australia:camping_strongwinds
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| * it will be very noisy and stressful trying to sleep | * it will be very noisy and stressful trying to sleep | ||
| * it may be very dusty and you may have to breathe dust all night - this is especially the case at [[: | * it may be very dusty and you may have to breathe dust all night - this is especially the case at [[: | ||
| - | * **large hail will destroy hiking tent fabrics** (sorry, your very expensive 40D nylon or Dyneema cuben fibre tent probably will not survive) as well as your car windows and it will cause lots of hail damage to your car's metal work, and it will cause physical injury to you | + | * **large hail will destroy hiking tent fabrics** (sorry, your very expensive 40D nylon or Dyneema cuben fibre tent probably will not survive) as well as your car windows and it will cause lots of hail damage to your car's metal work, and it will cause physical injury to you (tents usually can survive hail up to 10mm diameter) |
| * if you must be in large hail in the open then you need an industrial quality tarp set up securely, sloped and taut above you or your tent such as: | * if you must be in large hail in the open then you need an industrial quality tarp set up securely, sloped and taut above you or your tent such as: | ||
| * you need to have high tensile strength and low stretch which helps the fabric absorb impact rather than tearing | * you need to have high tensile strength and low stretch which helps the fabric absorb impact rather than tearing | ||
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