Thread: New Tent time

Originally posted by p38arover
What hasn't been mentioned is the best colour for a tent.

Why?

My tent has light green walls and a bright yellow top (it's a Canadian tent I got second hand about 30 years ago).

On a trip to Deau Nat Park a few years ago (in summer), the tent was covered in flies. No one else's tent had any on it. But I also noticed my brother-in-law's white Patrol was also covered in flies. My blue Rangie wasn't.

So - are flies attracted by colour?

Ron

Guy at local tent fixing shop says he has been told that many insects are attracted to blue clothing... that doesn;t fit with your experiecen though does it ?

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Originally posted by VladTepes+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(VladTepes)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-p38arover
What hasn't been mentioned is the best colour for a tent.

Why?

My tent has light green walls and a bright yellow top (it's a Canadian tent I got second hand about 30 years ago).

On a trip to Deau Nat Park a few years ago (in summer), the tent was covered in flies. No one else's tent had any on it. But I also noticed my brother-in-law's white Patrol was also covered in flies. My blue Rangie wasn't.

So - are flies attracted by colour?

Ron

or not--

its been my experience that march flies dont land on dark blue.



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