[Ansteorra] Carport Tents on sale- Big Lots

[Chuck and Rhonda Leggett]

>
> Those of you who have painted these tents, (anyone from the House of
> Bricks out there), what type paint did you use to paint them. Some
> paints might not stick well to the plastic cloth.
>

We didn't paint the plastic canvas walls, for that very reason.  We made
all-new walls out of fabric and painted them with latex paints.  When we set
up our house for camping (Gulf Wars, for example), we put the plastic walls
inside the painted walls for added insulation (air space: the pipe legs are
"sandwiched" between the two walls), as well as to water-proof the living
quarters - painting fabric makes it resistant to light rain and wind, but it
still wicks LOTS of water through.  For "day pavillion" or List-side"
pavillion use, we may only use one wall, or may put two painted walls
back-to-back for a more "finished" appearance.  Of course, all these "extra"
walls DO add a lot of bulk, wight, and set-up effort to the pavillion.
That's why we haven't (yet?) created a roof cover for ours, although we have
discussed it occasionally.  Mostly, we rely on making the "eye-level"
details as good as we can, and trust that most will not search upwards for
flaws in appearance and detail.  That's why I even built a wooden door for
the thing.

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Lord Marion de la Massue
House of Brick.