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Sports: Four Man Tent My Ass!
Posted December 31, 2006 8:33 AM
It's not that I'm an avid camper, I'm far from it, but when I rolled into Big 5 Sporting goods and picked up that four man tent for a mere thirty nine bucks, I knew it was going to be a great weekend. Ah, the fresh air, that wonderful smell of a freshly lit barbecue, and the company of good friends...what could be better? Well, paradise, as described my moronic friend who had told me for years that this specific camping ground was a piece of heaven was, actually, in a parking lot near (not on) the beach. Technorati Tags: Camping, guy gift, men's gift, men's gifts, Outdoors, Tent The parking lot had room enough for several hundred cars, each parked right on top of each other, and on this particular weekend the parking lot was full to capacity. When the time came to pitch my tent, I pulled it out of the box and was alarmed to realize that it would barely fit myself and another friend, leaving two of my friends out in the cold. Well, clearly the strategy here was to shut up, and turn in early. When the other two finally decided it was time for them to call it a night, they were furious
when they got word that they'd be sleeping on the grass. Well, fights ensued and numbers were lost, and that four man tent wasn't big enough to fit four seven year-olds. In the future, we highly recommend buying a real family tent, the Wenger Lugano 16 x 10 foot tent with canopy. It's got an actual 131 square foot sleeping area and includes a canopy. A bonus feature is that it has a two-room design and
a climate control venting system that allows the hot air to escape while the cool air comes in. Spend the extra benji's for your rugged camping man and give him the gift of nature.
