ANST - Tent Camouflage?

[j'lynn yeates]

On 1 Feb 99, at 13:28, Lael Portwood wrote:

> What shape is it?  If it's not too big you can sew a large circle with an
> opening for your tent flap, throw it over the top, stake it down, and
> you're done.  When you have more time, paint the cover with period
> designs.  Another thing you can do is make large banners (quick and easy
> ones with large designs, few colors) and drape them all around your tent.

from a design discussion back down the road ... logic dictates a added 
advantage ... if you add a air space open at base and top and held away from 
the main tent, you create a insulating layer.  use of light color material 
promotes reflection and blocks absorbtion.  essentially you create a passive 
solar cooler and get a *much* more tolerable interior space in summer ... 

secret is having the air space vent to a exit point located at the apex of the 
structure for the heat that builds between the layers to escape and a lower 
venting area for cooler air to be pulled in by convection. 

query for the fabric workers ... anyone know of a tent-suitable fabric with a 
reflective layer bonded to one side ... want to experiment with a "radiant 
barrier" as a tent cover for summer at some point ... tent i have becomes a 
furnace when used alone.

'wolf


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