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Joe Bundia
i am going camping in west virginia and just purchased a eureka one man tent for about $150, what is a footprint and would you recomend one?
where can i find a footprint that is the exact size of the eureka backcountry 1 tent???
Answer
The footprint is the modern version of a ground cloth or tarp. In the "old days" (I still use one), campers use to just plop down a ground cloth and then put the tent over the top. Nowadays they have manufactured ground clothes that are the exact shape of the tent floor and clip into the tent itself.
A ground cloth or a footprint can extend the life of your tent by protecting the floor from direct contact with ground by keeping it clean and preventing punctures.
I don't personally use footprints...I use a ground cloth. It's much cheaper and almost as convenient. I one of those high end "space blankets" (not the mylar emergency ones) and have the reflective surface up to reflect any body heat back.
The footprint is the modern version of a ground cloth or tarp. In the "old days" (I still use one), campers use to just plop down a ground cloth and then put the tent over the top. Nowadays they have manufactured ground clothes that are the exact shape of the tent floor and clip into the tent itself.
A ground cloth or a footprint can extend the life of your tent by protecting the floor from direct contact with ground by keeping it clean and preventing punctures.
I don't personally use footprints...I use a ground cloth. It's much cheaper and almost as convenient. I one of those high end "space blankets" (not the mylar emergency ones) and have the reflective surface up to reflect any body heat back.
Camping advice in Virginia area? Good prices and/or free?
Hoopla!
I want to go camping somewhere out a little farther than Richmond VA, but still in Virginia. What are some either free or "cheap" campsites in Virginia? I would like to camp in a tent but also if good cabin prices would be nice too. I'd like some advice of some fun places to go. I'd like to stay about 3-5 days and so would need showers. And I'd like to be near water with places to hike or things to do. Help would be nice :) Thank you.
Answer
Ok free camping is called dispersed or boondock camping and unless you bring a bathroom with you there won't be any. National forests allow free dispersed camping, some sites are accessible by car most you have to hike in to.
http://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/gwj/recreation/camping-cabins
"Cheap" campsites come next, these are forest service campsites that have little to no features and may only have a pit toilet at best, prices vary by demand but are usually around $10-$20 a night. Also listed on the above web site
Next would be full service campgrounds where if you had an RV you could roll right up hook in your RV to water sewer and electric and have all the comforts of home. Again these sites vary by demand and could be as low as $20 or as high as $200 or more per night depending on private or public operation and available amenities. http://woodalls.com/ lists all that there is.
Last is Cabin rental now some forests have government owned cabins you can rent for low cost anywhere from $50 to again several hundred based on location and demand these would be listed under the same category as the campground info of the forest service web sites. Private ownership cabins are easy to yahoo search for and prices again very all the way into the thousands.
Good Luck!
Ok free camping is called dispersed or boondock camping and unless you bring a bathroom with you there won't be any. National forests allow free dispersed camping, some sites are accessible by car most you have to hike in to.
http://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/gwj/recreation/camping-cabins
"Cheap" campsites come next, these are forest service campsites that have little to no features and may only have a pit toilet at best, prices vary by demand but are usually around $10-$20 a night. Also listed on the above web site
Next would be full service campgrounds where if you had an RV you could roll right up hook in your RV to water sewer and electric and have all the comforts of home. Again these sites vary by demand and could be as low as $20 or as high as $200 or more per night depending on private or public operation and available amenities. http://woodalls.com/ lists all that there is.
Last is Cabin rental now some forests have government owned cabins you can rent for low cost anywhere from $50 to again several hundred based on location and demand these would be listed under the same category as the campground info of the forest service web sites. Private ownership cabins are easy to yahoo search for and prices again very all the way into the thousands.
Good Luck!
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