Tents Regulations (SOR/2016-185)

1 The following precautions should be taken when camping:

• (a) do not use candles, matches or open flames of any kind inside or near a tent;

• (b) do not cook inside a tent;

• (c) build campfires downwind and several metres away from a tent and be sure to fully extinguish campfires before leaving a campsite or before going to sleep;

• (d) exercise extreme caution when using fuel-powered lanterns or heaters inside a tent and use battery-operated lanterns whenever possible;

• (e) do not refuel lamps, heaters or stoves inside a tent;

• (f) extinguish or turn off all lanterns before going to sleep;

• (g) do not smoke inside a tent; and

• (h) do not store flammable liquids inside a tent.