What glue should I use on a canvas tent?

August 31, 2011

I have recently bought a canvas tourer tent and was wanting to put some el wire inside to have a bit of light and to make it look pretty. The glue needs to dry clear and not damage the tent.

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What's another way to hook up a small fan in a tent besides hooking it up to an old car battery?

August 31, 2011

Every summer when we go camping we usually take a spare car battery with us to put in the tent so we can hook up a small fan (with clamps). It usually lasts 4 full nights. But is there another type of battery pack or power supply that is made for this sort of thing? [...]

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Will eating tent caterpillars make my dog sick?

August 30, 2011

We are visiting family and there is a huge infestation of tent worms (caterpillars) and the dogs are both wanting to eat them. Should I be concerned?

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Looking for decking material to put under a tent platform?

August 28, 2011

I want to build a deck platform (about 8 feet off the ground)outside and place a wall tent on it for 6 months a year. I don’t want wood because it will draft cold air from below. I think that concrete is too heavy to pour. I need to clean it off easily as well. [...]

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do you consider it real camping, when people stay in a RV and have the sattalite tv and the AC and not a tent

August 25, 2011

don’t you go camping to get away from all that stuff at home. why bring it all with you, i think i would just get a cabin if i didn’t want to use a tent.

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Where's a great place to go tent camping within a 1 hour drive of San Jose?

August 24, 2011

Preferably uncrowded / unknown. Would really prefer something that’s just not all dirt with some sort of water that we can swim and play in. Was looking at Sunset State Beach in Watsonville. There are tent campsites available in August. Anyone ever been there?

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How to dry clothes off at a festival/in a tent?

August 23, 2011

I’m going to Leeds festival this year and i’m worried about drying off clothes that get damp during the day. I’m taking a spare set of clothes and I will try my hardest to stop them from getting wet in the first place but i’m just worried about them all getting damp and it is [...]

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Where is my best bet for a weekend in the Outer Banks?

August 22, 2011

My wife and I would like to grab a small cabin or tent camp in the Outer Banks. We live in Norfolk, and are planning lots of exciting weekends for the summer. I enjoy fishing and surfing. My wife likes to relax a read with a drink. We have a dog and would like to [...]

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What is the children's tv show that aired around the 90s/2000s that involved a big circus tent?

August 22, 2011

Me and my sisters have been trying to remember the tv show on treehouse that had to do with a big circus. It aired sometime in the evening (atlantic canada time zone). The only thing we can remember is a big circus tent that had to do with the theme song or opening of the [...]

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What is the truth about American tent cities?

August 19, 2011

Tent cities springing up all over America are filling with the homeless unemployed from the worst economy since the 1930s. While Americans live in tents, the Obama government has embarked on a billion crash program to build a mega-embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, to rival the one the Bush government built in Baghdad, Iraq. http://www.vdare.com/roberts/090805_expiring_economy.htm Tent [...]

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Are there any places in San Diego to do at-large tent camping on a beach?

August 19, 2011

I am going on a road trip this summer and San Diego is one of my destinations. I’d like to spend a night tent camping on or next to the beach, but not at a campground really, especially since reservations are hard to come by last minute. I’m looking for a place where I can [...]

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What is Fort Wilderness in Disney like when tent camping?

August 18, 2011

What is the property like? Does anyone know the price of showers and how do u cook outside? Open fire or grill with charcoal? Any information on this camp ground would be great. If your going to a park during the day will my brother’s tent be safe? Security? Thank you!

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