Eating in the tent?

[ramp]

It's OK to eat snacks in tent especially in the evening, but we always take meals outside, be it under trees or around the campfire. We always try to keep the tent clean.

[Smokey]

The tent is for sleeping and changing your clothes. There's plenty of open space outside of the tent for eating.

[Camoguy]

I don't allow food in the tent. I would rather not have food anywhere near the tent to avoid attracting animals. I don't care if it's a bear or a 'possum. I don't want any animal anywhere near.

[southerngal]

Nope no eating in the tent that dirt that finds it's way in there is bad enough. Besides your camping to be in the outdoors so go be in the outdoors.

[2coastcamper]

I've had to eat in my tent before ... pouring North Carolina rain had a little something to say about it. I've never had much trouble keeping my tent clean, although I'm sure that's about to change with a kid on the way.

Until now, I've usually gone solo camping. My feet, my shoes, my mess. LOL

[grand]

I don't allow eating any kind of food in the sleeping area at home or in the camp. No good being awakened by ants biting you and crawling over you.

[northernbushape]

Originally Posted by Camoguy

I don't allow food in the tent. I would rather not have food anywhere near the tent to avoid attracting animals. I don't care if it's a bear or a 'possum. I don't want any animal anywhere near.

I agree completely. Depending on where you camp, food in the tent can be a very, very bad idea. When I wilderness camp, my cooking fire is a few hundred yards from my main camp for that reason alone.

When I camp in a groomed site, which is rare, I have a 10x10 easy-up shelter that I use for meal times etc. I won't even keep a chocolate bar in my tent, no soap or anything else fragrant either. It is all stored away from the tent either in my Jeep or suspended from a tree out of reach.

[failghe]

I have made it a rule to not eat or store food in the tent. I don't want animals to visit me inside. However during a rainy day or two we have had snacks in there.

[Hilltopper]

No, there is no eating in the tents. I don't want to give the critters any reason to come and pay us a visit when we're sleeping. My son, one time snuck a candy bar and stuffed the wrapper under his sleeping bag and learned his lesson when there were ant's all in it when he came back. Sometimes they learn the hard way.

[LakeLady]

The only thing I allow the kids to eat or drink inside the tent is bottled water or a snack that isn't messy like fruit rollups. We generally eat our meals before we go in the tent for the night because it only takes a few crumbs to have an army of ants crawling all over you.