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<\/h2>\nThere are some clear benefits to using a stretcher in your tent.<\/p>\n
It not only gets you up off the ground, something appreciated by older campers; it increases storage space.<\/p>\n
Two king-sized mattresses in a 3-4 person tent leaves little room for your gear. But put a couple of stretchers in the tent, and you still have space underneath.<\/p>\n
The only sticking point is that a stretcher and mattress of the same length and width, will not necessarily fit into the same tent.<\/p>\n
The combination of stretcher height (45cm in my experiment) and a sloping tent wall meant that some measurements I took in our tent display reduced the space for a stretcher by up to 45cm.<\/p>\n
<\/h2>\nKeeping in mind the flexible nature of a tent wall, I have come up with a guide based on an average stretcher height of 45cm lightly touching the interior walls.<\/p>\n
To work out if your stretcher will fit in a tent you are researching, reduce the tent floor dimensions by these measurements for each sloped wall that your stretcher will be situated against.<\/p>\n
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These measurements are not a sure thing for every tent. But this will at least get you in the ballpark when shopping online.<\/p>\n
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We often get asked is if a stretcher will put holes in tent floors. Common sense says that the feet of a stretcher will be much harder on a tent floor than a mattress would be. This is because all the weight is concentrated to just a few square centimetres of space.<\/p>\n
Whilst it is very dependant on the surface type on which your tent is pitched, you can minimise damage by using a tarp<\/span><\/strong><\/a> under your tent, and possibly even some foam mats<\/a><\/strong> inside for lighter weight floor fabrics.<\/p>\n Hopefully, this helps you to confidently select the gear you need to sleep comfortably on your next camping trip.<\/p>\n What are some of your recommendations for making your tent a comfortable sleeping space?<\/strong><\/p>\n
