A tunnel tent can be described as a tent constructed of two or more
hoop alongwith its length, giving the appearance of a tunnel made of
fabric. These tents possess a narrow and linear design and are also
sometimes referred to as a multiple-hoop tent. They use fewer poles,
less fabric and are available in a tunnel and wedge-like shape. Tunnel
tents surpass when they are compared to freestanding tents on a size to
weight ratio basis, this is due to the fact that in a tunnel tent the
pegs take the place of poles compared with a freestanding system. Another benefit of tunnel tents is that they perform very excellently in severe winds. In high windy situation, if pitched rightly in relation to the wind direction the shape of a tunnel tent can confront extreme winds. They are long, low and narrow, or have strange pointy shapes at the head end.
When compared with dome tents, they render more functional internal space for the same ground area, but nearly every time require stakes and guy lines to stay vertical. Tunnel tents employ the similar sort of flexible poles as used by dome tents. Ordinarily, these tents use three poles, arranged as three parallel hoops, with tent fabric attached to form a tunnel. The most common design available in this category has a sleeping area at one end and a porch/storage area at the other.
Tunnel Tents enjoy a wide reputation as the most robust design in high wind and bad weather.
Various features of a quality tunnel tents are:
- Tunnel Tent is a lightweight tent with a large working area inside.
- The ends of a quality tunnel tent comes with the option of being tapered to the ground for extra stream-lining.
- The design of the rainflies of these tents does not lay flatter which allows the snow to cast-off.
- Some models of tunnel tents have only 2 poles and are suited mainly to sheltered 3-season use.
- The hoops of tunnel tents are of equal size, and ordinarily they do not have a set front end.
- The tighter curvature on the poles of tunnel tents gives it greater strength in a storm.
- Tunnel tents are available in an assortment of sizes, tunnel tents which can sleep from one to six people, and the outer layer can be fabricated of numerous weights of canvas.
- A good family tunnel tent will normally take almost any weather thrown at it, especially if pitched end-on into the wind.
- Generally two kind of configurations are possible for the poles of these tents. The most common one is for the poles to be a curve right over the tent, like a semi-circle or half an ellipse. This design is very easy to erect and provides with good headroom inside.
- Tunnel tents hang from hoop or arch-shaped poles, and need to have the ends pegged out to form their shape.
- They are lighter and less bulky than free standing tents of similar size.
