tent
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A tent is a portable shelter made of fabric stretched over a frame that people use for camping and outdoor activities. It matters because it provides temporary protection from weather and elements while allowing people to camp in remote or natural areas where permanent structures don't exist.
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23 sectionsContents
- History
- Use
- Traditional
- Military
- Recreational
- Emergency
- Homelessness
- Protest movements
- General considerations
- List of traditional types
- Parts
- Design factors
- Shelters
- Modern styles
- Rigid poles
- Flexible poles
- Inflatable airbeams
- Older tent styles
- Marquees and larger tents
- Influence on building design
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|A modern two-person, lightweight hiking dome tent; it is tied to rocks as there is nowhere to drive stakes on this rock shelf
A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles or a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs. First used as portable homes by nomads, tents are now more often used for recreational camping and as temporary shelters.