Are Tents Fire Resistant?

Tents are a fantastic way to explore the outdoors. Waking up and unzipping your tent to breathe in that fresh air and soak up the sights… there really is nothing quite like it.

We all know that outdoor living can get a little chilly at times, and taking a camping stove on your trips is a real game-changer – nothing can beat that hot meal after a day out in the wilderness or that morning cup of coffee after a chilly night…

Plus, campfires are a great way to reheat and give your campsite a homey feel, and kids (and let’s face it, adults too) love eating marshmallows that have been slowly roasted over a campfire.

But as much as we love bringing these homey touches to the great outdoors, there’s always that niggling thought at the back of your mind… is the tent actually fire resistant? People knock camp stoves over and embers get blown in the wind – these things are unavoidable. But how can you make sure that these little mistakes don’t escalate into a full-blown fire incident?

Well, here we’ll go through what makes a tent fire-resistant, which kind of tents have fire retardants (and, crucially, why some of them don’t) and then move on to how you can avoid those fires from forming in the first place – because there’s no need for your dreams of camping by the fire to go up in smoke.

What is a fire retardant?

Before we go into which tents are fire-resistant, let’s