction.
Application: mostly suitable for driving or relatively fixed outdoor operation camping use.
Purchase skills: in the purchase of roof tent, as far as possible to choose low brightness green and brown, the brightness of the tent light transmittance is high, and the heat conduction will be relatively high; Low-light tents are less transparent and block out some of the natural heat sources the sun provides us.
The way of set up a tent
