Caring for Your Tent
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Care for your tent and it will take care of you.
I wrote about how to choose the right tent in the last two postings, so I thought it only right to tell about how to take care of your tent.
Here are some TIPS on how to make your tent last many seasons:
- Use a ground cloth under your tent. This will protect the floor from rocks and twigs and keep moisture from seeping through. HOT TIP: Always tuck the edges of your ground cloth beneath the floor of your tent so that rainwater will not collect on the ground cloth and run under the tent.
- Take off boots or shoes when entering the tent.
- Keep the inside clean by sweeping or tipping it up and shaking out debris.
- Never store a wet or damp tent. This will cause mildew - yuck! When you get home from a wet campout put the tent over a clothesline, fence or patio chairs to dry it out. If the weather won’t permit this, hang the tent on a couple of nails in the garage. But, make sure you dry it out.
- Seal the seams of your tent. When I buy a new tent I also purchase some sealer. I setup the tent in the backyard and seal the seams. This also allows me to become familiar with the setup and take down of my new tent!
- NEVER store food in your tent. Critters will tear a hole in your tent to get that food. Store food in your car.
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Randy McCauley said,
February 22, 2009 @ 5:12 pm
TENT SPOT REMOVAL:
When cleaning a spot from your tent, By using a low abrasive detergent such as simple green will not remove the waterproof coating by following these recommended steps for spot removal.
1) Make a soap and warm water solution in a bowl and create suds.
2)Work a small amount of soap (suds only) lightly into a small area by using a clean towel, avoid using a scrub brush for this will penetrate deeper than necessary.
You may need to repeat cleaning steps for desired results. Allow area to dry completely before storing to avoid mildew. You will get better and faster results by treating area sooner than later.
Family Tents Online said,
May 3, 2009 @ 8:06 am
Great advice - most tents will last almost indefinitely if you care for them.