Being on the Easter hols I thought it would be a good time to put the tents up to air and nikwax them all ready for the adventures that they may be going on.
Put up my ancient green tent up first that I first took to Reading in 1998, Mini Festival Fairy (MFF) thought it was great and kept running in and out and kept saying "Lie down, Mummy" and "Lie down Daddy"
It made me realise though that putting the tents up was a good thing, not just to air them but to get her used to them. She has seen them on the television before but never experienced one, she needs to learn that she can't hurl herself at one or it will break and fall down and that she can't pull out the guyropes!
Put the big tent up the other day and yesterday I put the inner tent up and told MMF that we would be sleeping in there when we went on our holiday. Don't think it means much to her at the moment, she just thought it was very exciting going in and out of the tent and lying down.
After a few days of it being up she hasn't really been bothered by it, which I think is a good thing.
So yes, first thing I would suggest is getting your tent up for them to get used to, not only should you air your tent and check all the poles and pegs are there but you SHOULD nikwax it
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/nikwax-tent-and-gear-solar-proof-500ml-camping-chemical-p135282
I found out about this stuff on the efestivals messageboard 6 years ago before we went to Glastonbury, what it does is helps repell water from your tent and protect it from UV damage, and it helps to extend the life of your tent. Ok so tents are waterproof but with this stuff the water just runs off leaving your tent dry. Thanks to this stuff we stayed dry for the whole festival when people around us had their tents trashed by the downpours that ensued that weekend.
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