The Real Reason You Sleep Badly in a Tent

Sleeping badly in a tent usually is not a pad problem, it is a ground problem, and that is the real reason you wake up sore. After 31 trips of telling myself I slept fine, one flooded midnight finally pushed me off the ground for good. Here is the honest version of why I quit tents, what nobody warns you about, and a cheap one-night test so you can find out for yourself without spending a dime.

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⏱ CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:36 Tent camping
01:15 The ground was the problem
02:39 The night everything changed
03:30 Suspicious of hammocks
04:25 I try hammock camping
05:12 Hammock pros and cons
07:47 The backyard test

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