How Do You Clean A Jansport Backpacking Tent?
JanSport, a backpack company, as of November 2009 no longer manufactures, distributes, or sells backpacking tents. However, the company has made several varieties of tents in the past, including expedition-ready tents that were once used during attempts to climb both Mt. Everest and K2. For those in possession of one of these backpacking tents, special care must be taken when cleaning these items because they will be older and fragile (all backpacking tents are fragile due to lightweight construction). Step 1 Do a full assessment of the dirt build-up before cleaning. Many tents will have pine sap build-up from laying on needles or close to coniferous trees. This must be cleaned with peanut butter. It may seem strange, but the oils in peanut butter will release the sap, and the peanut butter is easily cleaned off. Step 2 Prepare a solution with warm water and a light concentration of hand soap. Wet the rag thoroughly and mix the solution until soapy. Step 3 Set up the tent. It will be m
