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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2016 13:42:24 GMT -8
I do a lot of travelling by motorcycle and really like my dome tent but the poles take up too much space on the bike.
I want to build an ultra light tarp tent. Basically one line tied to the bike and the other end can be staked to the ground or tied to a tree with a couple pegs to keep the sides out. A zippered door and some no see um mesh.
My main requirements are that its durable, water proof, dark, and wont pick up too much condensation inside.
I was thinking to keep it down to one layer and water proof I would open no see um vents to vent out condensation. Possibly by cracking the door a little idk.
I'm quite new to tents and the types of material and their properties are kind of overwhelming.
My question is what material should I get for the top and the bottom of this tent?
I'm thinking of ripstop nylon for the whole thing but im not sure if that material is tough enough.
Thanks!
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Post by tigger on Mar 21, 2016 13:50:55 GMT -8
You're reinventing the wheel. There are plenty of options of tarp tent shelters already out there. Ripstop Nylon or SilNylon should work just fine. However, by the time it's all said and done, you could buy one off the shelf and probably end up being less expensive if you consider your time. Consider a pyramid style (like the megamid).
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Post by crawford on Mar 21, 2016 14:03:15 GMT -8
I second Tigger
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Post by cheaptentguy on Mar 21, 2016 14:40:36 GMT -8
One of these options work? Or maybe the Tarptent ProTrail, using your bike instead of the main pole? (Or a big stick if for some reason your bike didn't work.) |
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Post by tigger on Mar 21, 2016 14:42:21 GMT -8
You can lash parachute cord between your bike and a tree and tie off to that.
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Post by franco on Mar 21, 2016 15:49:30 GMT -8
Take a look at the design of the ProTrail . It is a fully enclosed shelter (bug proof) and can be set up without poles by guying out the front and rear apex. Unfortunately for you it isn't "dark" but a sort of neutral greenish grey. (the photo below is from when it was neutral grey ) This is the previous version (Contrail) guyed out to a tree. The Pro Trail has an A frame tail making it easier to do the same at that end :  BTW, I don't believe that (somewhat) waterproof fabrics have a noticeable difference in fighting condensation , to me it has to do with the design, location and atmospheric conditions. Find a tent that someone describe as having no/zero condensation , then enter the name of that shelter and condensation in Google search (MyTent condensation) and you will find someone else describing the tent dripping. It has to do with different locations, different expectations and sometime justifying having spent $600 on a shelter. |
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Post by texasbb on Mar 21, 2016 16:15:01 GMT -8
BTW, I don't believe that (somewhat) waterproof fabrics have a noticeable difference in fighting condensation , ... has to do with different locations, different expectations and sometime justifying having spent $600 on a shelter. For sure. Until, of course, I'm ready to justify my next $600 tent, then I pull out the drippy stories.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2016 16:43:09 GMT -8
Nice I like these options thanks!
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Post by Lonewolf on Mar 21, 2016 18:06:39 GMT -8
Find a tent that someone describe as having no/zero condensation , I have a Stephenson/Warmlite 2R that is supposed to easily vent with no condensation, etc. Other people have zero problems with one. Mine drips like a rainforest when I'm in it even when venting as described. |
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Post by almostthere on Mar 21, 2016 20:09:45 GMT -8
Condensation has happened to me on an open tarp, pitched high above the ground -- on both sides of the tarp. There are conditions that absolutely result in condensation, every shelter -- everyone in the group had it that night. Me, the other tarp user, the bivy guy, the double wall tent people, all of em, no exceptions, didn't matter how ventilated anyone was.
It's easier to get condensation in a tent that someone has failed to vent properly. Happens a lot to people who think tents can keep them warm -- closing everything up and letting the fly fall on the mesh.
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