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How to Clean a Camping Tent

Table of Contents:
  1. You Will Need
  2. Steps to Clean the Tent
  3. Additional Tips and Advice
  4. Sources

After a camping trip, your tent is probably a little dirty. Follow the steps below to restore your tent to a more civilized state of cleanliness.

You Will Need:

  • A vacuum
  • A garden hose
  • A soft-bristled brush
  • Non-detergent soap
  • Tent cleaner
  • Margarine
  • A clothesline

Steps to Clean the Tent:

  1. Set up the tent in your yard and use a vacuum hose to remove dirt and debris from inside the tent and along the tent walls.
  2. Use a garden hose to spray the outside walls of the tent. Do not spray the inside of the tent with water or you might remove the water repellent coating.¹
  3. Use a soft-bristled scrub brush to scrub any dirty spots.
  4. Use a non-detergent soap, such as soap flakes or vegetable soaps like castile soap, or use a tent cleaner.² Canvas tents that do not have a water repellant coating will require more scrubbing.¹
  5. If there is any tree sap on the tent walls, rub the sap with some margarine until the sap is gone and clean the margarine from the area with a wet, (non-detergent) soapy cloth.³
  6. Rinse the soap residue from the tent walls thoroughly.
  7. Allow the tent to dry thoroughly outdoors or hang the tent on a clothesline.
  8. Be sure the tent is completely dry before packing the tent for storage to prevent mildew.
  9. Apply a water-repellent to the tent walls if needed.

Additional Tips and Advice

  • Place a shower curtain underneath the tent when camping to further waterproof the bottom of the tent and prevent dirt.³
  • Use dental floss to mend any small tears or holes in the tent or place a piece of duct tape over the inside and outside of the torn spot.⁴
  • If you are having trouble getting a tent to fit back inside the tent bag, use an old pillowcase as a tent bag instead and thread a piece of rope through the pillowcase hem for a drawstring.³

Sources

  1. The Cleaning Encyclopedia by Don Aslett
  2. Cleaning Plain & Simple by Donna Smallin
  3. Vinegar, Duct Tape, Milk Jugs & More by Earl Proulx
  4. Extraordinary Uses For Ordinary Things by Reader’s Digest

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