Guess what's draped over my couch right now looking at me in pity? "Take me out! I want to see the stars!" I think that's what my new tent would say any way if it could talk- haha! Well I have a spring break trip all planned out in May so I will just have to find a place to store it until then. How do you store a tent you might be thinking...
- Straighten out all of the poles that have bungee cords so that you're not adding extra pull that wears down the tension.
- Don't roll it up in a tight ball and put it back in the small bag it came with. I put mine in a large trash bag. It keeps the dust off and there is plenty of room for it to breath (and it protects it from a certain cute little furry kitten's claws from tearing it up by playing with it!).
- Keep it away from extreme heat and cold for long periods of time. I know a tent it supposed to handle this, but don't abuse it!
- Overall read the instructions as to how to care for it, because all tents are different but in general this is how I store mine :)
