Tent FAIL? This might help

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@PaulMessner Рік тому

If you enjoyed this little film or found any of the tips useful, then please consider voting for me in the TGO Magazine Reader's Awards here www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/TGvote22/ your support as always is greatly appreciated. Paul 👍

@larrysheedy4293 Рік тому

Wait a UKposts video that doesn’t only shows successes n the end result? This is why I really enjoy your videos. It’s real w/ real life suggestions. Thanks

@stuplant6693 Рік тому

Any footprint needs be smaller than the tent outline otherwise youend up with rain puddling in the underneath unable to soak away.

@Sherps Рік тому

I thought the same and was waiting for it to be mentioned 🙃

@malcolmedwards7333 Рік тому

Your channel is great, plenty of interesting content. Tip; using your microfiber cloth, wet or dry, between sleeping pad and groundsheet helps prevent slipping.

@thejacobitehiker Рік тому

Some good tips here, Paul. I know lots of us have been doing some of these for years, but it's always good for refresher stuff, or for anyone who is new to camping and wild camping. Very useful for them. Great video, as usual. Keep up the good work. Davey.

@craighewison1738 Рік тому

Thanks for showing how you tie guy lines, I really appreciate you responding to my question in the last video

@hnahler Рік тому

One of your best and most valuable videos! Skills are much more important than gear.

@Bokooda Рік тому

All good advice. Liked the way you packed the guys away for both neatness and quick release. The Farrimond Hitch is a good knot to learn 👍

@siemk6658 Рік тому

This one is great. One of your best. In particulair using your tentbag for little repairs. Never thougt of it. Thanks.

@markperry222 Рік тому

I like the tip of how to use the pole splints. I had not thtought about sliding them along from the end, I would have struggled taking out the shock cord, like the idiot that I am. I also like the tip about using the tent bag to cut a patch from, I would never have thought of that.

@davidhale1568 Рік тому

The Tenacious Tape also worked well on my sea to summit inflatable mat to fix a pin hole leak, tip is to make sure the patch is round rather than square

@paulhoughton5266 Рік тому

So much great tips and common sense approach in 15 minutes, awesome

@kevjones2107 Рік тому

The pole sleeve repair tube? I've never seen that before. Great video thanks for the information ATB Kev

@eumaeus Рік тому

Arguably your best video yet Paul. This is exactly the kind of content I like to see: sound advice based on experience. I cannot fault a single thing you stated. Thank you. PS. Not a single comment about "get your flaps open".... YT, I'm shocked ;)

@mendyviola Рік тому

I wrap my guy lines like that as well. The last thing I want to deal with when pitching a tent is to deal with a tangled mess, especially in bad weather. It’s easier to wrap them up before you take down the tent and pack it up. Duct tape or Tenacious tape is a must-have. I’ve patched holes in my tent on more than one occasion (clumsy moves or falling branches). I also keep a small tube of super glue for emergency repairs.

@StephenJReid Рік тому

Great tips! unfortunately I snapped my pole in at the 3-way connector so no way to repair. Thankfully it was when packing up.

@life-outdoors 4 місяці тому

I definitely recommend using a footprint. It might be different if you're using a lot of different tents. I used one around 40 times last year and it's looking worn. Still fine but you can tell it's been well used. The tent is still immaculate.

@samwhite7197 Рік тому

Love the way you wind up the guylines for packing away. So much better than the way i have been doing it for decades. Nice one Mr P.. My new go-to method. Hope all is well in Messnerland. Best wishes to you guys. Sam

@mandyxfx Рік тому

Thanks Paul for another great video. Had a pole break in my 6 berth tent whilst me and the wife were on holiday. Got it sorted at a local camp shop I didn't know those sleeves existed. Inspirational videos and have learnt so much. Thank you. Mal and fran.

