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[pct-l] Homemade Tents



Hello everybody, I have a question or two, maybe more, for you. See, I'm in
the process of scratching out a lil' homemade tent design, and have run
into a few walls.

The first is a vent for the peak of the tent. I haven't had the opportunity
to go and check out the fancy vent designs on store-sold tents, but so far,
I just can't figure out a feasible lightweight idea.

My second question is about sewing techniques: where can I go about
figuring out various sewing techniques that can be applied to tent-making?
Are there any books, web resources, or individual persons that you can
recommend I talk to?

Third, is seam-taping. The idea seems very good to me, but does anyone know
of any downsides to seam-taping? If I do decide on seam-taping, how can I
get it down? I figure there's some sort of expensive fancy technological
gadget that does it, so how could I gain access to one?

For a fourth question, how do you feel A-frame designs function? What if
two wedge-shaped vestibule areas were attached to the vertical walls of the
tent, so that a trapezoidal(?) shape was made? I've never had any
experience using an a-frame tent, besides for camping in that backyard as a
little kid, but it seems to me that the biggest issue would be the wind. So
I was hoping to avoid that be adding the two vestibules in the ends, and
lowering one end to make more more aerodynamic shape. Good idea? Bad?

Hmmmm, I think that's it for now. So in advance, thank you for your help,
and have a good day..

Brody.

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