Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sdcsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!allyn From: allyn@sdcsvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: tent info requested Message-ID: <582@sdcsvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 10-Mar-84 20:43:11 EST Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.582 Posted: Sat Mar 10 20:43:11 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Mar-84 19:58:42 EST References: <6154@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: U.C. San Diego Lines: 24 In general, I tend toward the dome style tents with the long poles that go all the way through. (Very hard to describe -- I hope y'all can figure out what kind I mean; there are really only two kinds of tents). My reasoning behind this is relatively simple -> they are easy to put up, and they CAN'T FALL DOWN in the middle of the night. This is because they don't rely on the stakes to hold them up at all. You don't even need stakes, except to keep your tent from blowing away! I don't know anything about Coleman tents, not even if they make dome style tents. Coleman usually makes very good products that last forever. Dome style tents do have drawbacks: They are not usually as sturdy as regular tents. In a strong breeze, you may need to take your tent down; they act as giant sails, and don't have the support of large standard tents. They are usually not as large as standard tents. Standard tents can be arbitrarily sized; dome tents must be circular on the bottom. If you plan to do any serious camping, and no backpacking, I would recommend getting as large a tent as you can afford, and one that you can stand up in. Standing up in the morning to put your clothes on is much more convenient. -- From the virtual mind of Allyn Fratkin UCSD Pascal Project U.C. San Diego