[pct-l] homemade tent

[Eric Lee]

>
-If you're using silnylon as most do, know that it is very slippery and can
be difficult to sew accurately. Practice on scraps until you are comfortable
with it.
>

Agreed - silnylon is a huge pain in the butt to sew.  I had success with
pre-ironing seams where I wanted folds (low heat, be careful not to damage
the fabric) and using small binder clips to generally control things.

I made my own Shires-style tarptent several years ago and enjoyed it as a
project, but the commercial offerings from the specialty manufacturers these
days are far beyond what I could make myself.  I use a manufactured tent
now.

Eric