@LMay64 Рік тому

These are wonderful tips, tricks and info to keep tents and poles in good working condition and preserving performance. You never know when wind and storms may drive a pole or stake through a tent fly or wall, creating damage. I've seen it happen to others many times and I think its only a bit of luck that it hasn't happened to me yet. Also, its been just recently that I learned to zip up my tent prior to staking it out. I just didn't realize how much this helped with getting the best pitch possible and requiring fewer adjustments later. Finally, I confess to having seam sealer anxiety. Long ago, I seam sealed my first backpacking tent and it looked like a horrendous amateur job. Ever since, I've paid extra for companies to do it for me. Still, I like the idea of being able to make repairs when needed and not relying on others. Tenacious tape is every backpacker's best friend. I repair clothing as well as equipment with that little jewel. I've been out using tents and tarps for several years and still found a few new tips in this video! Thanks for sharing.

@karlbratby4349 6 місяців тому

MSR tent breakages... glad I didn't get the hubba hubba LOL. Thanks for the tip, Voyager looks a nice tent.

@vvs3796 Рік тому

yes!flex capacitor is back in action!

@andrewforrest8938 Рік тому

Thanks Paul for sharing interesting video on how to fixing broken tent poles you and Jo take care👍

@davidjackson8829 Рік тому

Terra Nova Voyager is a classic. With all the fancy new tents with outer pitch first surprised it still popular. Love mine. 12 years old and still going strong

@simonsezbum Рік тому

Tenacious Tape is absolutely brilliant for use in the field. Just make sure you get it in the right place because once it's stuck down it's not coming off without a fight.

@fellrunningguide Рік тому

To prevent slipping around I put seam seal on the bottom of my sleeping mat rather than on the tent floor. I find that putting it on the floor acts as a dirt magnet. The downside is possibly invalidating any warranty on your mat!

@symy92 Рік тому

Great info, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. I didn't know about the tent repair pole pieces, and the knot tying was great as well.

@sorrows_touch Рік тому

I love these tips videos! The knots are especially helpful

@markstevenson7884 Рік тому

Great idea using the stuff sack as a patch repair

@SolitaryDan Рік тому

Great video as always.. also, I absolutely love the tent. I have the Starlight 2 which is a similar shape and it's one of my favorite tents I've used.

@mow-zr6ni Рік тому

Looks like a new tent,Voyager! Good choice

@bihlygoat Рік тому

Great video Paul. Tenacious Tape does make a version for silnylon (or silpoly). If your tent has silicone-coated fabric, as most do, I recommend carrying some of that for repairs. A lot easier than trying to glue in the field!

@cajunrangers Рік тому

More top tips - thanks again!! 🙂👍🏼

@caseyellie Рік тому

Some great tips there ! Hibernating waiting for spring!!

@arnomilius Рік тому

That’s some great tip Paul! Thanks mate 👍🏼

@waynus2021 Рік тому

cheers Paul , glad i`m not the only one that takes a generic bag of various tent pegs with them , i`ve got a bag with 16 pegs that goes with ALL my tents , there`s 4 titanium pins ,4 "y" shaped stakes like you have here and 4 of the standard ally pins with heads on for hammering in , you`d be surprised how most tents will stay up with just 6 but having a various selection has got me out the poo on a few occasions . Its also handy knowing that you only need to reach for one bag when packing your kit

@garrycollins3415 Рік тому

Great video, like a chapter out of an online course (hmm, future videos for new backpackers?). I also keep some reflective tenacious tape with me. I do a lot of night hiking and a piece of the reflective tape pinned on a tree where my camp is off trail and on each side of my tent helps me find it when returning in the dark. Also In the mountains in the US we hang our food to keep it from bears and rodents. With the reflective tape on my food bag I can find it in the trees on those early dark mornings. Also I wrap some on a spare stake (pin?) Which I stick next to a cat hole pre dug in the daylight making late night runs into the woods easier.

@garynesbitt5078 Рік тому

Hi Paul. Another enjoyable video. In extreme wind some tent manufacturers actually recommend pitching vestibule into wind. It becomes a matter of structural integrity and where the tent is strongest. A semi geodesic tent with a single front facing vestibule would be case in point. 👍

@RyanKeane9 Рік тому

Still the best around. Always appreciate your videos Paul👍🏻

@bluecheese1066 Рік тому

Very useful tips. Thanks!

@jimmyjohnstone5878 Рік тому

As others have mentioned, the groundsheet or footprint should never extend our beyond the flysheet. If it does, rain water will pool under the tent floor.

