Pro tip: I finally learned how to pack my tent the right way

I was always just stuffing it in the sack after a trip, which took forever. A friend in Bend pointed out my tent poles were bent from the pressure, and showed me how to fold it loosely first. How do you guys pack your tents to avoid damage?

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valp325mo ago

What took you so long to figure that out? I learned the hard way after crushing a pole in my car door.

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pat_murray535mo ago

Folding loosely still puts pressure on the poles, though.

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christophero655mo ago

But how much pressure are we talking about... like is it enough to actually bend the pole over time, or just scuff it up a bit?

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wren_mitchell5mo ago

My old Coleman tent poles got a permanent curve after a few seasons of just rolling the tent up.

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