Re: Picking out a tent is tough....
I'd love to hear from anyone about how a canvas tent makes sense anymore. I grew up sleeping in canvas tents for family camping; they had a sidewall of about 24 inches, and head room of about 54 inches. Heavy, hard to set up, easily soaked, no rainfly, so you had to be SO careful not to touch the sides or roof in a downpour. I suppose canvas tents have changed in the last....ahem...40-45 years, but I'm so happy with the goretex tents that provide the same protection and cover, without so much weight, and they dry easily.
Of course, those old, heavy canvas tents contributed to my experience of camping, which I take with me to this day. I've always wanted to duplicate that....maybe without the heavy tents that took 45 minutes to take down, fold up, and find room for. But I long for the same campfire experiences, the same food that tasted so much better than at home, the same sounds of the woods, the same hot breakfasts that were so much appreciated, which we never had at home.
Sorry for the nostalgia....I'd still like to hear that canvas tents have advantages over the light weight ones.
I'd love to hear from anyone about how a canvas tent makes sense anymore. I grew up sleeping in canvas tents for family camping; they had a sidewall of about 24 inches, and head room of about 54 inches. Heavy, hard to set up, easily soaked, no rainfly, so you had to be SO careful not to touch the sides or roof in a downpour. I suppose canvas tents have changed in the last....ahem...40-45 years, but I'm so happy with the goretex tents that provide the same protection and cover, without so much weight, and they dry easily.
Of course, those old, heavy canvas tents contributed to my experience of camping, which I take with me to this day. I've always wanted to duplicate that....maybe without the heavy tents that took 45 minutes to take down, fold up, and find room for. But I long for the same campfire experiences, the same food that tasted so much better than at home, the same sounds of the woods, the same hot breakfasts that were so much appreciated, which we never had at home.
Sorry for the nostalgia....I'd still like to hear that canvas tents have advantages over the light weight ones.
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