A tent platform is a floor for the purpose of pitching one or more tents upon. Typically, it is a wooden deck near a hiking trail that provides the hikers a clean and even place to sleep. It may also prevent the campers from trampling down the surrounding vegetation. Many campsites have tent platforms.[1][2] Mountaineers sometimes build tent platforms in their base camps from materials such as pebble or snow.
There are roofed, suspended, floating, stacked or portable tent platforms. There are tent platforms mounted on top of automobiles, which support roof tents.[3][4] Large-sized commercial or military tents do often stand on flooring systems, which are large-sized tent platforms.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Accessibility Guidebook for Outdoor Recreation and Trails". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Catharine Wells; Aaron Starmer; Timothy Starmer (1 June 2007). The Best in Tent Camping: New York State: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos. Menasha Ridge Press. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-0-89732-641-4.
- ^ Boy Scouts of America, Inc. (June 1967). Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America, Inc. pp. 34–. ISSN 0006-8608.
- ^ Bonnier Corporation (January 1937). Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation. pp. 38–. ISSN 0161-7370.
- ^ Doug Matthews (23 May 2012). Special Event Production: The Resources. Routledge. pp. 288–. ISBN 978-1-136-36545-4.