Types of Tents

Tents are portable shelters made of fabric or other similar material draped on a rudimentary or even complex network of poles being erected on the ground with supporting ropes. Throughout history and even pre-history, mankind has lived in tents and even after the foundation of civilization and early permanent settlements, tents have never outlived their purpose. The purpose of tents is to provide shelter for people who needed rest in uninhabited or uncivilized territories. To ask why people would go to these remote places is as ludicrous as asking justification for why people travel for vacation. “You can take a man from his journey, but you can never take journeying from man” and so long as he gets far away outdoors, he would always need a shelter to rest. The whole time that tents are created and designed; they are eventually classified into four types of tents. These are the different types of tents:

Basic Types of Tents

I. Traditional

These tents are designed according to a particular cultural or historical theme. These tents are used by nomadic people all over the world. The rectangular thick-roofed [singlepic id=1 w=160 h=120 float=left]Bedouin tents in the Arab world come in various textile designs which would remind you of the Biblical times. The walls are made of fine billowing textile with liberal air pockets to accommodate the heat and wind dynamics of the desert.

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Oppositely, the Sioux Native American teepees are made of rough animal hides attached to sturdy poles that would shut the wind from the outside in case winter comes in the prairies. But these conic tents have a vent on the spire in order for smoke to come out from the interior fire camp or the people’s tobacco pipe.

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The Mongolian or Eastern European yurts are cylindrical tents made of rough hide. These tents even have homing touches like doors or windows

II. Military Types of Tents

Since the ancient times, one would not wage wars and invasions without the concept of camping and building tents. Throughout the history of military life, people consider tents just as valuable as the weapons they wield, or even more valuable.  These days, there is no other organization or institution in the planet who has invested the biggest ratio amount of money and comprehensive research other than the United States Department of Defense. The biggest research facility is called the Natick Soldier Systems Center in Massachusetts. They are responsible for the world standard methods of tent-building and in whatever terrain, whether desert or jungle, the US army is capable of creating state-of-the-art military facilities. The most modern tent used by the US army is called DRASH or Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter. They are collapsible tents with provisions for air conditioning and heating.[singlepic id=3 w=240 h=180 float=center]

III. Recreational Types of Tents

Recreational tent is the type of tent designed for commercial purposes. They are being sold to any retail camping stores everywhere. It is environment-friendly and convenient to use. They are common tools for used for camping either in the remote island or the wilderness.  The various types of tents for camping will be explored in additional posts.

IV. Emergency Types of Tents

They are the standard choice of tents for global Non-Government Organizations like UNICEF whose devotion lies in serving mankind through humanitarian missions. One of the most important thing to consider when rescuing people is that the helpless one’s have a refuge. Most refugee camps erected in Africa and other ravaged territories are mostly facilities made of emergency camps. People displaced by natural calamities such as fires, earthquakes and floods always take refuge in these camps. These tents are made of canvas and it allows functional breathability while serving the purpose for temporary shelter.