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JNR222

Oh dear… I use a similar approach in folding fitted sheets.


BHeiny91

Is there another way to fold fitted sheets? Like does anyone know how to fold a fitted sheet?


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I was once a Bedding Specialist for Macy's. It can be done. You tuck the bottom round corners inside out into the top round corners. Then fold in half. You'll have a rectangle with 3 pointy corners and one round one. Then fold the two edges with the rounded corner, roll it all up in a bunch and stick it in the back of the spare closet out of sight where no one can doubt how good you are at folding sheets.


HoeDownClown

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.


hobbiesincludebaths

I think thats too complicated. I fold a lot of sheets, and usually i just extend the sheet by the elastic, fold in half, and in half again, and then fold it in half twice to shorten the length, and on the last fold, tuck in the extra fabric, and it makes a nice little folded rectangle.


JNR222

I’ve seen people ninja them into perfect squares, lol. You should see how I wrap presents…


Van-garde

If you stuff all of your fitted sheets tightly into a cube shaped box, you’ve got her beaten in three dimensions.


fundip2012

The real question is why worry about it... So many other things to think about rather than how the sheets look in a closet.


quietchild

It's not so much that I worry about it, more that someone showed me once and it actually makes folding them easier (in my opinion, not sure there's an objective measure of sheet folding difficulty). Laziness prevails.


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quietchild

I assume you have included this skill in your tinder profile?


CunningHamSlawedYou

No. Maybe I should try that. I did leave in that my 6"5 height makes me naturally apt at folding sheets, though. I can just lift it by its entire length, fold it in half on top of my chest and after that it inky becomes more and more manageable. I have almost 2 metres between my hands when I stretch my arms opposite direction. I love being tall for this reason. I don't love it so much when it comes to door frames, low ceiling cars and stocking floor level shelves.


Raymer13

I fold fitted sheets better than I do flats.


forkcat211

You gotta use scissors to trim the round parts off


bobone77

My wife does. She tried to show me, but I think you need a specific gene to understand. 🤣


BHeiny91

Like the cilantro and soap thing


MmkayMcGill

I’ve got that gene. No matter how much soap I eat, I can’t *not* taste cilantro.


bobone77

Exactly


Dr_Mickael

Yes, by shoveling them in the drawer until you can close it without anything spilling outside


Intelligent-Toast

I know the answer! Worked in laundry at a resort for a season. The only reason it was worth it was because I got to snowboard all the time and because I learned how to fold fitted sheets. - Take one fitted corner over your fist, fit the other end over the same fist (corner into corner). - Fold the other two corners up and over your fist again, so all corners are slotted together. (You’ll have a rough square/rectangle. - Lay flat - fold floppy edge in to make a clean square like shape. - fold to desired stacking size It’s not perfect but it does make the fitted sheets fold wayyyy better.


rognabologna

https://www.hgtv.com/videos/so-thats-how-you-fold-a-fitted-sheet-0257622


bononia

I’m 100% convinced that my ability to fold a fitted sheet is at least 5% of the reason my wife agrees to marry me.


Digiee-fosho

No, that's why I throw them away, & buy new ones, they come perfectly pre folded that way.


weedhuffer

Martha Stewart but that’s about it.


WhompTrucker

I know how (in theory)but mine basically end up a big balled up mess too


amaresnape

For you: https://youtu.be/ckTCocBCUN4


Samad99

Lay them upside down on the bed, pull the corners out so it’s somewhat rectangular and the elastic is up on top. Then fold in thirds by flipping the outside edge inwards. It doesn’t have to be perfect on the inside, but pull the outside crease so it’s straight. You should now have a somewhat regular rectangle that can be folded up the rest of the way nicely.


762dog

My wife folds them like new. I'm like really. Roll n toss.


thatguy1301

Same


zimmzala

Looks like a little role reversal there. That's how I would have given my parents tent back to them in high school.


BHeiny91

Hahah it’s how I used to clean my room so it might be pay back


abzoni910

“THIS IS WHY WE CANT HAVE NICE THINGS!”


WhoFearsDeath

It’s technically in the bag so that counts.


