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blow-up tent poles

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David Goodyear BPL Member
PostedSep 23, 2011 at 2:44 pm

Wasn't there a tent a while back that had blow-up sections instead of tent poles. I would like to know what they used to accomplish this. I would like to make a blow-up section on a bivy to keep the bug netting off of my face. It seems easier than having to stake it out. OF course, it depends on how much this system weighs.

Just pondering,

Dave

todd BPL Member
PostedSep 23, 2011 at 2:54 pm

Bill Fornshell (I believe), on this site, did a thread on just what you are describing. Don't have time to search for it at the moment, though…gotta run.

PostedSep 23, 2011 at 3:04 pm

Bill made his blow up bivy poles out of cheer sticks (for the inner tube) and cuben sleeves.

Ryan Smith BPL Member
PostedSep 23, 2011 at 3:48 pm

Nemo might be the tent maker your thinking of. They have air bladders inside Xpac on some models.

Ryan

PostedSep 23, 2011 at 7:54 pm

Correction, Bill used elongated party balloons for his bivy hoop. You can find everything he has made on his blog: http://ultraliteskunkworks.blogspot.com/

The particular post about his Cuben Fiber – Pertex Quantum Bivy with balloon hoop is here:
http://ultraliteskunkworks.blogspot.com/2005/09/cuben-connection.html

Scroll down to near the bottom to the section about "Cuben Fiber – Pertex Quantum Bivy
Made – 09/07/2006 "

David Goodyear BPL Member
PostedSep 24, 2011 at 4:12 pm

wow, thanks guys. there is some serious cuben there. That is exactly what I remembered. I'm going to put that idea to good use.

Dave

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