@dorothej6643 Рік тому

Hi Paul, great to see how you tie your lines, have been tying them the other way round for sooo long, 😂

@poopdeck Рік тому

Thanks for showing the guy lines up close!

@jirifx Рік тому

Thanks for your videos Paul, you’re a Legend! Great inspiration and full of good ideas- I have watched most it! Keep them coming!

@thexitto Рік тому

Great knowledge video!

@philjones3335 Рік тому

All good tips really, I always struggle with guy lines, can never seem to roll them up properly....well hopefully now I can🙂

@lukejohnson2548 Рік тому

Top tips Paul and you're wearing a great fleece! Just got the full zip version - fantastic. Haven't taken it off in days....

@massirati1 Рік тому

Love the guyline tips paul! Very useful!

@DavidPMcEntee Рік тому

Epic Thumbnail Paul, props for that! I bet this video will fly!!! And of course great tips as always mate!

@MaxRevitt Рік тому

Quality tips! Get ya flaps open 👍😂

@The-Yorkshire-Man Рік тому

Good tips mate.

@cathygibbons1743 Рік тому

Cor blimey Paul, so many tips in such a short video. 😍

@torvaldalexander4906 Рік тому

Brilliant x

@h.bsfaithfulservant4136 Рік тому

Very helpful 👍

@grahamscothern4319 Рік тому

Nice tips Paul Thank you Look like a new Tent has arrived in the collection ! 👍👍😄 Atb Graham

@nickhook3649 Рік тому

New tent Paul? Great tips in this one always great learning new things and different ways of doing them.

@martinimbusch7465 Рік тому

Hello Paul about time you had a brilliant tent to use like that terra nova 5 star KIT.

@stewartmackay2128 Рік тому

Thanks for the tips! Can’t help but notice we have the same pack! Assume you upgraded to the new type…will look forward to a video on that! 👍

@daveandemmaoutdoors3171 Рік тому

Maybe an idea for strips of seam sealer on the bottom of the sleeping pad ? Companies should make grippy pads as standard , my trekology slides all over the place . Great tips Paul 👍

@dedoc7143 Рік тому

Thanks Paul. Us beginners really appreciate the videos that you and others do. The repair pole sections I'm just about to order. Never realised they existed.

@PaulMessner Рік тому

Life savers 👍🏻

@derrickmurphy9859 Рік тому

Good stuff cheers

@kitten3ful Рік тому

hey Paul brilliant tips all good and useful cheers mate

@neillawson4252 Рік тому

Nice one 👍

@markl2815 Рік тому

Good sense

@TAT660X Рік тому

Some very useful tips in the last couple of videos 😎

@MattGriffiths81 Рік тому

Good stuff. If you're a trekking pole user a few metres of duct tape wrapped around the pole goes a long way to solving a lot of problems that can arise on camp.

@10pmixupuk65 Рік тому

Some great tips! My favourite is using the seam sealant to stop the sleeping mat from sliding about. I think that I'll put it on the mat not the groundsheet though.

@Dr.D00p Рік тому

I think the constant inflation/deflation & then rolling the mat up will mean the sealant won't stay in place, TBH.

@fellrunningguide Рік тому

@@Dr.D00pI've put lots of dots of seam seal on the bottom of my inflatable mat. No problems with it coming off but it probably invalidates any guarantee on the mat.

@kinsley2528 Рік тому

Great tips , which would ordinarily trip all of us up & think , ***k that ! Where’s the nearest bed & breakfast! Thanks Paul loved your lakes camping videos with those fantastic views & your always excellent pitch!

@RootsLion Рік тому

@paul messner so would a bit seam seal stop floor of a cloudpeak2 sliding everywhich way against the footprint? was gonna try dbl sided tape from poundshop but its crap lol

@mickybetts7957 Рік тому

Great tips! Especially the bit about having door closed when setting up! That's my question answered from last video thanks! .. is tenacious tape better than say gorilla tape? Also what do you think of those yellow plastic pegs? Any good?

@JoanKiernan Рік тому

I would never have thought of the duct tape tip 😂

@thewanderingforester Рік тому

Sorry to find this amusing - but "Condensating" 🤣🤣 Isn't that on american tents? On my tent I get moisture condensing... Excellent collection of tips and practical knowledge. Thanks for sharing.

