Store your tent correctly

Certain substances to which your tent is exposed can damage the coating of the tent fabric. These include sea salt, fine sand or bird droppings, but also food scraps and leaves. It is therefore important to clean the inside and outside of your tent as a first step.

First sweep the outside of the tent with a hand brush. You should then repeat the same inside. Remove stubborn dirt with lukewarm water and a mild detergent. You should avoid using aggressive cleaning agents and, if in doubt, use a special cleaner that is especially suitable for tent materials, as otherwise you could damage the tent fabric.

Make sure your tent is completely dry before you pack it away for storage. Apart from the unpleasant odors, mildew stains and mold that can occur, moisture will damage the water-repellent coating of your tent over time and cause it to leak.

To counteract this, pitch your tent outside in the sun for a few hours in good weather. Of course, you can also do this indoors if you have the space. If you don't have the opportunity or the space, you can also let the tent dry on a washing line. Also make sure that the guy ropes and other accessories are dry before you pack them away.

Our packing bags are the perfect storage place for your HEIMPLANET tent. You don't have to fold your tent neatly. Loose stuffing is even advantageous: the tent fabric is folded in different places with each packing process - this prevents material fatigue.

If you are storing your tent for a longer period of time, you should stow it a little more loosely. Give your tent a little more space and don't compress the stuff sack completely.

Incidentally, you should not store your tent loose on a shelf, as the loose tent fabric provides the perfect hiding place for vermin. The stuff sack, on the other hand, is perfect protection against bugs, cobwebs, fly dirt and dust.

You should choose a place to store your tent that is cool, dry and free from vermin. Good storage places are: A cupboard or shelf in your living space, under your bed or in a heated cellar or storage room.

Try to avoid places where it can get too hot (e.g. attic, car trunk or next to a radiator) and rooms where it can freeze (e.g. garden shed or an unheated garage).

You should also make sure that the storage location has the right humidity (below 55%). Mold spores begin to germinate at high humidity levels. Damp cellars/garages or the garden shed are therefore not a suitable storage location for your tent. Living rooms, heated cellars and garages, on the other hand, are perfect.

Your tent also likes it dark. UV radiation not only bleaches the tent fabric, but also makes it brittle in the long term. This can happen even after a short time. Therefore, make sure you store your tent in a place where there is no direct sunlight.