![]() ![]() If you ever camped as a kid with your family, you probably slept in a cabin-style tent. ![]() This tent style has been a main stay for family camping over the past 100 years.The cotton canvas material is excellent at repelling rain and water. This wonderful camping tent can be setup by a single person in in very little time. This canvas tent style has very simple construction with 1 main support pole (in multiple pieces) across the centerline of the canvas roof, with 2 spring rods on each of the canvas tent (4 total), then only 2 vertical support poles. The design and pole structure of this canvas tent helps it ‘flex’ without breaking in stiff winds. Canvas Flex Bow or spring rod style tents are hands-down the best tents for bad weather.Flex Bow Tents (or spring rod style canvas tents).The primary types of canvas camping tents are: What are the different types of canvas camping tents? Read some of our customer love letters – our Kodiak Canvas camping tents have been through it all and continually protect our customers from the worst weather imaginable. While we can’t call our canvas tents ‘waterproof’ (no cotton canvas is ‘technically’ waterproof), they are extremely water repellent, and our expectation is that you will ALWAYS stay high and dry in all weather you encounter. Hydra-Shield canvas does not leak or wick water. Simply put, you will stay dry, even in a downpour! It's okay to touch ceiling and inside walls during a rainstorm. Speaking of weather and the elements, Kodiak Canvas camping tents shine when it gets nasty outside. Kodiak Canvas camping tents will outlast tents made with inferior synthetic fabrics. Kodiak’s Hydra-Shield silicone-based treatment is durable and long-lasting. Unlike canvas camping tents made with paraffin or oil-based treatments, you should rarely, if ever need to retreat the canvas. Whether it’s rain, snow, wind, or even critters, a durable canvas camping tent will outperform its synthetic or nylon tent siblings. This same durability helps protect you in the outdoors as well. With the proper care, a quality canvas camping tent will serve you for many years to come. There are many stories of canvas camping tents being passed down for generations. Kodiak Canvas camping tents are made with a much ‘tougher’ material than your typical synthetic tent materials. While no one likes the feeling of a humid or muggy tent, that same condensation can also lead to mold and mildew growing on your gear if you don’t air it out or dry it properly. Unlike synthetic fabrics, or canvas with a paraffin or oil-based treatment, our Kodiak canvas is breathable! This allows water vapor to escape, minimizing condensation, humidity, and mugginess. However, if you are car camping, or setting up a base camp you can drive in to – a canvas camping tent is your best option. So, what are the differences between Kodiak Canvas camping tents and camping tents made from synthetic or nylon material? Why should someone choose canvas over nylon, or vice versa? Each fabric has its benefit – for example, if you’re going on a back packing trip, nylon is a much lighter and packable material. Hydra-Shield canvas also resists mold and mildew. The canvas is then treated with a silicone, dry-finish treatment that is watertight, breathable, and durable. It is double-fill cotton canvas (two threads twisted together to give the canvas superior strength, durability, and a very tight weave). What is Hydra-Shield Canvas? It is a custom woven and treated canvas ideal for the purpose of premium tent making. Kodiak Canvas camping tents are made with a superior, marine-grade, 100% cotton duck, Hydra-Shield® canvas. There are different grades and types of these materials, but they basically all boil down to those two materials. Tents are typically made from two different types of material: synthetic material (nylon) and cotton canvas. ![]() Canvas or Synthetic/Nylon – what’s the best material for camping tents?
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