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The Falera family dome camping tent has many features camping families desire. The sewn-in room divider creates two distinct living areas for privacy and an easier to organize camping area. The divider curtains have hanging pockets for extra storage and easy to find supplies.
The pin and ring system and plastic eave hubs make this tent quick and easy to set up while the patented truncated corners give tent stability. The tent also has an E-port for electrical cord access! Full mesh ceiling, side and rear windows maximize ventilation while the rain cover keeps everything dry. A water-resistant, sonic welded polyethylene floor adds to the durability as do the factory taped fly seams. Also included is a wipe your feet or take off your shoes mat to put just outside the door which keeps dirt and sand outside. The total floor area is 137 square feet which could technically sleep 8 with a center height of 76”. The walls are much straighter than in many dome tents giving more total usable space.
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My great nephew was so excited for his next camping trip he was counting the sleeps until they could go. What he really needed was a tent he could pitch at home to get a head start!
The Sprout kids camping tent is a tent that fit his needs perfectly. This thirty square foot (6‘by 5’) tent has a center height of 38 inches, high enough for comfort but low enough that kids can pitch the tent without help once they have been shown how it goes. A shock corded fiberglass frame with pole pockets also helps make set up quick. The removable seam sealed fly with mesh roof vents keeps air circulating but keeps the rain and bugs out. The closable mesh door and back window also improve the cross breezes. Since the stakes and storage duffel are included the tent is ready to go camping! Just add kids, sleeping bags and air mattresses, some light and you are ready for fun.
General Motors used to have an ad that said this isn’t your father’s Oldsmobile. Every generation has different ideas about what is best. Camping sleeping bags are no exception. I realize this is a little different but Chinook has a kid’s sleeping bag that is designed for children. Children take to activities where they can relate to equipment that is designed for them.
This camping sleeping bag is a scaled down adult version and is rated at 32 degrees. Not only will children enjoy camping more but if they need to use it for sleepovers they will have greater interest in it. Let them be responsible for keeping it clean and they will learn something from it.
Many children enjoy camping more than their parents since they don’t have to do most of the work and have all summer to try it. There are many reasons parents can’t get out and take their children camping. Parents have to deal with financial issues, lack of time and may not even enjoy the great outdoors that much. One solution is the Wenzel Sprout kids camping tent.
The cost is low enough that two camping tents are reasonable and the sprout can use it at home or as an extra camping tent permitting extra privacy. Keep in mind that if you use it at home and the parents are sleeping inside you need to be in a safe area.
I wrote an article recently about the value of a youth’s camping tent. Frequently there is a younger child that wants to sleep in the tent with their older sibling while actually camping or at home. A camping sleeping bag for youths will make it more fun for them. The Chinook Kids camping sleeping bag is designed for the young child and they will have memories for years.
I realize that you can let them use an adult sleeping bag but remember your kids are only young kids for a few years. Giving them the extra things to remember will help them feel they had a wonderful childhood.
When camping with children it’s nice to have a two room camping tent that allows people to have some privacy when dressing and is high enough that you can stand up in it. The Tradewinds Guide 6 by Chinook gives you all of this plus No-See-Um mesh doors on the extra-large vestibule, for superb ventilation and comfort on humid, buggy evenings. The main tent body uses a special 3-pole configuration making this a very stable tent in windy conditions. The tent features an extremely large free-standing, ridged vestibule which uses Chinook’s unique VestaRidge™ system and a heavy duty, oxford nylon floor for extra protection against wear and tear. The tent sets up quickly and easily giving you more time to enjoy the out of doors.
There are many different types of camping hammocks to and the right one depends on how do you plan on using it and where. For most families space is at a premium and limits what people can take along. That is the beauty of an Eagles Nest hammock. It rolls up into the size of a softball making it small enough to take with you. The rope you need to hang the hammock to a tree also doubles as clothes line if needed.
Actually I suggest the double Eagles Nest hammock to give you the chance to snuggle with the child to help them fall asleep. The double also could rekindle your romance as an extra bonus.
Camping with children requires taking along extra things to enable taking care of them and also keeping them happy. What is needed does depend on the age and personality of the child. Sometimes what is forgotten is remembering that the vacation or weekend also belongs to the parent. That does create an issue since if the child is real young they do need things like naps. Putting your child for a nap normally means someone has to watch them.
A camping hammock works great as a way to enjoy camping while still watching your child. Hang the camping hammock to a couple of trees and take a nap yourself or read a book. You might even look forward their nap time as a way to take a break from your camping activities.
Camping with young children does present some interesting challenges but also some great memories. I recall a picture we took about 30 years ago showing one of my boys roasting marshmallows over a fire. We were in Canada in August before we heard of global warming and could have used some. The picture is priceless as he was about 5 years old in a jacket toasting the marshmallows.
Children are hard on sleeping bags both from accidents and just not realizing that sleeping bags shouldn’t be tossed on the ground when breaking camp. For that reason I often recommend a Stansport sleeping bag or Swissgear. Both sleeping bags are lower in cost and can be replaced when they are beyond cleaning.
In a previous article I commented on the fact that many times parents fail to purchase a camping sleeping bag for their children. Most of the time not buying it is an effort to save money. There are others but a Stansport sleeping bag works well as an economy priced camping sleeping bag. It is rated down to 35 degrees which is cold enough for the casual camper.
Sometimes children want do something different and in some areas they can safely sleep in the porch or you can pitch a tent in the back yard. Vacation at home will be a bigger thing until the economy improves. Doing it this way can be fun for them yet be budget minded.