As a single tent from the outside world you are only separated by a thin, preferably waterproof cloth. Double consists of external – and internal waterproof – easy breathing and tents. Single tent waterresistant made of synthetic materials, such as Poliamid Ripstop and others, have several advantages, most important of which – it is light and compact. The main problem is a single tent condensation, which accumulates in the poor design on the walls of the tent and starts to drip on you. Therefore, many manufacturers are seeking ways to solve this problem. So, you cyclist or a devotee автостопа, amateur competitions for multi-targeting, or a hunter, going on the trace of a wild beast. For you Every gram, so the modern single tent, especially for you. 

If you select «odnosloyki» necessarily pay attention to the fabric. If it is waterproof, the material is not breathing, it was thought necessary ventilation system, ie must mesh openings on all sides of tents, top and bottom. The most well-known companies, such as vauDe, MARMOT, BIBLER produce single tent with the use of membranes GORE-TEX, SYMPATEX etc. These tents are a peak of human thought, a very light (1800-1900g.), «Breathing», respectively, there is no condensate, but, like all good things – very expensive (from $ 500). 

Yet most widely received numerous species of two tents, as a cheap and functional. The shape of the tents are divided into double-dome and the «barrel», except to the enormous Camping tents, which are in the form of multi-homes with the windows and corridors. The form of the dome now has acquired the greatest popularity and the tent is in the collections of each company – just vary the size vestibule, the number of arcs and method of attachment of the external to the inner tent. What is so loved travelers form a dome? 

First, a structure attached to the tent exceptional stability and self-stability. In such calm, you can put a tent with no side dilatory in stakes, simply on the ground and with one hand if necessary to raise and move from place to place. Secondly – a large internal volume, allowing to sit in a tent, and generally feel comfortable. The third – the speed and ease of installation. With regard to the method of attachment of the inner tent to the outside, there were two possible options: 
The first – when the awning tents covering the arc and inside the tent on a hook or using zavyazok attached to dugam. 
The second – when the inner tent is attached directly to the awning on the buttons, and pass through the arc in special pockets on the top of the curtain. 

When installing, you put both external and internal tents, which is very convenient when driving rain, for example. In addition, the first option may be used without the inner tent awning in hot conditions, while the second vice versa – to install an awning, but to strengthen it (or not) inside the tent. 

Another theme in dome tents are tambour. Tents can be no vestibule, which certainly facilitates weight, but leaves no room for storage, but may have one or two vestibule. In fact, the vestibule is a very useful thing: they can cook food using a gas burner, and not risking a burn things, there can be used to store gasoline, natural gas, wet boots and other not very pleasant to live together objects. 

The second type of tents – it «barrel». The name speaks for itself – the tents are tunneleobraznuyu form that has several advantages: a more comfortable beds, more space for the arrangement of things by serving different niches and opportunities for tension, for example, to create a sound and wind «station durable». The main negative – these tents are not sustainable without dilatory. 

It should be very carefully to consider the materials used to manufacture various components of the tents: 

The bottom of the tent. Since the bottom is in contact often with very wet soil, snow or ice, by the material, its form, higher requirements – tensile strength, nepromokaemost, prokleennye seams. These requirements are consistent with the material impregnated with polyurethane, for example, 210T NYLON-TAFFETA PU (holds 6000 mm water column), 140 DEN HEAVY NYLON TAFFETA (holds 8000 mm water column), NYLON-OXFORD (holds 6000 mm water column), etc. . Sometimes come across a tent with the bottom of reinforced polyethylene (terpaulinga) – quite an interesting solution, since such material is waterproof, durable, not prone to decay and, in addition inexpensive, but at 800 grams burdening tent. Therefore, these tents can be recommended for camping autotourists or water; 

Tent. At the curtain material strike test weather: scorching sun, torrential rain, snow, hail, and other pleasures, so the basic requirements for a tent – the strength, nepromokaemost, lightness and delicacy. The most common materials for awnings are now POLYESTER causing the layer of polyurethane, NYLON-TAFFETA and silicon (the fabric of the polymer esters causing a layer of silicon). These materials, with other high-performance thin enough that their turn is compact and lightweight enough to pack and to be in the long march to a four-tent. As the curtain sshivnoy, there is the issue of sealing the seams. To date, all well-known companies have the technology sizing seams, and without sizing options are found either in the cheap Chinese models, or from some Russian producers. It should be noted that the operation of sealing the seams slightly increases the cost of tents, but it is to make choices for themselves, or pay another 30 per cent, or in the rain to escape with the help of polyethylene; 

The inside of the tent. The basic properties of the material on the inner tent it is good ventilation. The material must pass a pair of devoted man, who continue to appear through the mesh holes in the upper canopy. Now for this purpose are most commonly used solid break and at the same time easy to RIPSTOP material resistant to any bad weather layer of silicone. Also popular is NYLON RIPSTOP, sometimes, especially in camping models used POLYCOTON (ie 65% – NYLON and 35% – cotton), this material breathes beautifully, but quite heavy and not very strong, so the use of simple, fairly cheap tents ; 

Arc. Frame tents should not be deformed after the first of its installation, high-quality frames have the strength, that even if a strong storm just put a tent during a lull, it will be exactly the same as before the hurricane. Permanent deformation of sin skeletons, made from Russian aluminum D16T, but it is inexpensive, readily available spare parts. For trips into the forest for hiking in the area, this trip is quite simple enough, but if you are to win the major routes, you’ll need to spend on a tent with imported frame of aluminum alloy. 

The most successful in the manufacture of such arcs American company EASTON, which is a supplier of frames for tents the world’s leading companies. The second option – it frames fiberglass (fiberglassa). Very lightweight and sufficiently strong material, the residual strain is not, it is recommended for trips and hikes in the forest zone, for water hikes in nezimnee time, because all is not such a tough and hardy material like aluminum alloy, but again, not least advantage is its cheapness.