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Wait a RU-vid video that doesn’t only shows successes n the end result? This is why I really enjoy your videos. It’s real w/ real life suggestions. Thanks
Your channel is great, plenty of interesting content. Tip; using your microfiber cloth, wet or dry, between sleeping pad and groundsheet helps prevent slipping.
I definitely recommend using a footprint. It might be different if you're using a lot of different tents. I used one around 40 times last year and it's looking worn. Still fine but you can tell it's been well used. The tent is still immaculate.
Some good tips here, Paul. I know lots of us have been doing some of these for years, but it's always good for refresher stuff, or for anyone who is new to camping and wild camping. Very useful for them. Great video, as usual. Keep up the good work. Davey.
I wrap my guy lines like that as well. The last thing I want to deal with when pitching a tent is to deal with a tangled mess, especially in bad weather. It’s easier to wrap them up before you take down the tent and pack it up. Duct tape or Tenacious tape is a must-have. I’ve patched holes in my tent on more than one occasion (clumsy moves or falling branches). I also keep a small tube of super glue for emergency repairs.
Terra Nova Voyager is a classic. With all the fancy new tents with outer pitch first surprised it still popular. Love mine. 12 years old and still going strong
The Tenacious Tape also worked well on my sea to summit inflatable mat to fix a pin hole leak, tip is to make sure the patch is round rather than square
These are wonderful tips, tricks and info to keep tents and poles in good working condition and preserving performance. You never know when wind and storms may drive a pole or stake through a tent fly or wall, creating damage. I've seen it happen to others many times and I think its only a bit of luck that it hasn't happened to me yet. Also, its been just recently that I learned to zip up my tent prior to staking it out. I just didn't realize how much this helped with getting the best pitch possible and requiring fewer adjustments later. Finally, I confess to having seam sealer anxiety. Long ago, I seam sealed my first backpacking tent and it looked like a horrendous amateur job. Ever since, I've paid extra for companies to do it for me. Still, I like the idea of being able to make repairs when needed and not relying on others. Tenacious tape is every backpacker's best friend. I repair clothing as well as equipment with that little jewel. I've been out using tents and tarps for several years and still found a few new tips in this video! Thanks for sharing.
Love the way you wind up the guylines for packing away. So much better than the way i have been doing it for decades. Nice one Mr P.. My new go-to method. Hope all is well in Messnerland. Best wishes to you guys. Sam
Great video Paul. Tenacious Tape does make a version for silnylon (or silpoly). If your tent has silicone-coated fabric, as most do, I recommend carrying some of that for repairs. A lot easier than trying to glue in the field!
Arguably your best video yet Paul. This is exactly the kind of content I like to see: sound advice based on experience. I cannot fault a single thing you stated. Thank you. PS. Not a single comment about "get your flaps open".... YT, I'm shocked ;)
Thanks Paul for another great video. Had a pole break in my 6 berth tent whilst me and the wife were on holiday. Got it sorted at a local camp shop I didn't know those sleeves existed. Inspirational videos and have learnt so much. Thank you. Mal and fran.
I like the tip of how to use the pole splints. I had not thtought about sliding them along from the end, I would have struggled taking out the shock cord, like the idiot that I am. I also like the tip about using the tent bag to cut a patch from, I would never have thought of that.
cheers Paul , glad i`m not the only one that takes a generic bag of various tent pegs with them , i`ve got a bag with 16 pegs that goes with ALL my tents , there`s 4 titanium pins ,4 "y" shaped stakes like you have here and 4 of the standard ally pins with heads on for hammering in , you`d be surprised how most tents will stay up with just 6 but having a various selection has got me out the poo on a few occasions . Its also handy knowing that you only need to reach for one bag when packing your kit
To prevent slipping around I put seam seal on the bottom of my sleeping mat rather than on the tent floor. I find that putting it on the floor acts as a dirt magnet. The downside is possibly invalidating any warranty on your mat!
Tenacious Tape is absolutely brilliant for use in the field. Just make sure you get it in the right place because once it's stuck down it's not coming off without a fight.
Hi Paul. Another enjoyable video. In extreme wind some tent manufacturers actually recommend pitching vestibule into wind. It becomes a matter of structural integrity and where the tent is strongest. A semi geodesic tent with a single front facing vestibule would be case in point. 👍
As others have mentioned, the groundsheet or footprint should never extend our beyond the flysheet. If it does, rain water will pool under the tent floor.
