[Rhodes22-list] Boom Room Update

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Dave,
I use ripstop for the side curtains on my BR, Sunbrella for the top, only as it is a lock for a moisture-proof cockpit in heavy rain and is certain not to stretch.  I suspect ripstop in one or two layers could work on the top, although maybe not as resistant to moisture.  Sunbrella weighs more, but not by much.
Art

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>From: DCLewis1 at aol.com
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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Boom Room Update
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>I?d like to endorse Wally?s post.   I?ve been following  the Boom Room  
>thread with interest.  No immediate plans for a BR, but  may get one in 2 years. 
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>I?ve done a fair amount of tent camping.  The tents we use today go up  with 
>aluminum tubes and shock cord - they've come a long way since I was a  kid.  
>They go up very quickly and they?re robust.  The tents are made  with thin 
>light weight tent cloth and they commonly have a fly over the top  (it?s part of 
>the tent).  The purpose of the fly is to reflect radiation  and let air 
>circulate beneath to cool the tent.  Also, the  fly is water-proofed, as is the 
>entire tent, but the fly takes the brunt of any  rainfall and directs most of the 
>water away from the tent.  Finally,  the fly catches the brunt of the UV. 
>Collapsed, the tents fit in a backpack  (supports and all).  You?ll see mountain 
>climbers using them in very  stressing (i.e. high wind) environments.
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>If the material and supports these tents are made with are strong enough  for 
>high winds on a mountain, why aren?t they good enough for the water?   I'm 
>not suggesting those explicit tent designs and structures, but use the tent  
>cloth and aluminum/shock-cord technology.
> 
>The tent cloth is easily worked by hand or with a standard sewing  machine. I 
>think that it will likely be cheaper to fabricate a BR with tent  cloth than 
>sail cloth or Sunbrella, and the resulting BR will be more compact to  store.  
>The aluminum/shock-cord technology will be much more compact  than PVC.
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>Dave
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