[Ansteorra] canvas shelter alternatives - was - Re: New 10x20 garage pavillions for $85 at Walmart

[Bree Flowers]

My tent is like a rock in bad weather. Stake it good and get good
strong poles and a period pavilion will serve you well. At one event
my tent stood its ground while a yurt flipped (the owner was dumb
enough to forget all his stakes at home but one and thought that it he
used just one that might do the trick) and a larger a-frame came down
when the ridgepole snapped. The metal stakes at the top of my poles
were seriously bent (nothing a good hammer and anvil can't fix) but
otherwise my stuff was dry, the canvas held firm and I was nice and
safe. Now I will admit that with no floor, water can rush through it
like a river, but I know I'll have a roof over my head.

~Eve

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Stefan li Rous
<StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> For folks who might be wondering about different tent venders or which style
> might suit them best or which ones stay up best in bad weather, etc, see the
> comments in these files in the STRUCTURES section of the Florilegium.
> Select-a-Tent-art (20K) 10/31/09 "Selecting A Tent For SCA Camping" by Amr
> ibn Majid al-Bakri al-Amra.
>
>
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/DWELLINGS/Select-a-Tent-art.html
>
> tent-sources-msg (80K) 9/24/08 Pavilion and canvas merchants.
>
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/DWELLINGS/tent-sources-msg.html
>
> tent-transprt-msg (10K) 12/27/01 Transporting tents and pavilions.
>
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/DWELLINGS/tent-transprt-msg.html
>
> tents-weather-msg (19K) 3/28/01 Various tent styles in bad weather.
>
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/DWELLINGS/tents-weather-msg.html
>
> Stefan
>
> On Apr 28, 2011, at 9:04 AM, Bree Flowers wrote:
>
>> I have the Big Wedge tent. It's lovely to camp in, but would not serve
>> well for merchanting as it is hard to walk anywhere but right up the
>> middle.
>>
>> I'm hoping with the addition of the sunshade that I can kick some of
>> our "stuff" out (chairs, tables, coolers) and have enough room for the
>> whole family in the tent until the kids are big enough to sleep on
>> their own, then we'll have to get another wedge.
>>
>> ~Eve
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Hellsgate Web Minister
>> <daria at hellsgate-sca.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Eve ~
>>> Which of their tents do you have?
>>> I have been debating their 14x14 wall tent for merchanting.
>>>
>>> I think the feast gear a friend of mine make will go over well & a period
>>> pavilion would just add to the display.
>>>
>>> D
>>>
>>> Baroness Daria Riley
>>> Hellsgate Web Minister
>>> http://www.hellsgate-sca.org
>>>
>>> All the cool people will be at the Salado Demo. Are you cool?
>>> http://www.hellsgate-sca.org/events/salado
>
> --------
> THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
>   Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas          StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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