Thanks Justin, love the fact that you are open to learning. To be honest, you can't totally keep the sand out of your tent,(it's beach camping alright),but there are still some things you can do. the best? It's probably what you know: Find somewhere not too windy,trust me you wont love it when the wind decides to hot you with full love Keep your tent zip closed when you do not need it ope and incase you are missing this Keep your equipments sand free before returning to tent I hope that helps.