If you are thinking of buying a tent, then try to get one with light tent poles. Camping can be a great way of spending a weekend or even a two-week vacation providing you have the right sort of tent for your needs. You should buy the best tent you can afford if you want it to be weatherproof and comfortable to sleep in. When you shop for a tent, you should consider the number of people it will be accommodating and what width and height are best suited to your needs.

If you get a 2-3 person tent, you might want to consider the MSR Velo tent, as it comes with DaC featherlite camping poles, taped seams to keep out the weather, and a mesh door for better ventilation. This tent also has camping pole sleeves and grounding stakes; however, this is not the lightest of tents and may not be suitable if you intend hiking great distances.

You might want to consider the North Face VE 25 if there are three of you, as the tent and its accessories can be divided between two. This is a great tent for bad weather conditions, as it will withstand even strong winds and snow. The tent has a waterproof covering consisting of five layers along with 5 DAC featherlite camping poles and a full rain fly. When you are hiking, you do need to consider things such as the weight of the tent camping poles, as a tent with heavier poles might be better if you are travelling by car.

Among the cheapest tents is the A frame tent that has a fabric wall supported by two camping poles. The problem with this style of tent is that it does not have sufficient support to resist the weather, so you could end up getting wet. The next style is the dome tent, which has similar problems to the A frame tent. If you get a modified dome tent, they are fairly easy to set up, as they don't need either stakes or guy ropes; the free standing design of the tent relies on aluminium camping poles. This type of tent is quite light despite its camping tent poles and is often bought as a backpacking tent. The geodesic dome tent has multiple pole intersections, which makes it a good choice for people camping in areas where there is snow and/or high winds.

One tent that often gets missed when it comes to a discussion of tent sizes and weights is the teepee or pyramid cone tent. This type of tent has one central tent pole and is not designed to withstand heavy weather conditions. Some people take a teepee along as an extra storage tent or as cover for a makeshift toilet. There are many different styles of tents, and each one uses a different number and style of camping poles. The type of camper you are and the places that you camp out in will determine what sort of tent you decide to buy. If you are backpacking, then a lightweight tent with either featherlite poles or two or three poles is probably the best bet.