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That guy who swore by synthetic tents in summer was dead wrong
Some dude on a hiking forum told me I HAD to get a synthetic tent for summer camping because it 'breathes better' than canvas. Spent 3 nights on the Kern River trail sweating through my bag because the thing just trapped heat like a greenhouse. Anyone else find canvas way cooler in actual summer heat?
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mia_lee1mo ago
...and then that same guy probably sleeps with a space blanket wrapped around him in the desert. Honestly, I've had the exact opposite experience. Canvas is way better for actual airflow, I did a trip last July in Death Valley and my old canvas tent stayed cool enough to actually sleep while my buddy's synthetic one felt like a pizza oven by 6am. Ngl, sounds like you got sold a bill of goods by someone who's never actually been out in real summer heat.
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grayb641mo ago
Yeah read that canvas breathes way better than synthetics in real heat.
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