Day: July 29, 2009

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How to Camp in a Tent When It’s Raining

What kind of Real Estate help can I provide during this RAINY summer? Hmmm… How about TIPS on staying DRY in a tent while camping?

PERFECT!

Just for all of you that want to GET OUT and have fun regardless of the weather – ENJOY!

 

Introduction

Rain can put a real ‘damper’ on a tent camping trip. But if you follow these tips, it is survivable and can be fun.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need

Steps

Step One

Choose your campsite carefully. Pick the highest ground on your site as the place for your tent. In the midst of trees is best.

 

Step Two

Set up your tent. Put your tent up as you normally would.
 

Step Three

Tie your tarp over your tent. Tie twine onto each corner of your tarp and on two sides across from each other in the middle. It must be long enough to tie around the nearby trees. Make sure it is tied higher in the center, from the sides, than on the corners, but it must be taut and not touch the material of your tent.

 

Step Four

Dig a ‘moat’. Eyeball where the water would fall from the tarp and dig a trench around the tent, so the water doesn’t run under your tent. Then dig a drain-off canal to drain the water away from the tent as it fills up. If you are camping with kids, they will probably love this activity. If not, it usually doesn’t take very long for an adult to dig it.
 

Step Five

Save your embers. You can keep the coals of your campfire going by putting a makeshift tent of foil over it, until the downpour subsides.

 

Step Six

If you should forget the tarp. The main thing to remember is: NEVER TOUCH THE FABRIC OF YOUR TENT WHILE IT IS RAINING. Tents are designed to keep rain out. But once you touch the material, all bets are off. You attract the water to run through the fabric where you touch it. My son learned that the hard way. It started raining while he was sleeping and he rolled to the side of the tent and rested against the wall. In the morning, he and his sleeping bag were soaked, and he was not a ‘happy camper’.
 

Step Seven

Dry your tent before taking it down. This will extend the life of your tent, and keep it from getting moldy. If you have to take it down, at least open it in your garage or outside when you get home and let it dry. Follow these steps and your camping trip will survive the rainstorm.

Tips & Warnings

  • Put tarp above tent, so that it cannot blow downward and touch it.
  • Dig trench around tent.
  • Dig drain-off canal from trench.
  • Cover coals of your fire to keep them from extinguishing.
  • Don’t stay in a tent during an electrical storm, move to shelter, if only your car.
  • Don’t touch the fabric of your tent, while it is raining or while it is wet.
  • Don’t store a wet tent.

Original Source: http://www.ehow.com/PrintArticle.html?id=4544688

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Ottawa Police Service – Crime Mapping Tool

Considering moving to another neighbourhood in Ottawa? Concerned about the crime in the area, and you and your family’s safety? Have a look at the Ottawa Police Service’s Crime Mapping Tool! 

It is a new, Google-based, crime mapping tool that is available to give you the power to know what is going on in your neighbourhood by viewing calls for police service

http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/resources/crime_analysis_statistics/crimereports.cfm