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Sep 6, 2009 at 7:38 am #1525400
I will but in.
Everything is pretty cheap.
Household grade tyvek is the cheapest but heavier.
1.25 oz tyvek is $5/yd
Silnylon 2nds is around $7 a yard.
Mesh about $5-6The lighter stuff like cuben and spinaker gets a lot more expensive.
Nylon webbing,zippers are all cheap.
With no floor, looks like about maybe 6-8 yards of material just guessing to me. A floor would add another 3 yards.
Sep 6, 2009 at 9:49 pm #1525547If i remember right it was around $250. Thom?
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Sep 7, 2009 at 6:01 am #1525597My sewing skills do not meet my expectations for quality so I elected to work with Tim M. to make the AlpineMid.
Tim was very fair with the cost of his work and he was both helpful and patient as I worked through the Version 1 prototype (as pictured on Tim's site).
With the design changes that I will incorporate into Version 2 and with Tim having worked with me through Version 1 I think the price will be somewhat improved.
I will work out the details/changes with Tim and when Version 2 is complete I will post pictures and a cost breakdown.
Pitch height is variable and with adequate pole length the shelter can be pitched off the ground a few inches.
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