What camping accessories do you really love? - Page 6

GusGus · 03-31-2009, 06:29 PM

nah... you don't want a center pole. Too hard to fit the bed in. (not to mention getting into and out of the bed.

innerSpaceman · 03-31-2009, 06:36 PM

But it would make for a great stripper tent.

GusGus · 03-31-2009, 06:45 PM

of course you still have poles. just not in the center (more room for an audience)

Prudence · 03-31-2009, 09:10 PM

I *have* made one of those, Morrigoon. It's in my garage right now. Best. Tent. Ever. and I can assure you that the center pole is not a problem whatsoever. I can still fit a queen-size bed on one half of the tent (with room left over) and the second half is open space. And that is for the small version! You can store stuff on the spokes and hang curtains from them. It is very sturdy in a high wind. And there are no guy wires to trip passers-by.

Kevy Baby · 03-31-2009, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

And there are no guy wires to trip passers-by.

I have yet to meet a tent that didn't need guy wires

Prudence · 04-01-2009, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I have yet to meet a tent that didn't need guy wires

Provide me with the ground space and I'll set it up for you. It has withstood some substantial storms.

innerSpaceman · 03-31-2009, 11:39 PM

I have yet to meet a guy who didn't love tent wires.

Capt Jack · 04-01-2009, 10:28 AM

the one I used on the back of my truck didnt need them. then again, it hasnt had to withstand a storm yet.

Betty · 04-01-2009, 10:36 AM

How does the center pole stand up?

Prudence · 04-01-2009, 12:25 PM

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How does the center pole stand up?

I think they explain it better at the link Morrigoon posted than I can. Basically, the wall tension holds it, I think. To set it up, you stake out each of the bottom wall joints approximately where they're supposed to be. Then, you fit together the center pole and hub and run that inside through the hole in the center of the roof. Then someone holds it steady (this is the ONLY reason set-up requires two people) while someone fits the spokes in the hub and roof pockets. Depending on how good a job you did with preliminary staking, you may or may not need someone to hold the pole while you re-position the ground stakes to pull the lower walls tight.

Then, you enjoy laying about in your canvas tent and enjoying the breeze while all the nylon tents have been transformed into ovens that prevent habitation.

03-31-2009, 06:29 PM	#1
GusGus DrunkenSeamstress Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Is it hot in here? Posts: 311	nah... you don't want a center pole. Too hard to fit the bed in. (not to mention getting into and out of the bed. __________________ . . . . "Mythology is psychology misread as biography." - Joseph Campbell
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	But it would make for a great stripper tent.
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GusGus DrunkenSeamstress Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Is it hot in here? Posts: 311	of course you still have poles. just not in the center (more room for an audience) __________________ . . . . "Mythology is psychology misread as biography." - Joseph Campbell
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I have made one of those, Morrigoon. It's in my garage right now. Best. Tent. Ever. and I can assure you that the center pole is not a problem whatsoever. I can still fit a queen-size bed on one half of the tent (with room left over) and the second half is open space. And that is for the small version! You can store stuff on the spokes and hang curtains from them. It is very sturdy in a high wind. And there are no guy wires to trip passers-by. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I have yet to meet a guy who didn't love tent wires.
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Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	the one I used on the back of my truck didnt need them. then again, it hasnt had to withstand a storm yet. __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	How does the center pole stand up? __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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