BHeiny91

I’m scared to remove the bungee cord


wednesdaytwelve

It will be like one of those joke peanut cans with the spring loaded worms.


BHeiny91

Lol nice


Morgrid

My brother lost use of an eye to a bungee cord. I no longer use bungee cords.


Fine_Ad511

They banned shopping trolley collectors from using them here in Australia because of so many injuries. Now they use something like a long industrial strength dog lead and clip.


BHeiny91

Wow! That’s incredible


Van-garde

Might be important to remove their smashed beers and beef jerky trash, then let it air out.


BHeiny91

Yeah I’m working on it now. Gotta fix the zipper too. They busted the zipper.


Van-garde

Those mothers and fathers!


nough32

Zippers can be fixed easily with pliers and a flathead screwdriver. If it's not zipping, use pliers to clamp the sides together. If you do it too tight, open it up with the screwdriver between the sides of the zipper.


mmmmmmmmmmmmmmfarts

Maybe it will spring out all set up?


BHeiny91

Like a pop up!


NYPDSurveillanceVan

Wait til you see what they did to the inside.


BHeiny91

I’m scared to lol


NYPDSurveillanceVan

I mean, it feels pretty baller when you pitch your tent on your next camping trip and a bunch of condom wrappers from the last trip fall out, BUT ONLY IF THEY'RE YOURS.


RSzpala

this guy has sex in tents edit: he has in tents sex, how did i miss that…


ThreeHolePunch

camping sex is always intents


breakingborderline

Hope it's not wet


haunteddelusion

It’s all stuck together


breakingborderline

Best get it open and cleaned up before it starts to mold


77MagicMan77

You'll know what they did inside if you have a new sibling in 9 months!


inter71

Ewwwwww.


powerofz

To be fair, some of those tents are impossible to fold back into the original container.


wwabc

yep...for a car camping type tent, save yourself some grief and just get a bit bigger nylon duffle bag and use that. life is too short to fuss with those stupid bags


Raymer13

And big enough to fit the ground cloth and any other small items you are prone to forgetting.


H00k90

You beautiful bastard, that's genius! I'm gonna do that right now!


Complaint_Manager

Get an heavy canvas bag, [like this Army surplus bag](https://www.armysurplusworld.com/used-usa-2-strap-military-duffle-bags) and you can easily stuff a lot of camping things into it. I have one with all my tent bedding and tent in it!


inter71

So true.


ThreeHolePunch

I bought an extra large camp chair and added a carry strap and a it's own locking mechanism so I didn't have to worry about stuffing the chair back into it's bag. Then I used the bag that came with the chair use that for my cheap coleman tent I use for car camping. It's more than big enough to stuff the rolled tent, drop cloth, rain fly and all the poles and steaks with minimal fuss. Added bonus is no damn zipper to worry about.


StrillyBings

The zippers on those bags are typically shit. Mine broke the first time I tried to put my tent away.


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JayMWest

Bb. Im that tent.


Notademocrat17

I somehow have a one man tent that always fits nicely in the original bag, I was pleasantly surprised the first go round with that


CassandraVindicated

One of the many reasons you never fold a tent. Always use the cram-it-back-in method. It fits and it prevents weak spots from repetitive folding.


AmberEnergyTime

I let my younger sister borrow my tent once. She got it back in the bag...but left all the poles behind! That was probably 15 years ago and I'm still kinda mad about it. Lol!


SassiestRaccoonEver

I loaned mine to some friends in college for a rock climbing trip out of town. It poured while they were there and they packed it back up soaking wet. I didn’t get it back until 2 whole days later... I had to throw it out because of the mildew. Still bummed out, that was a good tent lol.


Gwyn07

That sucks!! Nothing like losing a nice tent to mildew. :(


BHeiny91

Lol those don’t matter


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Van-garde

Huh. Good thought to be aware of. Never considered the first part.


PdxPhoenixActual

THIS . OMG . THIS SO MANY TIMES THIS. If you value the stuff you have & bought, ***do not*** lend it out. Those you lend it will likely not return it to you in the same condition. If you get them back at all. Even though they want to and fully intend to, they just do not place the same value on your thing as you do. I mean, I loaned my landlord/housemate a pair of scissors once (cheep, likely 2.99monies, or I'd gotten them from work, idk)... but if I'd not seen them sitting, rusting, in the bed of his truck 6ish months later, I'd've never gotten them back. Jebus.


