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Shopping for the curtains you will find yourself quickly immersed in a world of non -familiar terms, trying to decipher what it means that a DFC pyramid has a floor of the welded tub. Here is our guide to the terms you need to understand.

Single/Double Walled: A double wall tent is the most common, composed of an internal tent (wall 1) and a rain (wall 2) between you and the elements. A walled tent is, um, a single wall. The advantage of a single wall tent is that it is lighter. The advantage of a double wall tent is that condensation (usually) runs away on the external wall and does not drip you while sleeping. We recommend both types.

Independent: The tent gets up alone or do you have to stay it? If it rises alone through the tension of the pole, it is a self -supporting tent. Otherwise, it is not. There are also some hybrid design, often indicated as semi-firm, in which you just have to develop one end.

When I started this guide, I was firmly in the independent field. The self -supporting curtains seemed easier to deal with, and somehow they are. Most camping curtains in these days are independent. After tested dozens of curtains not in a detention, I realized that the report was not an advantage as big as I thought. All non -stopped means is that you will have to beat your tent when you are launching it. If you expect wind or rain, you will want to do it anyway, even if your tent is “self -supporting”. The largest negative aspect of the curtains not even or semi -finals is that it is not possible to move them easily once they are created.

Vestibule: In a double wall tent, the rain fly is usually focused by the door of the internal tent. That leaves a space that is not In The tent but is still protected by rain and elements. The vestibule is a good place to store the wet tools and cook when it rains and helps make a much larger curtain felt otherwise. In general, the bigger the vestibule, the better.

DCF/Cuben fiber: Dyneema composite fiber (DCF) is also known as cubic fiber. Both are terms of the sector for the curtains made of Dyneema, which is a very strong and very light fabric. It is also very expensive and can be annoyingly rippled, but when it comes to going as light as possible, DCF is difficult to achieve. For a complete rupture of all the materials used in the curtains, consult the materials of the curtain at the bottom.

Peak height: How high the tent is in its highest point. Depending on the shape of the curtain, this can be useful or not, but it can indicate how much space for you has in the tent. In single curtains in Palo, however, the peak height is generally high but goes quickly, which means that you don’t have the space for the head as much as this number could return.

Doors: Two people curtains and older need two doors. Scalar your hiking partner in the middle of the night is not fun for anyone. Practically every tent of two people and larger I have tested lately has had two doors, but some also have a natural vestibule, which is beautiful.