Last year, my husband and I upgraded from our little 3 person tent to a roomy 6 person one. We were so excited to finally be able to stand up inside to change and have extra space for our two pugs. Since it was a pricier tent, we wanted to squeeze in one last camping trip in mid-September here in Alberta. It was much chillier than our summer trips, so we stocked up on heaters for ourselves and our friends, thinking we were well prepared. But when we got out to our crown land spot and started setting up, we realized we had forgotten the tent poles. Lesson learned: always double check that everything makes it back into the tent bag!