[BI4L Request] Tents & other "Temporary Shelter"

p0ppe · 7 months

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cypherus · 6 months

I have not personally tried these yet, but I have been eyeing them up for a while now. The reviews are great and there are plenty of videos online to see how sturdy and well made they are. One day, when I have the disposable income, I will buy one.

ExdigguserPies · 7 months

Are you looking to carry it around? If you have transport then something like a Vango Force 10 Classic will last years and years. It's cotton, so very heavy, but not subject to UV degredation in the same way that modern tents are.

http://www.vango.co.uk/force-ten/classic-std-mk3.html

The weird thing about them is that when you get up in the morning, the outside world looks really blue because your eyes are so used to everything in the tent being bright orange.

kurtis1 · 6 months

i lived in tents for a few years. i ended up trashing six of them. the only one that would hold up was a large canvas one that had aluminum polls. i even installed a wood stove into it.

gottareadit · 7 months

Eureka Timberline 2. It's what the Boy Scouts (at least my ... group? I don't remember the name) used. All the time at Manypoint.

crawsome · 6 months

Military surplus stores house all kinds of high-quality things, tents most certainly being among them.

rkmike · 6 months

We bought a Kodiak Flex Bow Canvas tent (10x14) about five years ago. Only drawback is it's heavy - nearly 80lbs packed! It'll last forever though. Thick floors, breathable fabric, nice awning, really a nice piece of work. Added bonus was the extra headroom. Highly recommend them.

tribble222 · 6 months

Buy an REI brand tent from REI. They have lifetime warranty so if it ever breaks just bring it back to an REI for exchange.

trek1394 · 7 months

My experience is more with the light-weight backcountry camping equipment. Kelty makes some great tents that, when taken care of, will last a very long time. My Grand Mesa 2 took a heavy beating in a thunderstorm but I stayed dry while most of the people around me had some minor leaks.

Check out REI. They have a full lineup of tents for all sorts of uses, and real users that review them.

kodemage · 6 months

I've been using a Eureka two man dome backpacking tent for all my camping needs for almost 15 years now. I had to replace one plastic buckle but other than that it's been perfect. I rarely pot two people in it but they fit fine, unlike many other X person tents. that only fit X-1.

roflpotamus · 6 months

Tarp tent ftw.

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