When camping with a tent it's a excellent concept to employ a ground material to help protect your tent. Most modern tents use a heavy material for the floor of the tent. The heavy material is waterproof to help stop water from entering the tent. An extra layer of a tarp is a thin but very handy obstacle that helps to separate the base of your tent floor from ground. Nevertheless a tarp will do nothing to forestall a jagged object from poking through the tarp or tent floor. Always clear away pointed stones and sticks when you preparing your campsite.
Tarpaulins will take the brunt of any minor tent-floor scratch caused by you moving within your tent. Your tentbase will last longer if you add a layer of protection under the tent floor. When using a tarpaulin as a ground cover there are a few straightforward rules to remember to get the best use out of your tarpaulin ground cover.
Your ground cover should be smaller in comparison to the bottom of your tent. You do not need the tarpaulin to increase past the sides of the tent. If it rains, water will run off the rain fly and hit the tarpaulin or the rain will simply hit the tarp. The water would then go on top of the tarpaulin and under your tent. The water could at last work its way up thru the base of your tent, particularly if you happen to have got a tent which has stitched seams in the base.
If your tarpaulin is larger than the floor of your tent fold the tarpaulin back and under the tent so no part of the tarpaulin stretches from under the tent. Don't forget to lay the tarpaulin flat so there are no bumps or raised areas that can act as a wear point on the tent floor.
If you are using a tarp with grommets, take away the grommets. The grommet is a hard point which will wear away at the tent base especially if the grommet occurs near a high traffic area,eg the doorway.
The other benefits to camping with a tarpaulin as a groundcloth are when you break camp, a ground cloth offers you a clean area where you can fold and roll your tent. Most ground level condensation that forms overnite sticks to the tarp not the tent. This helps keep your tent dry and safe from mold; you can live with a little moisture on your cheap tarp.
Happy Camping!
Tarpaulins will take the brunt of any minor tent-floor scratch caused by you moving within your tent. Your tentbase will last longer if you add a layer of protection under the tent floor. When using a tarpaulin as a ground cover there are a few straightforward rules to remember to get the best use out of your tarpaulin ground cover.
Your ground cover should be smaller in comparison to the bottom of your tent. You do not need the tarpaulin to increase past the sides of the tent. If it rains, water will run off the rain fly and hit the tarpaulin or the rain will simply hit the tarp. The water would then go on top of the tarpaulin and under your tent. The water could at last work its way up thru the base of your tent, particularly if you happen to have got a tent which has stitched seams in the base.
If your tarpaulin is larger than the floor of your tent fold the tarpaulin back and under the tent so no part of the tarpaulin stretches from under the tent. Don't forget to lay the tarpaulin flat so there are no bumps or raised areas that can act as a wear point on the tent floor.
If you are using a tarp with grommets, take away the grommets. The grommet is a hard point which will wear away at the tent base especially if the grommet occurs near a high traffic area,eg the doorway.
The other benefits to camping with a tarpaulin as a groundcloth are when you break camp, a ground cloth offers you a clean area where you can fold and roll your tent. Most ground level condensation that forms overnite sticks to the tarp not the tent. This helps keep your tent dry and safe from mold; you can live with a little moisture on your cheap tarp.
Happy Camping!
About the Author:
About the Author Bob Langdale has been a camping enthusiast his entire life. On his web site he's got more articles to give suggestions on camping and camping tarps. His web site is intended to help both beginners at camping and those with more experience aiming to learn new tricks.
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