A-frame tent

Classic camping shelter

An A-frame tent is a simple shelter shaped like the letter A when viewed from the end—two poles or supports meeting at a peak with fabric stretched between them and staked to the ground.

The classic camping tent design, though largely replaced by dome and cabin styles: We set up the old A-frame tent just like my dad taught me.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G