Purchases for tents, you will quickly be immersed in a world of little known terms, trying to decipher what it means that a DFC pyramid has a soldered bathtub floor. Here is our guide to the terms you need to understand.
Single/double wall: A double wall tent is the most common, formed by an interior tent (wall 1) and a rain (wall 2) between you and the elements. A single walled tent is, a single wall. The advantage of a unique wall store is that it is lighter. The advantage of a double wall tent is that condensation (usually) escapes to the outer wall and does not drip you while sleeping. We recommend the two types.
Independent: The tent stands on itself or do you need to take it into account? If you consider itself through the tension of the pole, it is an independent tent. If it is not, it is not. There are also some hybrid designs, often known as the semi -fads, where there is only one end.
When I started this guide, I was firmly in the autonomous camp. The autonomous stores seemed easier to treat and somehow they are. Most camp stores these days are autonomous. After trying dozens of tents not frequent, I realized that the Freesa was not as big as I thought. All non-frequent means are that you have to contact the tent when you are throwing it. If you wait wind or rain, you want to do it anyway, even if your tent is “autonomous”. The largest disadvantage of non-frequent or semi-frequent stores is that they cannot be easily moved once configured.
Lobby: In a double wall tent, the rain is usually separated from the door of the interior tent. That leaves a space that is not in The tent, but is still protected from rain and elements. The lobby is a good place to attach wet teams and cook when it rains, and helps to make a tent otherwise feel much larger. Generally, the larger the lobby, the better.
Fiber dcf/cuben: Dyneema (DCF) fiber is also known as cuben fiber. Both are terms of the industry for Dyneema tents, which is a very strong and very light fabric. It is also very expensive and can be crispy, but when it is as much as possible, DCF is difficult to overcome. To get a complete breakdown of all the materials used in tents, see the tent materials below.
Maximum height: How tall does the tent have at its highest point. Depending on the shape of the tent, this may or may not be useful, but may indicate the amount of header you have in the tent. However, in unique dust tents, the maximum height is usually high, but the slopes are quickly released, which means that you do not have as much room as this number that can think of you.
Doors: The tents of two and older need two doors. Getting on your hiking partner in the middle of the night is not fun for anyone. Almost every tent of two people and older I tried lately has had two doors, but some also have a second full lobby, which is nice.
