Canvas wall tents/fire retardant coating/national parks

[TNHunter]

I'm about to buy a canvas wall tent and had a salesman tell me that some national parks won't allow canvas wall tents in their parks unless it has fire retardant coating. If you bring it without fire retardant, the park ranger will cite you. I called Yellowstone National Park and their rep said never heard of that requirement. Anyone have any experience or knowledge about this? Thanks in advance

 

[neverquit]

Sounds like one helluva sales man

 

[bbrown]

I wonder if that is a California thing? Remember hearing something about them having special requirements for fire treated materials on shelters but I maybe way off.

Edit - According to Davis Tent out of Denver, CO:
Please note that CA, LA, MA, MI, MN, NY, and NJ are states that require any tent shipped to their state, or set up within their state needs to meet the cpai-84 fire retardant code.

 

[5MilesBack]

So, how do they know if they've been fire treated? And if the tent is required to be fire treated, shouldn't the vehicle parked next to it be required to be fire-treated as well?

 

[skybuster1329]

How would that be enforced ?? I understand when you buy a new tent and it shipped to the state... But I don't think a park ranger would check something like that.....

 

[TNHunter]

thanks bbrown for the info. I don't plan to travel to those states listed so I'm good. Looks like I'll be getting one with the fire retardant then.

 

[bbrown]

No problem - if you are ordering a tent from someone that is not local I would highly recommend Davis Tent. Great guys and company and solid tents. It might even be worth calling to pick their brains about the different fabrics and treatments. When I ordered mine they talked me out of a couple upgrades that actually saved me some cash.

 

[IanF.]

That'd outlaw every nylon tent out there, or what 90%?