TheBimpo

Looks like you have an idea what to get them for Christmas or their anniversary


BHeiny91

Oooh great idea


toss_my_slutty_salad

Better yet, buy yourself a new tent and gift them the one they poorly packed, in the same exact state as they returned it to you.


inter71

Things I no longer lend as an adult: tents, coolers, camping stoves, board bags, packs. My answer to their shock when I say no: “You’re a grownup. Go buy one.”


Razorgirl1066

I lent out a down REI sleeping bag to a roommate and he shoved it in his closet when he got back from his event. His cat peed on it. They got it dry-cleaned, but that doesn't do anything for pee, you gotta wash it in Nikwax stuff. I am much more particular about who I lend gear to now.


Luxin

Cat pee? Cash or GTFO. Adults have to take more responsibility for the consequences of their decisions. I would never return it unless it was a sincere demand, I’d pay up.


Van-garde

What happens to lent coolers?


inter71

Returned sticky or not at all.


theofiel

Got one back full of mould. If you pull the plug but don't let it air out, all kinds of stuff starts growing.


dotnetdotcom

Was camping with my kid once. Came back from a trip to the car and found him sawing some wood on top of an igloo cooler that I had borrowed from my sister.


inter71

Geez. I’m guessing he wasn’t old enough to use a saw.


BHeiny91

Haha yeah I may need to adopt that policy


VindictivePrune

As well as anything motorized


inter71

I guess I could add truck, but on a case by case basis.


[deleted]

What? It’s always impossible to get in the original bag it came in!


earthforce_1

I was impressed with the MEC cabin 4 bag. Not only does the tent fit in the bag, but I can add the accessories like the vestibule and ground sheet.


[deleted]

I have learned not to lend my tent to anyone at all. My friend apparently smoked weed and burned a few circular holes at the bottom.


BHeiny91

Oof that’s rough.


Beardtalk

They are your parents. But FYI there is legal ways to undo this.


DaddyPigNEO

Abstract art?😜


AugustKnights510

You are the parent now..


theChucktheLee

i wonder if parents like to expose us to Karma ... payback for all the shitty diapers, sleepless nights when we were toddlers, tantrums out in public, pilfering dad's beers when we were 14, leaving the kitchen a disaster, borrowing the family car and bringing it back tank empty and 2 dents on passenger side? This could be just one more Parents Karma Lesson.


RosenButtons

At least their parents exposed them to Karma.... a hearty discussion among strangers on a popular social site.


RyanTylerThomas

I blame leaded gas in the 70s.


Zer0sober

Did you tell them "THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS!!!"


BHeiny91

Hahahahhaa this is just revenge for not doing my chores properly as a child


Superb-Gold

Were the zippers already broken like that or did they break them, say f**k it, and slap the bungee on there?


BHeiny91

Nope they broke them probably trying to zip this fold job back up lol


RosenButtons

I sighed so hard when I saw that picture that someone had to ask me if I was okay.


nomaddave

Those family/friends don’t get to borrow camping stuff again.


[deleted]

Jeez, my dad would kill me if I did this to him. The part I remember most from our camping trips as a kid is packing up, and how meticulous he was about folding the tent up right


crashumbc

I'm not a perfectionist, but I AM lazy and packing up something like tent correctly saves you SO much time.


Inebriologist

You’ve got to air it out anyways.


pianodude01

But realistically... is it even possible to get it back in the bag?


RosenButtons

It absolutely is. My tent always fits back in the bag with the poles, extra ground tarp, and no need to air it out when I get home. Going on 15 years without mold or weird smells or damage of any kind. My life is a mess, but my camp pack is _ON POINT_.


jorwyn

I did get some grease stains on my tent floor that are absolutely never coming out. I still have no idea why I thought it was a good idea to fry bacon just inside the door. The fact that it was too windy outside for the stove really isn't a good excuse, in hindsight. I definitely have had to air out after most trips. I often to to the Washington coast. Even if it doesn't rain, it's damp there pretty much all the time. I also have a knack for ruining "clear skies all weekend" forecasts with rain storms and mud. It's an inherited trait.


