What is the footprint of the tent?

What is the footprint of the tent?

What Is A Tent Footprint? A footprint (or groundsheet) is a lightweight sheet roughly the shape of your tent floor’s outline that lays beneath your tent forming a barrier or extra layer between your tent floor and the ground. These are often additional or optional pieces of gear.

Should the tarp be bigger than the tent?

In conclusion, the tarps that you get, regardless of the size, always need to be bigger than the tent when going over. But when used as a tent footprint to better protect your tent and keep the water out, make the tarp slightly smaller. If there are multiple people coming with you, multiple tarps are recommended.

Is a tent footprint better than tarp?

When it comes to which one is better between tarps and tent footprints, the choice is really all up to you. Some people prefer the heavyweight protection of a tent footprint while others like the versatility and multi-purpose use of tarps a lot more.

How thick should a tent tarp be?

For general use, such as covering items, look for a lightweight blue tarp that has a thickness of at least 5 mils. If you’re using the tarp for transporting goods or covering machines and equipment, you should look for a heavy-duty tarp with at least 23 mils of thickness.

Which side of tent footprint goes up?

Footprints typically have a shiny (coated) side and dull (uncoated) side. You should place the dull side on the ground (shiny side facing up) in order to minimize abrasion on the coating.

How big should a tarp be over a tent?

To cover your tent, you don’t need to go extra big as you already have a tent, and you need an extra layer of shelter. For this, find a slightly bigger tarp size than your tent. So if you have a 10×10 ft tent footprint, a tarp size of 16 x 16 ft or 16 x 20 ft will work perfectly.

Can I use a tarp instead of tent footprint?

But can you use a tarp as a tent footprint? You CAN utilize a tarp as a tent footprint. Due to the tarps’ durability, we often use them to protect the tent’s exterior from the elements. Therefore, a tarp can be used under the tent to protect the bottom from the elements and ground debris as well.