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From: allyn@sdcsvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: tent info requested
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Date: Sat, 10-Mar-84 20:43:11 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 10 20:43:11 1984
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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