Wall tent tips & tricks

[Tim Finley]

My white canvass tent got dirty after time, so I washed it in lemon juice and water with a broom, it got snow white . My buddy while using our wall tent didn't stake it down and it was up for over a month, it shrunk up from the ground, if he would have staked it it would have stayed normal length, we ended up cutting a few inches off the poles.

[mlsthmpsn]

Originally posted by Tim Finley:
My buddy while using our wall tent didn't stake it down and it was up for over a month, it shrunk up from the ground, if he would have staked it would have stayed normal length, we ended up cutting a few inches off the poles.

I was thinking about that this past weekend. The manufacturer of my tent said to expect 2-3% shrinkage, if I remember right. Well, my tent was up for over two months this Fall, and if anything the walls stretched! There was slack in the walls when there wasn't much when I set it up.

[Bowshot]

A roll of the indoor outdoor carpet under and between the beds keeps everything cleaner. Sweeps off pretty good.
A roll of the tinfoil insulation wrapped around the 3 sides will make the tent a lot warmer in cold weather. Plastic tarp extended out a foot or so will keep the snow off the walls when it slides down. Its a bugger to dig your tent wall out of ice after a couple weeks. A cupboard connected to the side rail will keep the table tidier. All the cutlery, condiments are in it instead of on the table.