Camp Shelter – Tent is a collapsible shelter of fabric (as nylon or canvas) stretched and sustained by poles and used for camping outdoors or as a temporary building.

 

Types of tents

A-type - The classic triangular design. Supported by a pole on each end. Stretched tautly by staking down tightly to the ground with guy lines.

Tunnel or hoop – Tunnel-shaped, supported by loop frames. Usually tapering on one end. Aerodynamically better and provides more headroom than A-type tents.

Dome – a network of aluminum or fiberglass loops, forming a dome frame, supports Tent body upright. The geodesic design is also basically a dome, only it has more complicated frame network. This is a free standing tent.