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..and another MYOG Pyramid Tent inspired by Jerry

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Jul 30, 2011 at 7:41 am #1277413

Andrew Bishop
BPL Member

@copperhead
Locale: Down Under

Inspired by Jerry Adam's floorless pyramid project, I bought some materials from Quest Outfitters and got to work with the sewing machine for my first MYOG sewing project.

Here is the final result:

You can see more photos on my blog.

Andrew

Jul 30, 2011 at 7:44 am #1764626

Ken Thompson
BPL Member

@here
Locale: Right there

Great job! Nice pitch too.

Jul 30, 2011 at 7:58 am #1764630

Jerry Adams
BPL Member

@retiredjerry
Locale: Oregon and Washington

Nice job. Seams look very regular – few weird wrinkles next to seam.

I wonder how your .433 inch poles will do in windy weather? I have .65, but I'm pretty sure they're over-kill.

Now you're addicited to MYOG : )

Jul 30, 2011 at 8:08 am #1764632

Trevor Wilson
BPL Member

@trevor83
Locale: ATL -- Zurich -- SF Bay Area

That looks pretty sweet. Nice work.

Jul 30, 2011 at 2:27 pm #1764699

Pilate de Guerre
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@deguerre
Locale: SE, USA

I think I saw your DIY snow pegs on a German language forum. Good work!

Jul 30, 2011 at 6:34 pm #1764751

Andrew Bishop
BPL Member

@copperhead
Locale: Down Under

Thanks all!

Jerry – I used the tent for the first time last weekend, in snow. Got a bit of snow on the tent itself and the pole was bending significantly. You can see the discussion regarding this on an Australian bushwalking forum.

My conclusion is that a heavier pole is required for winter, so have gone with a ski poles + connecting strap solution that I found here on the forums here.

I plan to test it out in the snow in a couple of week's time.

For summer use I would like to make the .433" pole a little longer, as required. Am considering using the approach suggested by Bob Gross on BPL in this thread.

Andrew

PS. Yes, I've caught the MYOG bug

Jul 30, 2011 at 10:45 pm #1764806

Jerry Adams
BPL Member

@retiredjerry
Locale: Oregon and Washington

That is just not right!

Snow???

It's in the 80s F every day here, uncomfortably hot, but that should make someone laugh who lived in the rest of the U.S. where it's actually hot.

Aug 24, 2011 at 5:53 am #1772409

Andrew Bishop
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@copperhead
Locale: Down Under

Just a quick note to follow up my earlier comment about combining two ski poles to form the tent pole for my pyramid tent. Trialled them on a recent alpine walk here in Australia.

I removed the baskets from the poles, pushed one end of a length of tubular mesh cord onto each pole tip, then bound the poles together using 2-sided hook & loop. Worked a treat and much more sturdy that the Easton poles I'd use before – I will use the Eastons when I am not using ski or trekking poles.
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