How to choose a Tent?

The choice and use of camping tents should first understand its subtypes and styles, the current market variety of tents, in terms of its classification, playing outdoor travelers like to divide it into two categories:

(1) Mountain tent, mainly designed to cope with more harsh conditions, performance indicators focus on wind resistance, rain, high strength, in the selection of materials is more sophisticated, in the production process is more complex, belonging to the high-grade tent, suitable for mountaineering, exploration in the complex climate environment.

(2) Tourist tents, designed for general outing/camping, pay more attention to the economy in the selection of materials, the production process is relatively simple, belongs to the low grade tents, can be used as camping activities in the general environment.

 

 

Due to the different requirements of travelers, the tent design is divided into different structural forms, which can be divided into single-room structure and hall structure.

 

 

The space of the single-room structure is designed for sleeping only, focusing on reducing volume and weight. The tent of the hall type structure is to set up a door outside the sleeping space, which has more advantages in wind and rain prevention, and also sets up space for the existence of equipment.

 

In order to adapt to different temperature environments, the tent is divided into different structures such as single/double/three layers.

The advantage of single layer is that it is light/economical/small in size/the production process is relatively simple.

 

The difference between double layer and single layer is that a layer with better air permeability is added to the design, which mainly solves the contradiction of water formation on the inner wall of the single layer tent. Because in the cooler season, the hot air excluded by the human body will condense on the inner wall of the tent under the action of the cold air outside the tent, the water flowing down the inner wall of the tent will wet the sleeping bag, and after the addition of the inner tent, the outer tent will not be directly connected to the bottom of the inner tent, the hot air emitted by the human body will pass through the inner tent, and the water condensation on the outer tent can be direct to the ground.

 

In this sense, single-layer tents are mainly suitable for warmer areas or seasons, and double-layer tents are suitable for cool seasons or cold areas. The design of the three-layer tent is to add another layer of cotton tent in the inner tent, further enhancing the thermal effect, this tent is used in the environment of minus 10 degrees, and the temperature in the tent can rise to about zero degrees.
 
The tent material and performance

The quality of the tent, design is a factor, but more important is the choice of materials. Materials can be divided into fabric, inside material, bottom material, strut and so on.

 

Generally speaking, the same label fabric, the density is different, so the tensile strength and waterproof pressure are different, compared with different fabrics, nylon silk is thin and light, suitable for mountaineering and hiking campers. Oxford cloth is thick, but relatively heavy, suitable for making tents for driving camping or small groups.

 

From the perspective of waterproof coating, although PVC waterproof is good, it will be hard in winter, become brittle, and easily produce creases or breaks. PU coating can not only overcome the defects of PVC, but also waterproof is very good. Multiple coating PU, waterproof pressure can reach more than 2000MM.

Tent material
 
It is usually made of cotton nylon with good air permeability. From the point of view of use, nylon silk performance is better than cotton. Camping in the wild, the tent is easy to absorb moisture, cotton cool sun is not good and easy to mold, nylon silk is easy to dry and not easy to mold.

 

The main function of the tent bottom is waterproof, moisture-proof and dust-proof. The choice of base material also determines the grade of the tent, the low-grade tent is usually PE as the base material, but also useful PVC, for low cost, double-sided coated PE, although it has the function of waterproof and moisture-proof, but easy to wear and leak. Winter is the bane of PVC substrate, and PU coated Oxford cloth as substrate, whether it is sturdiness, cold resistance, or water resistance are much more than PE.

 

The tent pole is the skeleton of the tent, and the quality of the skeleton material not only affects the life of the tent, but also affects the stability of the tent. Early tent poles were often made of steel, which not only increased the weight of the tent, but also had poor resilience.

 

The improved tent skeleton is made of glass fiber strut, its weight is reduced, the resilience is improved, and the cost is low, so the current tent manufacturers use this material as a strut, but the strength and robustness of the glass fiber strut are not ideal, if you rely on thick glass fiber strut to increase the strength, but also increase the weight.

 

The ideal strut is aluminum alloy material, and the strut connected with a high-strength alloy tube has not only high strength, but also light weight and good resilience. In particular, the EASTON pole made of aerospace aluminum has reached an excellent state of various indicators, so it is the first choice for high-grade tents.

The main performance indicators of tent quality are generally wind resistance/rain resistance/good stability, and alpine tents also require light weight/small volume.

 

An excellent performance of the alpine tent, usually the selection of high-quality nylon woven anti-tear structure fabric, coupled with waterproof waterproof coating 2000mm or more, the production process of the joint pressure glue treatment, can ensure that you in the heavy rain environment, not from the rain intrusion.

 
The selection and use of tents

 

Tents are an important part of camping, but not the only one. Its role in camping is limited, generally speaking, the tent does not promise to keep warm, camping warm is the task of sleeping bags.

 

The main function of the tent is wind, rain, dust, dew, moisture, to provide a relatively comfortable rest environment for campers. According to the above objectives, the selection of tents should focus on the following factors:

 

1, choose the outer account and strive for high waterproof, you can blow the fabric with your mouth to test its breathability, generally speaking, poor breathability, waterproof will be very good.
2, choose the inner account and strive for good air permeability.
3, the selection of struts requires high strength and good resilience.
4, the selection of base material should pay attention to waterproof and wear resistance.
5, the tent for camping is best to choose a double-layer structure.
6, the choice of specifications is best with a door shed, or consider a slightly larger size.
7, choose the front and rear two-door tent is more conducive to ventilation.
Although the use of tents is not complicated, it should be said that it is also a knowledge, the same tent, properly used, wind, rain effect is better, on the contrary is not ideal.