Things have a way of making a person change there thoughts to a slight degree.
I said I gave up tent camping but some of the guys are planning a trip that requires a person to have a tent in case there is no place to set up a hammock. Such as a sandy beach or island without anywhere to hang a hammock such as trees that are to small or to few to hold one up.
So as a fail safe program to have a place to sleep out of the weather and as a back up in case I can't hang a hammock I placed an order for a inexpensive tent to use. Call it my insurance program in case the hammock can't be used.
1..My priories were for a free standing one , the ones I have are not free standing. ( That tornado on the Brazos wrecked my free standing one and the kids took it's replacement home [ Canada ] with them. )
2..It has to have some height to it and be large enough to have myself in it along with my gear without being over sized.
3..Plenty of ventilation and rain protection over the door and windows so they can be partially open in inclement weather.
4..Preferably large doors so a person can actually walk into it and not have to crawl to enter it.
5..Best of all not really expensive but a good tent.
6..Easy to set up and take down. ( not needing two people to erect it )
Remembering some of the tents the guys have on the trips I started looking around. Joe found one similar to it at a Wall Mart a few years ago for $50.00 and it has held up to some nasty weather on the trips , same with Harry and Ray and the one they always have with them for as long as I have known them.
Well I located one and after doing some digging around on the web to locate the best deal I placed an order for it.
Cabelas had it and by using some of my points as a club member I managed to get the tent , floor saver and postage with it costing me $ 17.09. It's here waiting for the trip.
Click on this ...............
http://tinyurl.com/26wh7pq
It's the Trekker™ Classic Dome Tents which is 7 x 7 with a height of 52 inches. Weighs 7 lb 10 oz and has it's own carrying case. The carrying case is 7 x7 x 25 and will hold the tent , floor saver and spare tent pegs with some room to spare. Zipper enclosed with a carrying handle. It even has a info sheet sewed into the inside of it on how to put the tent up and take it down ( which is a simple process ) , with a toll free number for any replacement parts , if needed.
I said I gave up tent camping but some of the guys are planning a trip that requires a person to have a tent in case there is no place to set up a hammock. Such as a sandy beach or island without anywhere to hang a hammock such as trees that are to small or to few to hold one up.
So as a fail safe program to have a place to sleep out of the weather and as a back up in case I can't hang a hammock I placed an order for a inexpensive tent to use. Call it my insurance program in case the hammock can't be used.
1..My priories were for a free standing one , the ones I have are not free standing. ( That tornado on the Brazos wrecked my free standing one and the kids took it's replacement home [ Canada ] with them. )
2..It has to have some height to it and be large enough to have myself in it along with my gear without being over sized.
3..Plenty of ventilation and rain protection over the door and windows so they can be partially open in inclement weather.
4..Preferably large doors so a person can actually walk into it and not have to crawl to enter it.
5..Best of all not really expensive but a good tent.
6..Easy to set up and take down. ( not needing two people to erect it )
Remembering some of the tents the guys have on the trips I started looking around. Joe found one similar to it at a Wall Mart a few years ago for $50.00 and it has held up to some nasty weather on the trips , same with Harry and Ray and the one they always have with them for as long as I have known them.
Well I located one and after doing some digging around on the web to locate the best deal I placed an order for it.
Cabelas had it and by using some of my points as a club member I managed to get the tent , floor saver and postage with it costing me $ 17.09. It's here waiting for the trip.
Click on this ...............
http://tinyurl.com/26wh7pq
It's the Trekker™ Classic Dome Tents which is 7 x 7 with a height of 52 inches. Weighs 7 lb 10 oz and has it's own carrying case. The carrying case is 7 x7 x 25 and will hold the tent , floor saver and spare tent pegs with some room to spare. Zipper enclosed with a carrying handle. It even has a info sheet sewed into the inside of it on how to put the tent up and take it down ( which is a simple process ) , with a toll free number for any replacement parts , if needed.