Hi all,
I'm thinking of buying a tipi as a family tent, in particular a Helsport Varanger Camp 12-14 for a family of 7.
How effective are they at keeping bugs out?
Living in Scotland with young children and anticipating lots of use in the wilds, I'm particularly concerned about midges and ticks.
Previously, I've always used small "mountain" tents (Terra Nova, Hilleberg). These have bathtub groundsheets stitched to the inner with mesh panels on the inner doors, so you can zip yourself into a bug-free cocoon. Although I expect to use a tipi with an inner and groundsheet, I'm still concerned that bugs will get in at the gaps between inner/outer/groundsheet, or through the roof vent.
I'm thinking of buying a tipi as a family tent, in particular a Helsport Varanger Camp 12-14 for a family of 7.
How effective are they at keeping bugs out?
Living in Scotland with young children and anticipating lots of use in the wilds, I'm particularly concerned about midges and ticks.
Previously, I've always used small "mountain" tents (Terra Nova, Hilleberg). These have bathtub groundsheets stitched to the inner with mesh panels on the inner doors, so you can zip yourself into a bug-free cocoon. Although I expect to use a tipi with an inner and groundsheet, I'm still concerned that bugs will get in at the gaps between inner/outer/groundsheet, or through the roof vent.