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

[Stefan li Rous]

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

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