Using the Tent
- Please Do NOT smoke inside the tents as they can be highly flammable.
- Keep naked flames away from your tent. Do not cook in your tent and we would not advise refilling gas bottles etc closely to the tent. Never leave any heat or light source unattended in the vicinity of the tent.
- With more and more tents having built in ground sheets, tents need to be ventilated, otherwise condensation can easily build up. Condensation is droplets of water developing on the inside of the polyester fabric and should not be confused with leakage. There are a number of ways that you can help to reduce the level of condensation.
- Air the tent as much as possible and always give all areas maximum ventilation possible.
- Let sleeping bags dry in the sun (these absorb a massive amount of moisture from their occupant during the night!).
- Try to avoid storing damp clothing or equipment inside the tent . Think about the time you rush to your car when it is raining, climb inside and the car steams up same happens inside a tent. Ventilate
- Should you experience problems with a zip, don’t force it as you may rip the fabric and therefore ruin your tent. Try slackening the tension of the tent.
- Don’t forget to periodically check over the structure including peg points and the tension of guy ropes. Always check all guys and pegs after adverse weather conditions
- At the end of the day, a camping trip should be all about the experience and adventure as opposed to bringing all of your home comforts with you. The more stuff you bring, the less likely you will feel comfortable if you’re not able to move around the tent relatively freely.
Taking Down the Tent
- Try to this when the tent is dry? Let the tent air if you can.
- Clean out the inside of the groundsheet otherwise when you fold the tent up all the wet grass will stick to the inside of the tent.
- When taking out the poles PUSH don’t PULL. (This prevents the poles coming apart in the sleeve.)
- If you have a footprint, when folding the tent try to fold the tent on this, as it will keep the tent dry.
- When folding the tent try and do it towards the door area as this will allow the air to escape.
Please remember the countryside and dispose of your litter responsibly.
HAVE FUN and thank you hiring from tent2hire.co.uk - Tel no: 01293-649300.
