A tent is a shelter, consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles and/or ropes. Some tent styles are free-standing, while others are attached to the ground using guy ropes tied to stakes (pegs). Tents were first used as portable homes by nomadic peoples, but today, their main application is for recreational camping. Modern tents are usually made of fire-retardant material.

Tents range in size from those barely large enough for one person to sleep in up to huge (circus) tents capable of seating thousands of people. The bulk of this article is concerned with recreational camping using tents capable of sleeping from 1 up to about 10 people. Larger tents are discussed in a separate section below.

Tents for recreational camping are generally transportable by car. Depending on tent size and the experience of the person or people involved, such tents can usually be assembled (pitched) in between 5 and 25 minutes; disassembly (striking) takes a similar length of time. Smaller tents may be sufficiently light that they can be carried for long distances on a person's back, or on a touring bicycle, a boat, or even a pack animal.

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@lliswerryguy Sounds a bit too in tents for me.
cartoono (Simon Ellinas) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:47:03 -0000
@lliswerryguy Sounds a bit too in tents for me.
RT @lliswerryguy: In bed playing tents anyone wanna join me !!!~~LOL x
Strabane32 (Sheriann ) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:46:52 -0000
RT @lliswerryguy: In bed playing tents anyone wanna join me !!!~~LOL x
In bed playing tents anyone wanna join me !!!
lliswerryguy (Ray Francis) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:45:47 -0000
In bed playing tents anyone wanna join me !!!
@littleboswell but you would have BULK of EVERYTHING (food) except for like trampolines, tents and whatever other randoms things they have
Ronamurder (Rona Hightower) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:36:31 -0000
@littleboswell but you would have BULK of EVERYTHING (food) except for like trampolines, tents and whatever other randoms things they have
Welcome aboard Screaming Seeds with last-minute stall, and new biz #Winchelsea Olives. Day program on the website soon (when tents up!)
WinchelseaFest (Winchelsea Festival) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:29:16 -0000
Welcome aboard Screaming Seeds with last-minute stall, and new biz #Winchelsea Olives. Day program on the website soon (when tents up!)
trying to warm up, still abit cold, hope we're warm in the tents tomorrow aha
guyalexanderr (Guy Alexander) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:28:59 -0000
trying to warm up, still abit cold, hope we're warm in the tents tomorrow aha

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