[Ponte Alto] Buying a Tent (advice please?)

[David Chessler]

Modern tents are treated with flame retardants. It's required by law. You can
ask the manufacturer what they use.

Canvas is naturally quite water resistant. The fibers swell when wet.
Unfortunately, if untreated the canvas is touched on the inside, it will leak
until it has dried and been re-soaked. touching the leak and running a finger
down the wall will prevent a drip.

There used to be many canvas treatments containing waxes that would further
waterproof the tent. Most of these have gone out of use because they are
highly flammable.

Currently, most large tents of the sort used in the SCA are made of a material
called "Sunforger." It is resistant to ultraviolet deterioration (which is a
problem you did not mention--there are treatments), and has a good reputation
for being waterproof and maintaining water resistance.

There are several manufacturers that specialize in tents that can pass for
period. The form will be different from most modern tents, including most
modern canvas tents.

SITE MAP--MEDIEVAL PAVILION RESOURCES
http://www.currentmiddleages.org/tents/

SCA Juried Merchants List: Tents & Camping Stuff
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/merchants/index.tents.html

Atlantian A&S Links » Merchants » Period Replicas & Reproductions »
Pavilion & Tent Merchants
http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1115


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Received: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:25:03 PM EDT
From: Dana <danaleader at gmail.com>
To: ponte-alto at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: [Ponte Alto] Buying a Tent (advice please?)

> Hey yall,
> I'm planning on buying a canvas tent but don't know anything about it
> accept that I want it water proof and flame retardant.
> Does anyone have:
> 1) Ideas on what I need to look for
> 2) Recommendations on where to buy it
> 3) a way to save me from myself?
>
> Thank you so much!
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