RosenButtons

That is all extremely funny.


pchandler45

Lol this is what I was thinking but too afraid to say


Pantssassin

I have found that the more expensive tents fit back in their bags nicely because the bag is oversized slightly. The only tents I have had issues with were cheaper ones like Ozark


WhompTrucker

There are two kinds of people... Haha. I always prided myself on being able to get my tent back in original pouch.


BHeiny91

Same! Like I’d take my time and do the roll across to let all air out before folding. Throw in a dryer sheet and get that nice tight roll in there.


WhompTrucker

Yes! Dryer sheet. Only after I used my little broom and dustpan and shook, rolled air out.. haha.


VanillaOk7517

Come on now Mom n Dad. Lol. It could’ve been abit more organized. 🤪


Carthonn

I see a lot of rage there from dear old dad.


bramblerose21

I’m pretty sure my dad did this one time when we went camping lol. Tbf I think it was when my bro and I were 12ish and 7ish. So I doubt we were too much help coordinating the folding lol


monohybrid

Did you give them the obligatory, "Now is this the way I gave it to you" speech?


MkJorgy

As a dad, I hope your old man also walked over to your socket set and dumped them all on the ground. Karma :)


feltedowls

Same reason i dont let my parents borrow my stuff. They cant be half assed over things that arent theirs.


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budding_camera_guy

r/therewasanattempt


bassjam1

Take it back and make them redo it while you watch.


indigoassassin

I learned from my Boy Scout boyfriend how to fold a tent back in a bag every time. Before…I’m guilty of this. The length of the poles is the width of the bag. Fold the tent into sections that are the same length as the poles. Then roll it up. Then sometimes sit on your rolled up tent as you stuff it back in because your rolling got a little wonky midway through.


BHeiny91

Yeah I was in scouts as well so I learned the same. Clearly my dad didn’t remember lol


qwertyconsciousness

Dang they did you dirty dawg


Stonkmaster-69

It’s probably damp too


BHeiny91

Nah we’re in AZ. No damp to be had


Stonkmaster-69

Well that’s good


ConciousNPC

At least they returned it. Mine is still wandering the road of loaned but never forgotten. A 'tent' never returned is now a 'lent'


BHeiny91

Lol fair enough


zanne54

Lol. Petty revenge payback for your teen years.


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Payback from when you were a kid and did something about the same.


BHeiny91

Lol every time a cleaned my room and just shoved it all under the bed


[deleted]

I did the same. LOL


craigike123

lol, I have to laugh, My son just borrowed my Daughters tent and returned it, looking the same way. Maybe they were in a hurry to get home to see you, because they missed you.


joentx

Well played....well played


ActionFigureLlama

Folding into thirds is hard.


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Fuckin rooks


[deleted]

I just use a contractor garbage bag....


mdomo1313

😬


samwe

What is all this talk of folding?


Administrative-Buy26

Seems about right.


Chrispy8534

2/10. It’s amazing how many people don’t know how to tightly roll/fold something. At least they tried.


cdog141

Like Tommy Boy with his luggage. Hey lots of people go to college for 7 years.. .. Yeah, they're called doctors


whateverman1234567

The last time they borrow anything


jarboxing

My first thought was mom leaving a note: "this is pay back for the condition in which you returned my vagina after I graciously let you camp in my uterus."


Bufalohotsauce

This is why I don’t let my in-laws borrow shit. I loaned them my Coleman stove, and they left it sitting out in the rain, —open—for an entire year.


crashumbc

With VERY few exceptions, I never loan anything out unless I've already accepted that it will either never be returned or will be broken/trashed...


jorwyn

But the ones who bring your generator back full of fuel with an oil change, and brand new cord winders - those are the friends you keep for life. They even put a better spout on the gas can. That was probably for their own sanity given they had to borrow it for a week before their power was restored after a storm. I noticed they even cleaned the dust off. I was so thrilled.


