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A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs. Nowadays, their main application is for recreational camping. Modern tents are usually made of fire-retardant material. Tents range in size from "bivouac" structures just big enough for one person to sleep in up to huge (circus) tents capable of seating thousands of people.
Backpacker Tents are the smallest and lightest type of tents.
Smaller tents may be sufficiently light that they can be carried for long distances on a touring bicycle, a boat, or even a person's back. The military organisations of most nations use such tents to temporarily house troops living and working under field conditions.
The second type are larger, heavier tents which are usually carried in a car or other vehicle. Depending on tent size and the experience of the person or people involved, such tents can usually be assembled (pitched) in between 5 and 25 minutes; disassembly (striking) takes a similar length of time.
Marquees and larger tents
A marquee is a large tent used as a temporary building. They have long been used for circus or other performances, fairs, banquets, large weddings or, more recently corporate entertainment events. Marquees / party tents are dramatic and very strongly built.
Uses of Tents
Tents are typically used as overhead shelter for
• Festivals / Weddings
• Camping
Camping is a popular form of recreation which often involves the use of tents. A tent is economical and practical because of its portability and low environmental impact. These qualities are necessary when used in the wilderness or backcountry.
• Backyard Parties
• Major corporate events
• Excavation (construction) Covers
• Industrial shelters
• Emergency
Tents are often used in humanitarian emergencies, The primary choice of tents in humanitarian emergencies are canvas tents, because a cotton canvas tent allows functional breathability while serving the purpose of temporary shelter.
General considerations
Tent fabric may be made of many materials including cotton (canvas), nylon, felt and polyester.
Cotton absorbs water, so it can become very heavy when wet, but the associated swelling tends to block any minute holes so that wet cotton is more waterproof than dry cotton. Cotton tents were often treated with paraffin to enhance water resistance.
Nylon and polyester are much lighter than cotton and do not absorb much water; with suitable coatings they can be very waterproof.
If the tent will be used where mosquitoes, gnats and other biting insects are expected, it should have all window, vent and door openings covered with fine-mesh "no-see-um" netting.
Tents can be improvised using waterproof fabric, string, and sticks. This allows them to be easily built and moved.
Many tent manufacturers indicate capacity by such phrases as '3 berth' or '2 person'. These numbers indicate how many people the manufacturer thinks can be fit snugly into a tent with just sleeping bags. These numbers do not allow for any personal belongings such as luggage, inflatable mattresses, camp beds, cots, etc.