[MR] EZ up type tents

[Alexandria Stratton]

An EZup is not an alternative to a pavilion. It is not made to hold the weight 
of a canvas roof, and it will not last through the beating it will take with SCA 
use. I have one that I use on rare occasions, I made a cover for it of bedsheets 
to make it look more period...but it's an absolute oven. It only gets used as a 
last resort...or for non-garb occasions.

Easy pavilions to set up by oneself: Anglo-Saxon geteld, French Bell Wedge, hub 
& spoke round, square marquis...
Naturally, the smaller the pavilion, the easier it is for one person to set up. 
However, every single one of these that I've mentioned is set up by staking it 
to the ground and then slipping a center/upright pole inside to hold it up. The 
largest tent I ever put up by myself was a 12-foot diameter hub & spoke round 
tent, in my younger & stronger days...the center pole was a 4x4 post. But just 
because it's a pavilion doesn't mean it has to take up four football fields and 
weigh eight tons. I'd be happy to discuss options that work for you and your 
resources (skills, storage, transport, budget) if you like, off-list.  I would 
also suggest subscribing to the Medieval Encampments yahoo group, and browsing 
through the files and photos there. Lots of A.D.Craf T.  people there. ;)
 -- Isabelle LaFar
http://www.HouseBarra.com
Experience is what you get, when things go awry.
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From: Natasha Laity Snyder <NATASHA at UNPLANNEDPEACOCK.COM>
Subject: [MR] EZ up type tents

Can anyone share their love/hate stories with their EZ up type tent?  I would 
love to get a period tent (for vending) but the truth is that I'm usually alone 
so I need something I can put up by myself.  I want to get a brand that is going 

to last.

Tangwystel

Natasha Laity Snyder
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