This was super useful - I bought a Voyager 2 about 20 years ago and only just realised how the pole repairer and patch which came with the tent should be used 🤣 I was wondering though, should the pole which goes over the tent entrance be positioned under the diagonal poles and not over them?
Great video, like a chapter out of an online course (hmm, future videos for new backpackers?). I also keep some reflective tenacious tape with me. I do a lot of night hiking and a piece of the reflective tape pinned on a tree where my camp is off trail and on each side of my tent helps me find it when returning in the dark. Also In the mountains in the US we hang our food to keep it from bears and rodents. With the reflective tape on my food bag I can find it in the trees on those early dark mornings. Also I wrap some on a spare stake (pin?) Which I stick next to a cat hole pre dug in the daylight making late night runs into the woods easier.
Good stuff. If you're a trekking pole user a few metres of duct tape wrapped around the pole goes a long way to solving a lot of problems that can arise on camp.
Great tips , which would ordinarily trip all of us up & think , ***k that ! Where’s the nearest bed & breakfast! Thanks Paul loved your lakes camping videos with those fantastic views & your always excellent pitch!
Maybe an idea for strips of seam sealer on the bottom of the sleeping pad ? Companies should make grippy pads as standard , my trekology slides all over the place . Great tips Paul 👍
Some great tips! My favourite is using the seam sealant to stop the sleeping mat from sliding about. I think that I'll put it on the mat not the groundsheet though.
@@Dr.D00pI've put lots of dots of seam seal on the bottom of my inflatable mat. No problems with it coming off but it probably invalidates any guarantee on the mat.
Thanks Paul. Us beginners really appreciate the videos that you and others do. The repair pole sections I'm just about to order. Never realised they existed.
Great tips! Especially the bit about having door closed when setting up! That's my question answered from last video thanks! .. is tenacious tape better than say gorilla tape? Also what do you think of those yellow plastic pegs? Any good?
If anything, I feel this has reinforced my choice of tent. If you watch this video as a ‘weakness of tents’ video, rather than a ‘how to get out of trouble once you are in it’ one, then there are lots of elements in it that can help you pick which tent to go for to start with, or at least where your compromises are in your choice. So, for example, the tent pole repairs, and the tent pole ‘hub’ or ‘spider’ failures - I went for a tent that sets on two walking sticks, I actually bought two dedicated tent poles for it too though. My logic being that if one of those fails, I can then use one of my walking poles as a back up. My compromise is that my tent isn’t a free standing one though. I also went for a DCF twin wall tent, so the fly doesn’t soak up water, sag and require re-tensioning, or get heavier when it comes to carrying a wet tent off the mountain. Granted DCF tents are not cheap options, that’s another compromise.
@@Chris66able …..that is why I went for a twin wall (which restricted the options further). Based upon limited use so far, we did not have big condensation issues with two of us plus a dog in a small 2 person tent, and the ground was very wet/damp too…..but maybe the conditions were kind to us. More use is required by myself to get a better handle on how bad or not the condensation is.
Your recent videos are making me realise how lazy I am Paul - I know the top tips to put gaffer tape around a lighter, coil up guy lines so smooth release, etc but I don't do that stuff!
Okay I was going to scroll past but your commitment to The Bit in the thumbnail is deserving of a view, a like and a comment XD I'm sorry YT demands creators do this stuff to survive Edit: voted too 👉👉
@paul messner so would a bit seam seal stop floor of a cloudpeak2 sliding everywhich way against the footprint? was gonna try dbl sided tape from poundshop but its crap lol
Sorry to find this amusing - but "Condensating" 🤣🤣 Isn't that on american tents? On my tent I get moisture condensing... Excellent collection of tips and practical knowledge. Thanks for sharing.
I think it's important to mention (especially for female campers) that sleeping with your flaps open will massively reduce the chances of condensation problems during the night. It's the little tips that can make big differences to the camping experience.
Not to mention moisture condensating on your fly. 🤣🤣 Maybe leaving that opening at the top when you zip up your door will help. Get you some looks though. 🤣🤣 Men will always be boys! 🤣🤣
Why aren't you out in the wild, getting soaked to the skin, freezing the crown jewels off and generally having a miserable time, all for our RU-vid entertainment? 😁 Going soft in your old age 😉
Yes it’s basis skills ….if you going to pitch a tent with the door into wind …..they you haven’t got a clue and you shouldn’t be out without supervision …! 😂
