[Rhodes22-list] Boom Room Update

[TN Rhodey]

MJM,

This is what I suggested and use today for my boom tent. Tent poles with 
shock cord. Six foot pieces of stainless sound way to bulky for my taste. 
These poles go together easy. All of my tents have them. I have used them 
for years on my boat. There are sites that sell everything you need to make 
your own if you can't find the correct length.

I think you guys are making this way to hard. I woud not use zippers or 
snaps to attach side panels. I would look at those fittings (not sure how to 
describe) that has a female fitting on one side that has a rectangular hole. 
The other fitting has a metal piece that fits through the hole and you turn. 
Clear as mud?

Wally


>From: Michel Meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
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>To: 'The Rhodes 22 mail list' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Boom Room Update
>Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:59:00 -0500
>
>I had an Idea,
>
>This is just the fist example I found, but I will give you an Idea:
>
>http://fibraplex.com/tentpoles.htm
>
>Basicy it is using carbon fiber tent poles that are folder able with a
>bunggy cord to keep them together, that is both installed and storged,
>they are littler, stronger, smaller the PVC and will "shatter" less,
>also they are already designed for the wind loads, and not that pricy
>because they are mass-produced for tents............
>
>
>-mjm
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-
> > bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Arthur H. Czerwonky
> > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 6:25 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Boom Room Update
> >
> > 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
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > >From: DCLewis1 at aol.com
> > >Sent: Feb 3, 2006 5:52 PM
> > >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Boom Room Update
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >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.
> > >
> > >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.
> > >
> > >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.
> > >
> > >Dave
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