SoundGuy
Jul 14, 2015Explorer
Tent Thoughts
I'm posting this here in the General RVing forum rather than the tenting forum because I'd like some input from other RVrs on using a tent for additional sleeping space. For several years we owned a ...
tatest wrote:
I think a 19 year old needs the challange of a tent that takes 15-30 minutes to assemble, rather than an instant up. Opinion based on nothing more thanseveral years training men and women in this age group toward self sufficiency and personal responsibility. But if you're going to be setting it up for him, go for the instant up.
Personally, still camping in a 7x7 external frame umbrella tent I bought for $49 in 1972, which would probably be about $500 today if you could still find someone making canvas tents. About 12 minutes to put it up, 15 minutes when my wife helped.