Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pitching your backpacking tent
Tents you can carry comfortably all day are by necessity going
to be smaller. But this tunnel design has more than enough
room for two people and their gear. One advantage is that you
can put up the rainfly and inner tent together, which is useful
if it's raining. But figure out the direction of the prevailing
wind as tunnels are more vulnerable to cross winds.
1
Although this tent
comes in a single bag
it's easy to divide its
weight between two
people to share the
load. You will be linking
the pole segments
together and like most
modern tent poles,
they are pre-linked by
elastic cord.
2
Thoroughly
shake out the
tent so that it
achieves its
full length and
width. If it's
windy, stake out
the rainfly at
one end.