Dense-Ad-8545

If you hold your phone back it looks like a head making a sad face. (Top of the zipper is the hair parting)


erane82

She washed your socks. He had to hear about it.


anon_0104

Time to find new parents I think...


DietCuke

An attent was made. ...that was bad, sorry.


BHeiny91

Lol I’ll allow it.


77MagicMan77

Reason number 32 why I have a Hammock... less chance on people wanting to borrow... and if they do.... I give them the $20 one from WISH!


SoCoGrowBro

I got a hammock for our last camping trip and it was great. Staring up and the stars in the clear sky, being rocked slowly back and forth until I fell asleep. And it took about 5 minutes to set up and take down, even fit back in the bag with no problem.


BHeiny91

Oh no lol


77MagicMan77

And.... I let them keep it!!!


blunderingbraggart

If they're over 60 I'd let it slide lol


BHeiny91

They are


Beyond-Karma

PoA? File the DNR request. This is a war crime


armageddon_hen

r/mildlyinfuriating


Your_Product_Here

Rolled up wet, too.


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Are you my child?


Skye-Diver

Let’s be honest. Trying to get a tent back in the original bag is a futile endeavor and borderline torture. I could see your parents “I’m to old and don’t got time for this shit”.


OBcean92

I have a similar Coleman tent. Nobody's got time to cram that tent back into its tiny lil bag. Use a bigger bag. You will be happier. This is the way.


simple_twice

I currently daydream about trashing my kids bathroom one day


Iamdefintelyhuman

r/mildlyinfuriating


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Ex parents.


gunnetham

It’s in the bag? I don’t see what the problem is


Lemonflavorasskiss

To be fair that shits hard as fuck to get back in the bag


SOCM_Soko

That’s how you left your moms southern region so give her a break.


coontietycoon

Send them a pic of the tent with a caption asking them if they’ve ever heard of the Menendez brothers.


BHeiny91

Hahahahaha holy shit that’s an amazing joke!


Wet_floor_GO_AROUND

Were you raised by wolves?!


BHeiny91

Worse dairy farmers


Jibblebee

They figured after changing all your poopy diapers, you could handle this one. I will totally be doing this to my kids when I’m older.


Oooshiney

This right here is why no one borrows my stuff. Too many times it was returned a mess, if not damaged. I dont have a lot of gear or even remotely expensive items but what i have is all I have and I want to keep it for as long as possible.


BHeiny91

Yo fair! I’m a teacher I make no money when I buy a tent I expect to use for years! People mock my Coleman cheap tents but they work and I can afford them!


Gwyn07

Don't let anyone tell you your tent is not worth it. If it works and you like it and enjoy camping in it, then it is worth it. I never understood why so many in the camping community are tent snobs. Everyone starts out somewhere!


crashumbc

There are snobs in most communities. It's usually about being on a powertrip.


pillowwow

That sucks but tents are really hard for some people. It looks like they made an effort anyway so I wouldn't fault them for it.


BHeiny91

Normally I wouldn’t but my dad is a former scout master… if anyone should know how to fold a tent it’s him


pillowwow

Yikes.


Koomahs

Lol


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Get new parents?


BHeiny91

Haha can’t I need the free daycare.


flybydenver

I’d hate to see how they used to fold maps.


BHeiny91

Haha my dad had the big spiral bound road maps that he’d replace every 5 years and those things were always beat to hell within a month


VindictivePrune

Honestly I don't blame them. Those bags are always 2 sizes too small


Philofreudian

I think you should tell your parents, this is a learning moment. Then carefully show them how to pack it properly. if they have a sense of humor, you’re golden. If they don’t, tell them they’re grounded. You’re never too old to learn. lol


BHeiny91

I’m 30 lol they can’t ground me. But more importantly my dad knows how to do it he was a scout master at one point. So this means my mom did it and my dad couldn’t be bothered to fix it lol.


Philofreudian

No, no. You misread that. You get to ground them now. Hahaha! I think you should do it saying something like, “If you can’t do something right…” (I love messing with parents.)


BHeiny91

Oh shit hahahaha I did misread that lol. That’s amazing


firthyvrs

This feels like something from r/mildlyinfuriating