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The tent has 3 main parts. A single metal wall, a waterproof box for the floor and the canvas for the roof and other walls.
The metal wall folds out from the floor it has one end of canvas attached to the top of it. the other end of the canvas is attached to the box-floor. The floor fills with water
to stop it flying away or can be pegged down. Once the tent is set up it looks like a capital L with the canvas streatching between the two ends.
self installing tent pegs
http://www.halfbake...alling_20tent_20peg because i mentioned them [Fireraven, Aug 27 2001, last modified Oct 17 2004]
Self erecting tents
http://www.camptents.com/#Quickdraw Here you go. [PotatoStew, Aug 27 2001, last modified Oct 17 2004]
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Ok maybe not selferecting. Just very easy to put up- especially if you use the self installing tent pegs. |
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How do the metal wall and waterproof box fit into your backpack? |
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Tents with fiberglass-like poles, that actually do self-erect (pull it out of the bag, let go, it goes "sproing" and you have a tent), have been baked for quite a while. |
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Was this an attempt at a joke? As in, let's pretend it's 1930 and we want to invent a self-erecting tent? |
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Lazy campers, eh? 'Fraid you've picked yourself one mighty small sales demographic, my friend. |
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ok you're right this was one of my not so good ideas |
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At least having a waterproof box in your tent would solve one comon camping dilemma. |
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They have these, I think. |
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All those shows where the person pulls the little ring and the tent erects itself. |
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Most self-erecting tents bend up to fit in a bag and can be thrown out in the air to erect by itself. |
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You could create it as inflatable with a CO2 cartridge. |
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The world is full of excellent self-erecting tents and this dude invents a crap one. He should come here more. |
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