expiredniki4h | Staff posted Sep 19, 2023 12:03 AM
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expiredniki4h | Staff posted Sep 19, 2023 12:03 AM
Coleman Signature 9-Person Prairie Breeze Tent w/ Light & Fan
& More + Free S&H on $50+$205
$380
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This can be dangerous depending on the size of the site. You always want to try and set up the tents so they remain upwind of any nearby campfires. If you must have a tent downwind of a fire, best to give it a good distance. Embers can ignite a tent pretty quickly. And once one ignites, it can quickly spread to other tents. I experienced this hard way at Roskilde '98 in Copenhagen. Thankfully no one was hurt, but there were over a dozen tents that completely burnt up in less than a couple minutes.
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Now that we're older, no more backpacking for us - we only car camp and sleep on cots when camping. Vertical wall tents like this one, even though not as wind resistant, make cot-sleeping super spacious.
Be sure to do a test setup prior to a trip - we found a defective pole on recently bought tent. Coleman (actually brand-collector Newell now owns them as they do, Rubbermaid) Customer Support was excellent, we uploaded photos of the defective pole and Amazon invoice while still on the phone and they took care of the problem.
Also, even with a brand new tent, apply NikWax UV/water protection during that test setup. $20/bottle that can do a large tent or buy the concentrate for $30-40 that makes up to 7 bottles. And if you're really concerned about water, apply seam sealer as well.
But in all cases, apply NikWax UV/waterproofing to the rain fly and exposed tent surfaces.
This can be dangerous depending on the size of the site. You always want to try and set up the tents so they remain upwind of any nearby campfires. If you must have a tent downwind of a fire, best to give it a good distance. Embers can ignite a tent pretty quickly. And once one ignites, it can quickly spread to other tents. I experienced this hard way at Roskilde '98 in Copenhagen. Thankfully no one was hurt, but there were over a dozen tents that completely burnt up in less than a couple minutes.
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