Ripple

I zip everything. Comes out ready to pitch, no weird line/flap entanglements, and no worries about damaged teeth or fly. Stuffing from...

I zip- I've seen far too many tents damaged because the teeth of the open zipper have abraded or caught the screening or fabric as it's...

Definitely closed, mainly to make it infinitely easier for the next setup

I'm with the majority, close the zippers.

There was a saying when I was a kid that didn't really apply to tents, but I'll throw it out there anyway. "Hey kid, close the barn door...

But then again I am as likely to be tripping with a Hennessey hammock, unless I need to be i a tent in the shoulder seasons, or I expect...

I always pack the tent and fly in separate bags. My tent goes into a stuff sack that is then put into my large dry bag. I bring a...

If the fly is wet I would stuff the tent in a waterproof bag and lay the fly on top of it, then place both above the waterproof liner...

I pack my nylon tent by stuffing the top of the tent body first, finishing with the waterproof floor. The fly goes on top and only...

Closed. Stuff stays in there like sleep hat and socks

For canoeing i use a freestanding tent from eurika. To set it up, the rain fly goes on last and comes off first. So I pack it all...

15 solo open canoes today on the Batsto River in the NJ Pine Barrens. 4 Savage Rivers (Ornstein designs), 4 Swifts, 3 Northstars, 2...

Good point, I bet it would clog a water filter fast

A photo especially for today.