The Tent Footprint

A Tent Footprint Is A Piece Of Material Designed To Set Down First, Before A Tent Is Put In Place.

Tent Footprint Purpose

The Main Intended-Purpose Of A Tent Footprint, Is To Protect The Bottom Of The Tent From Abrasion.  Tents With Bottoms, Will Wear Through Quickly Without Bottom Panel Protection.  Consider A Tent Footprint As An Inexpensive Insurance Alternative Than Buying a New Tent After Each Outing!

A Secondary Consideration And Purpose Of A Specific Tent Footprint Design, Would Be To Be Super Lightweight; For Packing Into Remote Areas Over A Large Distance Or Altitude.  When Abrasion Protection And Lightweight Are Both Critical.

What To Look For

A Mid To Higher-Performance Quality Tent, Will Have A Footprint Available From The Tent Maker.   In Order To Be Expectable To A More Wider Range Of Consumer Types, A Tent Footprint Is Offered As An Option Add-On.  We Highly Recommended A Footprint Shield For All Tents That Require Bottom Protection!  The Standard Features Of Any High Quality Design And Manufactured Product Will Include:

• Model-Specific Pattern Cut-To-Shape

• Cut To Prevent Buildup Of Water Between Footprint And Tent Floor!

• Strong Coated Nylon Construction, Which Will Be Stronger Than Tent's Floor Panel

• A Web Anchor Point At Each Tent Stake Anchor Point

• A Storage Bag

• ertain footprints are designed for fastpacking (ie, use of fly and footprint without tent body).  See links to individual pages for specifics

FastPacking

Some Footprints Are Designed To Be Used In Combination With Only A Tent Fly, And Not a Tenet.  This Offers An Ultralight Weight Solution For Warm Weather Environments And Light Duty Applications - Like A Sandy Secluded Beach On A South Pacific Island, Or Your Local Park For The Afternoon.  Consider A FastPacking Footprint For A Days' Outdoor Event Like Fireworks, Air Shows,  Lakefront Outing, Park Day Outing, Prospectors, Geologist, Paleontologist,  Field Engineers, Mountaineering, Climbers, Motorcycle Touring, Bike Touring......

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