When you go camping in the wild, the tent is like a house, sheltering and protecting people from the wind and rain. Therefore, people must have a full understanding of this shelter in order to be more comfortable and safe while camping.

Today, KingCamp will introduce 10 basic knowledge about tents, suitable for friends with little camping experience.

1. Can a tent keep you warm?

Tents can play a moderate role in isolating cold air. Usually the warmth is completed by the tent, moisture-proof pad, sleeping bag three integrated. And the sleeping bag and moisture-proof pad should play the main role.

2. How is the tent ventilated?

The tent will be designed with ventilation holes, and the tent door will be set up outside the screen, which can be pulled open for ventilation;

Some tents will have breathable parts at the top, and then covered with a layer of tent cloth, which can play a good role in ventilation.

3. Why will the tent dew? How to avoid it?

People in the tent, exhaled hot air meets the tent outside the cold air after the formation of water droplets along the inner wall flow down, this situation is called condensation.

Generally speaking, it is difficult to avoid the occurrence of condensation in single-layer tents, and double-layer tents can prevent the occurrence of condensation.

4. How should you use the windproof rope?

Thread the non-slip end of the windbreak rope into the grommet of the tent, tie it tightly, and then start to adjust the slip end; pull out the loop rope near the end rope tail in the slip, set it on the ground peg, and insert it into the ground to make it firm; pull the front end of the windbreak rope tightly with one hand, and pinch the three-hole slip with the other hand to push it closer to the end of the tent. Tighten it hard, the tighter the better.

5. How to use the ground pegs?

Choose the position of the ground pegs according to the ground condition, generally speaking, the smaller the angle between the windproof rope and the ground, the better the wind resistance of the tent;

Insert the ground pegs into the ground at an oblique angle of 45-60 degrees, and at least 2/3 of the pegs should be driven into the ground so as to maximize the force;

6. What is the function of the tent skirt?

Some tents around, especially the snow mountain tent, the tent will be set up around the floor skirt, it can effectively prevent gusts of wind from the bottom of the tent invasion, so as to achieve the role of tent stability and warmth.

7. What kind of tent pole is stronger?

Some automatic tents will use iron pipe stent, the cost is lower, but the weight is heavier; the most commonly used type of tent pole is aluminum pipe, model 7001, 7075, 7178, strong, flexible and good.

8. What kind of fabric is good at waterproofing the tent?

The waterproof treatment of tent fabric is generally divided into three kinds of PA coating, PU coating and calendering PVC, PU coating is to scrape the PU paste on the fabric, such coating texture is soft, feel good, waterproof performance is strong and does not age, PA coating is not enough to resist the pressure of water, calendering PVC is a layer of PVC film pressed on the fabric, thicker and heavier, easy to have creases, easy to age, easy to be brittle and harden in the cold.

9. Why is the screen placed outside the tent door?

The tent door includes waterproof layer and mesh layer, the waterproof layer is set on the side towards the inside of the tent, and the mesh layer is set on the side towards the outside of the tent, this structure can make the people who are sleeping in the wild in the tent resting in the sudden encounter of windy or rainy weather, can be pulled together by the inside of the tent waterproof layer, and the waterproof layer can be pulled open by the inside of the tent when the weather is sunny for ventilation, no need to go out of the tent outside the operation. At the same time, the mesh layer prevents mosquitoes and other small animals from entering the tent and causing problems for people.

10. Can you use a stove inside the tent?

No. The tent fabrics are mostly polyester. Tent fabrics are mostly made of polyester fiber, which is flammable, so there should be no open fire inside the tent and around the tent, and the stove should be far away from the tent and should be downwind of the tent.

As long as you have the necessary knowledge, camping will become a fun thing to do.