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Woman camping with a tent on a pickup truck in the Oregon woods

Truck Bed Tent: Measure Your Bed Before You Buy

Almost every bad truck bed tent story starts the same way. Someone orders a tent that says it fits their …

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Pickup truck with rooftop tent in scenic outdoor camping setup at sunset

Truck Bed Camping: The Setup That Sleeps Warm

Sleeping in a truck bed sounds like the simplest form of camping there is. You already own the platform, it …

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Tent Stakes for Hard Ground, Sand and Mud

The stakes that come in the bag with a family tent are the cheapest part of the tent, and on …

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Tent for a Family of Four That Still Fits the Car

Two adults and two kids is the most common car camping headcount in the country, and it is also the …

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Two tents set on a grassy field against a rolling hillside background

Ten Person Tent for Big Groups and Their Gear

Ten person tents get bought for two reasons. Either a genuinely large group is sharing one shelter, or a family …

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A serene night camping scene with glowing tents under a starlit sky

Pop Up Tent: Fast Pitch, Slow Pack Down

A pop up tent is the only shelter that genuinely sets itself up. You take it out of the disc …

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Instant Tent: Sixty Second Pitch That Holds Up

The pitch for an instant tent is simple and mostly true. The poles are already attached to the tent body, …

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Bright orange tent in a Canadian forest

Inflatable Tent or Poles: Which Survives Wind

Inflatable tents replace poles with sealed air beams. You lay the tent out, connect a pump to a valve, and …

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Family Camping Tent: Room, Rain and Setup Time

A family tent gets judged on three nights a year and lives in a garage for the other three hundred …

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Eight Person Tent: What Eight Really Sleeps

An eight person tent almost never sleeps eight people. It sleeps five or six comfortably, four luxuriously, or eight in …

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A serene forest campsite with a canopy tent and chairs

Camping Canopy: Shade That Survives a Gust

Nothing ends a camping weekend faster than a canopy going airborne. It happens in the same way every time: someone …

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A peaceful campsite with a tent in a grassy clearing surrounded by forest on Pender Island

Cabin Tent: Standing Room Without the Wind Worry

The first time you stand up straight inside a tent to pull on a pair of pants, the appeal of …

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Everything here is general information about camping gear, not a substitute for the manual that came with your equipment. Anything that burns fuel, including stoves, lanterns, heaters and fire pits, belongs outside the tent unless the maker publishes a rating for enclosed use, so follow the clearance and ventilation instructions and carry a working carbon monoxide alarm. Campfire and fuel restrictions change by season and by site, so check them with the land manager before you light anything. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

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