How to Set Up an Outdoor Camping Tent


by Samantha Clark - Date: 2007-02-06 - Word Count: 631 Share This!

During the actual construction of the camping outdoor tent site, there are a number of items that must be taken into consideration. A compilation of the necessary items to consider are tent specifications, outdoor camping tent location that relates to the size of the site you have chosen to construct it on, and ensuring that all safety precautions are readily in place for the duration of the camping trip.

When camping, outdoor tent symmetry may shift and crumble under the weight of the articles that are placed inside, if they are not first set up and properly mounted to the surface of the ground. It is also exceedingly important to make adequate camping, outdoor tent plans to refer to, before you begin the construction phase of setting up your tent site. Consider the slope of the land surrounding your prospective camp site and place your outdoor camping tent in a location where ground dampness will not affect the comfort level of campers, and water run off will not present problems caused by flooding the camp site, and the interior of the tent during a rain storm that suddenly occurs during the middle of the night.

Pay careful consideration to the size of tent that you are bringing with you on your camping trip. The outdoor camping tent must have adequate sleeping space for everyone in your party. It may be necessary to purchase more than one outdoor camping tent if there are large members in your party who take up the room allotted for another individual. Another thing to consider is if the tent sleeps five people, there may be only room for four with the addition of sleeping bags and other gear that is held in the tent overnight for safekeeping. This is an important consideration to take in investing in more than one tent to be used at your campsite.

In your camping, outdoor tent plans you must consider whether the tent is placed too close to a heat source. If it is, there is a chance that the outdoor camping tent will burn to the ground before sunrise and endanger the lives of the entire camping party. This is a tragic hazard to face in the middle of the night, while enveloped in pitch black darkness, and will certainly ruin the rest of the camping trip.

You should make sure that there is an adequate amount of lighting, through the use of lanterns and hanging lighting provided for the camp site, and in the form of flashlights for the use of your campers as they travel through the campground during evening hours. Most camp sites offer electrical outlets where extra lighting sources can be implemented. Keep in mind that light sources will attract insects so be prepared with an abundance of insect repellant that is suitable for use with people who may have allergies.

To create a safe environment, the stowage of food stuffs in the camp site is equally important to keep wildlife from raiding them in the middle of the night. Animals will generally avoid people in outdoor camping tent locations, due to the large number of people that enjoy camping at national parks and other open-air sites throughout the country.

The camping tent should be placed on a level surface. The camping tent should come with the tent structure, fiberglass frame reinforcements and pegs that will be used to anchor the tent to the ground. With the help of several people, tent construction will be relatively easy and simple, even more so if you have purchased a tent that automatically pops together in one simple, press button action. If you have followed your camping, outdoor tent plans, your camping site should provide you with a vast amount of fun that the whole family will enjoy and remember for years to come.


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