New tent for this fall

Shinken · March 10, 2012, 01:23:00 AM

Very nice design right there!

Perfect for the Blue Mountains....

Shoot straight, Shinken

wingnut · March 10, 2012, 09:30:00 AM

I have one very simular to that made of waterproof ripstop. Use it as a spike camp when elk hunting the high country. Don't use pools but the tent weighs less then 3 pounds when I pack it in.

Nice design I think Rusty called it a "Baker's Tent"

Lin Rhea · March 10, 2012, 10:50:00 AM

Looks great Robin. Home away from home.

I like the fact that you can add wind breaks to the sides if the need arises.

VTer · March 10, 2012, 12:12:00 PM

Nice looking tent Roughcountry. Do you plan on putting the side flaps on it at some point, like Bill had. You mentioned side panels earlier with a woodstove jack, are you going to replace one of the existing sides? Bill Mason was the Fred Bear of the canoeing world. I still like watching all his movies.

March 10, 2012, 12:44:00 PM

I have a 9x9 campfire tent made with Egyptian sail canvas. I have a window in the back, a bug screen front, front side panels and for cold condition a front cover which gives us a total tent length of 15 feet. It has been on numerous canoe trips and has withstood many thunder storms, sleet storms, and even hail. I use a single adjustable ridge pole with four up rights all made with two foot aluminum lengths. I found that with a little practice the campfire tent can be set up in about 20 minutes and often we take advantage of local trees and skip the need for the stakes and poles. A stout rope tied with a truckers hitch between two trees can easily eliminate the ridge pole and a bit of parachute cord tied to the stake loops with a rock holding down the the loop of cord will hold the tent in place in quite a lot of wind and never move. Once everything is set up they seem to work as a unit. If we have a good supply of softball sized rocks we never bother with the stakes. the total weight of the tent, extra panels, rubber floor, poles, number three Duluth pack and rope is 41 pounds. a small campfire will heat these tents very nicely, when there is little or no wind.

bob@helleknife.com · March 10, 2012, 01:30:00 PM

Nice...I sure like the light weight and design.

I am confused (easily done!)about how the stove will be set up. Any chance you could do an illustration?

Thanks,

Bob

Gray Buffalo · March 10, 2012, 10:11:00 PM

You did a great job on that tent. I've been wanting to make one like that far several years. Hope you don't mind me asking what the material cost was and how you sowed the seams together. That is a cool set up

Jerry

Roughcountry · March 10, 2012, 10:29:00 PM

Sorry for the delay guys, out lookin for cats today.
Thanks for all the great comments.

I plan to try a small campfire out toward the edge of the tarp like Mason shows and describes in his book. I'll see how things work.
I thought I'd try the stove jack in one of the side panels first (side panels are easyer to replace)
Bob, I've got to do some experminting before I know just how the stove will be placed. Mason shows a stove set out at the end of the flap with the pipe clearing it in a few pics.

I'll use the tent a few times this spring to get a idea how the side panels should be built. I have a small stainless stove I made for my smallest wall tent that will work for this one if the campfire smokes me out.

I'll most likely use my horse trailer side to tie the flap to on a couple trips out with a colt. Great way to break a tent in, colt, a couple hounds and a few long ridges to ride.

Hope to have all the bugs worked out when the bulls start to bugle this september. Homemade gear makes a hunt feal better somehow.

Walt, I saved my doodle sheet plans if you got a good ridge in mind up there. Even have some nylon tape left.

Roughcountry · March 10, 2012, 10:36:00 PM

Didn't see your post while I was one finger typeing Jerry.
I'll try to get some close up pics of the details tomorrow for you.

The canvas, tape and cord was under 150.00 so far.
The canvas was 60" sunforger with flame retardation treatment. It was the biggest cost @130.00

monterey · March 11, 2012, 01:01:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by wingnut:
I have one very simular to that made of waterproof ripstop. Use it as a spike camp when elk hunting the high country. Don't use pools but the tent weighs less then 3 pounds when I pack it in.

Nice design I think Rusty called it a "Baker's Tent"

Yes, Baker tent like this one;

And the Whelen like this one (a bit too breezy for my elk country

);

Where did you get the rip stop version. That would make it packable without the horse.

Roughcountry · March 12, 2012, 10:15:00 PM

Here's a couple pics of the way I did the seams and the gussets in stress spots Jerry.
Hope this shows up ok, storming the last couple days so I just thru it on the leather bench.

All seams are double stitched with nylon thread.

Guru · March 12, 2012, 10:22:00 PM

Looks great Robin!!

Roughcountry · March 13, 2012, 09:29:00 AM

Thanks Curt.

I used a old industrial singer sewing machine to sew it up. It was getting pretty close to maxed out sewing thru the seams with the nylon web.

I found some thinner webbing that would have made that a little better (to late)
I'm sure time will show lots of little things that could have been done different, but thats part of the fun building it.

Wudstix · March 13, 2012, 05:30:00 PM

I like.

WRV · March 13, 2012, 07:23:00 PM

Nice!

Cyclic-Rivers · March 13, 2012, 09:15:00 PM

I like that tent. be sure to take pictures of your different trips to share.

Roughcountry · March 13, 2012, 09:38:00 PM

Thanks guys, for all the comments. I hope this prompts a few to tackle like projects in the future.

Charlie, I'll do my best to get some pictures this summer and fall.

Charlie Lamb · March 13, 2012, 09:39:00 PM

Too bad you didn't have that a few years ago bud. We could really have made that Texas kid squirm.

Nice job!!!

Ground Hunter · March 14, 2012, 01:46:00 AM

Nice work - simple - well thought out.

wingnut · March 14, 2012, 09:08:00 AM

Connie made ours. She said it was pretty easy and we waterproofed the seams.

I throw it in Jason's pack along with anything I can think of that might add weight to mine. LOL

Mike