There's a World of Camping Tents Out There

For anybody interested in spending a little time in the great outdoors, or in having the kids conduct a camp-out in the backyard, it's good to know that there's a world of camping tents out there for selection and purchase.

Nowadays, because of the presence of the Internet, the choices in terms of quality and selection in a tent has never been better.

Generally speaking, tents are classified by how many people they can accommodate in terms of shelter. There are tents purpose-built for just a single person, and there are tents for camping that can pretty much take on as many people as is desired, though most general-purpose tents are made for up to seven or eight campers.

Camping out today isn't like the typical camping experience from just a few decades ago, because the shelters that are being manufactured are not only lighter and more spacious but also more durable and attractive. Additionally, they're far easier to set up and take down. One look at a high quality two-room camping tent will certainly illustrate these facts.

Usually, any smart outdoor enthusiast will try to keep a quality tent in his or her equipment bag or hiking backpack. These small solo or two-person tents are light, airy and great to climb into after a long day of hiking or, if caught out on the trail and in a sudden weather shift, a shelter to keep one safe from the elements until the weather either breaks or everybody's rested up and ready to go.

What's perhaps the most the most surprising aspect of today's modern tents is that they're also very affordable. A basic three-person tent of extremely durable design, with two doors for flow through ventilation and a three-pole design for durability during windy and gusty weather can be had for well under $100.

From there, prices for many of these three-person tents can climb up past $250 for a version that can be erected very easily and in just a few minutes time while also being extremely durable.

A one-person tent, which is so light that a hiker probably wouldn't even notice he or she was carrying it around, can be had for under $70. This is a good example of a tent that's purpose-built, by the way.

Today's modern camping tents come in all sorts of sizes, styles, shapes and colors. Even the very largest of them are still relatively lightweight in comparison to the same size tent from just a decade ago, plus they're far more durable.

These are also tents that can be easily carried around, and some of which even have two or more rooms. Given all this, it's easy to see why such tents are so popular.

By : Michael_Mize_Russell