Backpacking Equipment Tips : Pitching Quarter Dome Tents

Posted: July 2nd, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Camping Tips | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments »




When pitching a tent on backpacking trips, use ground clothes and stakes. Pitch a camping tent with expert tips in this free backpacking video. Expert: Megan Rouch Bio: Megan Rouch enjoys off-road unicycling. She has been riding unicycles for eight years. Miss Rouch has instructed unicycling and juggling at the Kent Cummins Magic Camp for the past seven years. Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA

14 Comments on “Backpacking Equipment Tips : Pitching Quarter Dome Tents”

  1. 1 stormtracker257 said at 1:16 am on October 14th, 2008:

    Well done. I’m glad you mentioned the ground cloth (footprint), and cautioned about being to forceful sliding in the tent poles. Great video, and very informative. Thanks.

  2. 2 TroutEhCuss said at 3:47 pm on April 19th, 2009:

    thanks for putting info out there for those that need it.

  3. 3 ForestRyder said at 7:56 am on May 27th, 2009:

    with all do respect i think its a half dome cause the quarter dome is mostly mesh and the poles just clip in the top no sleaves.

  4. 4 EliteCall said at 3:07 pm on June 17th, 2009:

    You didn’t explain about the out the flysheet and guy ropes. Their crucial components of any standard dome tent.

  5. 5 LEXPIX said at 9:08 am on July 3rd, 2009:

    I usually set up the poles then stake out later to maintain tension. Although I’m not using a sleeved tent pole system.

  6. 6 edwin00420 said at 5:44 am on July 9th, 2009:

    yup, I think so

  7. 7 slidermister said at 2:46 pm on July 12th, 2009:

    the polls are “basically” fiberglass, not metal !!??!

  8. 8 mr0the0s said at 9:16 am on July 22nd, 2009:

    Can I come along with you on a camping mission? I’d like you to show me close up where to slide my pole in. And I bet our tent would never get cold. We can stick it up together and I promise not to rip your fabric

  9. 9 gambleriver said at 10:15 pm on July 24th, 2009:

    you’re a moron

  10. 10 elkantler75 said at 1:35 pm on August 8th, 2009:

    why use a tent that you have to pack poles for? tipis are simple and you can cut a pole at your site and then leave it. wyominglostandfound

  11. 11 cannabisbisbisbisbis said at 6:15 am on November 11th, 2009:

    lol i bet dat bitch likes a nice long sticky pole

  12. 12 cannabisbisbisbisbis said at 6:16 am on November 11th, 2009:

    dis bitchs voice is fuckin annoying

  13. 13 earlymusicus said at 7:43 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    To ForestRyder – this is the older, previous model of the REI Quarter Dome; it’s not the new Quarter Dome T-1. The older Quarter Dome looked very much like the Half Dome but smaller. I know, because I have this tent and I also have the new Rei Quarter Dome T-1. This is a great tent – just a little heavier than I wanted for lightweight backpacking, so I use it for car camping.

  14. 14 FrontlineFishing said at 1:06 am on May 30th, 2010:

    @mr0the0s omg classic

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