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Summary: How to use a zippered tent door explained by a camping and backpacking expert in this free online camping guide.
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Brian Rajchel Brian Rajchel leads more than three camping/wildlife group excursions per year. He teaches children and adults tips and techniques for successful outdoors adv... read more
Hi! This is Brian on behalf of expertvillage.com. The next thing I want to show you how to do is to properly move in and out of the tent. Now this might sound very basic, but quite often it can be confusing. Most dome style tents have two zippers, one for the bottom and one for top to open. To get in the tent you must use both zippers. The top one all the way over, and the bottom one as well. It’s not necessary to open the tent all the way to move in and out at night as you go about your business at your campsite. It is helpful to do so for the next step, which will be to lay down the bedding and prepare the sleep area in the tent. One of nicer amenities that you will often find on dome style tent is the tie off, such as this, to hold the door open as you clean out the tent and as you lay your bedding down for sleeping use later.