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I have been playing about with making a tent.
I opted for a 2 pole tunnel design with a slight variation as rather than lie head-feet to the doors, it's aligned so you lie side on to the doors.
General view
Side View
Door detail- multiple options for opening. one on each end.
That is totally awesome, love it
What poles are you using and what is the rough length where you sleep ?
Oh and weight
Nice tent! Details please…
Poles:- 8.5mm alloy, brand unknown. weight 304 grams.
groundsheet:- 90gsm PU coated nylon (plain weave) LXWXD approx 215X100X10 centimeters. weight. 294 grams
flysheet. 55gsm silmylon. weight 774 grams. approx 110cm peak height.
inner:- 30gsm unocoted nylon- weight TBA as I've not made that bit yet.
Total weight at this stage. 1.4kg I can shave a few grams off as I need to shorten the ends of the roof- they are a bit long- As can be seen in the photos . and as a result of that take a little of the poles too.
I made a data entry error poles are more than 304 grams, they are just under 500 grams. These will be replaced with lighter poles in due course of course.
Have trimmed down the edges- so all hems are roughly aligned, although not quite as my sewing skills are not brilliant. This has of course reduced overall height by a small degree.
At this stage I need to do the following with the fly:
Re position some of the guy points, they are misaligned.
attach guy lines.
Attach the attachment points for the inner.
Attach door tie back cords.
Add clips or similar to the bottom of the doors to reduce the strain on the zips.
Seam seal.
looks great
The incomplete interior, exped downmat 7 medium for scale purposes.
Set up with all guylines attached.
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