Pop Up Tents

POP UP TENTS are the height of camping convenience because they can put themselves up... well, almost. 

One type has a frame which rolls up like a large coiled spring. And that's pretty much what it is... A spring with a tent built around it!

When the folded pop-up tent is released from it's storage pouch it 'pops' open all by itself. All you need do then is peg down the tent corners and tie on the guy lines to keep it steady in any wind. The tent can be open and up in a minute... well certainly in two minutes.

When not in use, these self erecting tents compress down to a flat disc shaped pack which stores away easily in your camping gear. The collapsed tent is too bulky to fit in (or tie on to) a backpack, but for anyone car or truck camping, it's no problem at all.

Even a novice tenderfoot who has never been camping before can get a popup tent erected, no problemo. Nervous ladies can get one of these spring loaded tents up and ready for use in no time flat, and so could most kids for that matter.

The only problem with children erecting a pop up tent, is that they might damage it from horsing around... so a bit of gentle parental guidance would be a good idea in such a case. Don't be bossy, but keep an eye on them. After all, you wouldn't want them to get too boisterous and damage the thing. Would you?

Another kind of pop up tent goes up with an unfolding, concertina-like action. These are the larger, square, type canopy tents which are often used as car ports to shade your car or camper, as party or dining shelter tents or as fairground-type trading stalls. Some of these tents have a full height rear wall and table-height walls on the two sides and front.

All of these tent designs are designed to be set up fast, and can be packed away quickly when you're ready to go home.