The word “hiking tent” immediately arises the feelings of adventure and excitement in one’s mind. One at once tries to imagine about various adventurous trips which he will attempt on tracking and climbing on the rocks. What exactly is hiking tent? This is what most of you might be asking to yourself. A hiking 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 tried to stake and tent pages. First used as portable homes by nomadic peoples, hiking tents are now more often used for recreational camping and temporary shelters. Hiking tents range in size from “bivouac” structures just big enough for one person to sleep in up to huge tents capable of seating thousands of people. The bulk of this article is concerned with tents used for recreational camping which have sleeping space for one to ten people. Tents for recreational camping fall into two categories. Hiking Tent intended to be carried by backpackers are the smallest and lightest type. Smaller hiking tent may be sufficiently light that they can be carried for long distances on a touring bicycles, a boat and even a person’s back. Some very specialized hiking lightweight tent have spring-loaded poles and can be ‘pitched’ in seconds, but take somewhat longer to strike.  The second type are larger, heavier hiking tents which are usually carried in a car or other vehicle. Depending on hiking tent size and the experience of the person or people involved, such hiking tent can usually be assembled (pitched) in between 5 and 25 minutes; disassembly (striking) takes a similar length of time. The military organizations of most nations use such hiking tent to temporarily house troops living and working under field conditions.

Uses of Hiking Tents

Now is the time to discuss some serious applications or use (whatever you may call it) of hiking tents. I am sure that most of you must be waiting for it only. Tents are used as habitation by nomads, recreational campers, and disaster victims. Tents are typically used as overhead shelter for festivals, weddings, backyard parties, and major corporate events. They are also used for excavation (construction) covers, industrial shelters. Hiking Tent have traditionally been used by nomadic people all over the world, such as Native Americans, Monogolian and Tibetan Nomads, and the Bedouin. People all over the world have long used hiking tent as part of their working life. Hiking Tent are preferred by the military for their relatively quick setup and take down times, compared to more traditional shelters. One of the world’s largest users of hiking tent is the US Department of Defense. 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.