ANST - Tent Camouflage?

[Mark.S Harris]

Rikki Mitman wrote:
> 
> We have a basic canvas tent that I would like, if possible, cover in some
> fashion to make it look more period. Now, this may be an impossible dream
> 'cause the war (which is why I want to do this) is just a few weeks away,
> and I have a lot of other things to get ready (I'm merchanting, too). So I'm
> looking for quick, simple, and inexpensive. (I know, I know -- should have
> thought of this a LONG time ago. Sigh....)
> 
> That said, has anyone run across any clever ideas whose originators I might
> perhaps flatter through imitation?

Check this file in the DWELLINGS section of my Stefan's Florilegium:
tent-dsguises-msg (23K)  9/23/98    Ideas for disguising modern tents.

There are also these two pictures. I don't think they are on the website,
but I can send them by email if you wish:
dometents-pic      (3K)  9/21/94    German Landsknecht camp, painted 1500-1550.
                                      featuring dome tents.

For future referance, a period tent can be made less expensive than you
might first think. For some ideas on this take a look at these other
files in the same section:

MaMSP-art          (9K)  9/23/98    article: Making a Medieval Shade Pavilion.
p-tents-art       (14K)  5/17/96    Survey article on period tent styles.
p-tent-const-art  (23K)  9/23/98    "Building a Period Tent" by Geoffrey Maynard
p-tents-msg       (32K)  8/16/95    Period tents and documentation sources.
pavilions-msg    (122K)  8/ 7/96    The making of medieval pavilions.
tents-alt-msg     (41K)  6/11/96    Alternatives to tents for SCA events.
tent-care-msg     (27K)  4/ 4/96    Care of tents. waterproofing, washing.
tent-fabrics-msg  (41K)  3/25/98    Fabrics and treatments to use in tents.
tent-interior-msg  (9K)  2/ 5/97    Storage and decorating inside pavilions.
tent-making-msg    (9K)  6/ 9/97    Useful ideas when making tents.
tent-painting-msg (34K) 11/10/98    Painting and decorating tents.
tent-ps-msg       (44K) 11/10/98    Pavilion poles, stakes and ropes.
tent-rental-msg    (9K) 11/12/96    Rental of tents at Pennsic and Estrella.
tent-setup-msg    (19K)  9/15/97    Hints for setting up tents and pavilions.
tent-sources-msg  (81K)  3/25/98    Pavilion and canvas merchants.
tents-weather-msg (23K)  3/17/98    Various tent styles in bad weather.
yurts-msg         (94K) 11/11/98    Round Mongol tents also called gers.

Since you mention merchanting, you might find this file in the COMMERCE
section to be of interest, also:
merchanting-msg   (49K)  4/16/98    Merchanting in the SCA.

My Florilegium files can be found on the web at:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/rialto/rialto.html

Or I can send them by email if you don't have web access.

> Teleri ferch Pawl

Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net
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