Can You Live in a Tent Full Time? I Find Out

By Brian aka WifiBum •  Updated: 06/21/22 •  10 min read • 

Living and working from a tent is tough, but I’ve been trying it out.

The first google result for this query showed me a happy couple playing cards in a backpacking-sized tent.

Don’t take their advice.

The one time I used a backpacking-sized tent it was because my main canvas tent got destroyed.

Here’s a gallery of what it actually looks like living out of a tent. And then below I’ll show what happens when living out of a tent goes wrong.

It’s all fun and games until you come back to this:

tent fail
Caption: A failed Springbar. That’s not how it looked, I tossed the poles aside looking for where it failed, so it looks more mangled than it really was! But it still failed.

And then have to go to Plan B, which is not a very good plan.

backpacking tent
Caption: After the canvas tent failed, I thankfully had a backup backpacking tent I set up. I used the other tent along with rocks to help hold down the fort!

I figure I should add my own real life experience so some dummy out there doesn’t buy an REI Quarter-Dome and try to live out of it for fun like some articles suggest.

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Brian aka WifiBum

I'm the founder of Wifibum. In 2018, I left my corporate gig to work for a company that allowed 100% remote work in order to spend more time outdoors. I write about my personal experiences with gear, trips, and more. Learn more About Me. You can also follow me at Wifibum on Instagram

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