[MR] EZ up type tents

[Stefan li Rous]

Many period tents can be set up with one person, although it is  
usually easier with some extra help.

I have a period-style 17 ft x 17 ft square pavilion and, if the wind  
isn't too strong or gusty, I can set it up by myself. The trick is  
getting all four corner poles up and staked in before the wind blows  
down one of the corners you've already set up. :-)  A smaller tent  
would be easier to handle by one person.

You might wish to look at some of the files in the STRUCTURES section  
of the Florilegium. Unfortunately, I've not tried to select out  
messages specifically on tents that can be set up with one person. But  
here are a few which might be of help.
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
pavilions-msg (168K) 8/26/10 The making of medieval pavilions.

http://www.florilegium.org/files/DWELLINGS/pavilions-msg.html

This one talks about how various tents do in bad weather conditions.  
I'm not sure if I comments in there on EZ up tents or not. the big  
thing I've heard on them is to make sure they are well staked down.  
They will stand without stakes, but they then can, unfortunately,  
become kites. As well as making sure that you stake them down, I've  
heard a lot of folks recommending extra guy wires being used.   On  
period illustrations you can often see extra guy lines attached to the  
peak of the tents and not just to the fabric edges and I've heard a  
lot of folks say that that has made a difference on whether their  
period pavilions stay up or not.

tents-weather-msg (19K) 3/28/01 Various tent styles in bad weather.


http://www.florilegium.org/files/DWELLINGS/tents-weather-msg.html

Since it sounds like you may be looking more at shade pavilions  
instead of a tent or sleeping pavilion, perhaps these files might also  
be of use.

MaMSP-art (9K) 9/23/98 article: Making a Medieval Shade Pavilion.


http://www.florilegium.org/files/DWELLINGS/MaMSP-art.html

shade-pavilns-msg (8K) 9/29/08 Shade pavilions for tourney field and  
camp.

http://www.florilegium.org/files/DWELLINGS/shade-pavilns-msg.html


Cassandra said:

<<< If you plan on being at Sapphire this weekend, I'd be happy to  
show you my set up and little "tricks" I used for the look :). I'll be  
doing henna again this year (but in a litmited capacity). >>>

I do have this file in the STRUCTURES section. Cassandra, I'd  
appreciate any comments you might wish to add to this file.

tent-dsguises-msg (23K) 8/16/05 Ideas for disguising modern tents.

http://www.florilegium.org/files/DWELLINGS/tent-dsguises-msg.html

I hope this helps anyone thinking of buying or making a modern tent or  
medieval pavilion.

Stefan


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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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