My tent is bright orange - a blight on the landscape. I'm confident that I can walk 50 yards off in the woods and not lose sight of it.
To reduce weight, I carried just the tipi section and not the floor, so my sleeping bag is directly on the dirt. To reduce the wind blowing through (it was a cold night) I surrounded the base of the tent with long sticks, then piled pine needles to fill the gap. During the night it began to rain, which made the pine needles pretty heavy, further sealing the bottom.
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