When I camp in a tent I am always looking for a tent that will have enough room for me and whomever I am going to sleep with. The next thing I look for is will all my equipment fit inside the tent. Most people don’t think about measuring how long their sleeping bag is and if the tent will accommodate it.
I like to have enough room in my tent for 2 sleeping bags, 2 chairs and a small card table. This comes in handy if it decides to rain all weekend. Set up the tent at home ahead of time to go on you camping trip. Make sure everything you are going to take will fit the way that you want. Also while you have the tent set up would be a great opportunity to apply seam sealer to all the seams to help keep out the rain. This would also be a good time to make certain the ground cloth is the right size as well. Either way making sure you have enough room inside the tent us a good thing.
Extreme weather tip. Take a ground cloth to place under the tent before you set the tent up. And take a ground cloth to put inside the tent under your sleeping bag and gear. the ground cloth under the tent will help keep rain or melting snow from getting to the bottom of the tent. Having a ground cloth inside the tent will help keep the condensation away from the bottom of your gear since it may be warmer inside the tent, well lets hope so anyway, lol.
Remember, no matter the season or conditions it is a good idea to have a tent that has enough room for what ever you may need to put inside.
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