I have a question regarding bell tents in sandy colour. Is it very bright inside in the morning? Does the sun wake you up at 6 am? Does having inners help a little? I am thinking of Karma tents.
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I don't have a bell tent, however, the main canvas of my Hypercamp Escala 4 is sand/beige, and I seldom wake up before 08:00h.
I do wear earplugs to bed though.
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We have the Karma 5m. One of the main reasons we bought a bell tent is because canvas blocks more sunlight. It's also cooler and does not produce the harsh weird artificial colour that polyester does.
However, while much better than a 'normal' tent, its still fairly light. The Karma, Soulpad and most entry level consumer Bell Tents use the same thinner canvas (285g/m2). I have used some bell tents in the past that are almost dark inside when closed during the day. They were 4m custom made ones, which are very expensive and impractical for most people due to the weight. But if light is a major issue for you, the Cast ones will be better as they are 350g(ish), but you are looking at £700+ for 5m.
Can't comment on inners sorry, never used one (takes to much away from what is special about bell tents IMO). We just occasionally use eye masks if we hit the wine a little to hard the night before ;)
Its a nice gentle light light that wakes you up and as the canvas is cooler than plastic tents you dont wake up feeling like you are being baked alive if it is a nice morning. I also find the canvas blocks out more noise too but then again I have slept soundly whilst farm machinery has literally rumbled past the tent
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Topic: Bell tents in the morning?