@phil.clarke Рік тому

Your recent videos are making me realise how lazy I am Paul - I know the top tips to put gaffer tape around a lighter, coil up guy lines so smooth release, etc but I don't do that stuff!

@jenspetersen672 Рік тому

nice content !!

@rejects101 Рік тому

Completed the survey and voted for you Paul.

@PaulMessner Рік тому

Thank you 🙏

@xjessukx Рік тому

I'll be definitely be ordering some more now you do kids kit

@PaulMessner Рік тому

Cheers mate. Much appreciated

@YDysgwrAraf Рік тому

Nice video. It's "condensing", though.🙂

@robertmulhern2129 Рік тому

What was the name of the gadget you used in a previous video when it emptied the gas canister and then it was safe to puncture it?

@pcareo-dactyl3327 Рік тому

Okay I was going to scroll past but your commitment to The Bit in the thumbnail is deserving of a view, a like and a comment XD I'm sorry YT demands creators do this stuff to survive Edit: voted too 👉👉

@garyvause2475 Рік тому

Paul were did u get ur liquid tin from that u put fuel in but can not spill

@TheLDunn1 Рік тому

If anything, I feel this has reinforced my choice of tent. If you watch this video as a ‘weakness of tents’ video, rather than a ‘how to get out of trouble once you are in it’ one, then there are lots of elements in it that can help you pick which tent to go for to start with, or at least where your compromises are in your choice. So, for example, the tent pole repairs, and the tent pole ‘hub’ or ‘spider’ failures - I went for a tent that sets on two walking sticks, I actually bought two dedicated tent poles for it too though. My logic being that if one of those fails, I can then use one of my walking poles as a back up. My compromise is that my tent isn’t a free standing one though. I also went for a DCF twin wall tent, so the fly doesn’t soak up water, sag and require re-tensioning, or get heavier when it comes to carrying a wet tent off the mountain. Granted DCF tents are not cheap options, that’s another compromise.

@Chris66able 8 місяців тому

plus DCF is terrible for condensation.

@TheLDunn1 8 місяців тому

@@Chris66able …..that is why I went for a twin wall (which restricted the options further). Based upon limited use so far, we did not have big condensation issues with two of us plus a dog in a small 2 person tent, and the ground was very wet/damp too…..but maybe the conditions were kind to us. More use is required by myself to get a better handle on how bad or not the condensation is.

@AlohaAshXYT Рік тому

Done I vited for you❤❤❤😊😊😊 and subscribed

@PaulMessner Рік тому

Thanks so much.

@peternufc1981 Рік тому

My tent has pulled out of zip seam

@markatchison9974 Рік тому

I think it's important to mention (especially for female campers) that sleeping with your flaps open will massively reduce the chances of condensation problems during the night. It's the little tips that can make big differences to the camping experience.

@MrWolfgang2 Рік тому

"Get ya flaps open" 😂 sorry I'm in a immature mood today

@PaulMessner Рік тому

😂😂 me editing the video

@massirati1 Рік тому

😂😂

@massirati1 Рік тому

Great minds think alike😂

@LostButMakingGoodTime Рік тому

Not to mention moisture condensating on your fly. 🤣🤣 Maybe leaving that opening at the top when you zip up your door will help. Get you some looks though. 🤣🤣 Men will always be boys! 🤣🤣

@steveb1972 Рік тому

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@andreasweber7828 Рік тому

08:31 Sorry, but NO! I’m not going to have my Paul or my pole replaced!😂

@Frank_Nemo Рік тому

Leaking seams? - in an emergency, use ChapStick lip balm or Vaseline.

@jasperedwards2713 Рік тому

dont no one use heavy tents

@mirjahmlinen2698 Рік тому

This video interrupts all the time

@Dr.D00p Рік тому

Why aren't you out in the wild, getting soaked to the skin, freezing the crown jewels off and generally having a miserable time, all for our UKposts entertainment? 😁 Going soft in your old age 😉

@PaulMessner Рік тому

You answered your own question there 😂

@pm1104 Рік тому

Yes it’s basis skills ….if you going to pitch a tent with the door into wind …..they you haven’t got a clue and you shouldn’t be out without supervision …! 😂