[Rhodes22-list] (no subject) - boom room

[TN Rhodey]

Using  a tent in cockpit has been discussed before. I think the idea has 
merit but I amnot sure anyone found the right tent.

Wally


>From: DCLewis1 at aol.com
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] (no subject)
>Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 17:47:41 EST
>
>
>This is probably a completely off the wall question for the BR enthusiasts,
>but I’d be interested in any answers or experience.  Someone may have 
>tried
>this.
>
>I got a new Cabela’s catalog today - they sell outdoor gear if you're  
>not
>familiar with them - (actually they have a website to, _www.cabela.com_
>(http://www.cabela.com)  ), flipped open to pg 201 and  there were 2 
>versions of truck
>tents.  They’re sized for a variety of  pickup truck beds from compact to
>large/long, One (item 51-6446) advertises a 5'  center height, that might 
>be
>increased or decreased with a little tailoring of  the tent skirts.  The 
>most
>expensive one sells for $200, and might look  pretty good over a Rhodes 
>cockpit.
>The technology is ripstop nylon (pretty  easy to work with) and
>aluminum/shock-cord.  It’s supposed to set up  and break down quickly and 
>store very
>compactly.  Mesh screen window  and rain flaps on all sides with a fly for
>ventilation.  I suspect that if  the tent is dimensioned for a pickup truck 
>bed, it
>might work - with a little  tailoring -  for an R22 cockpit.
>
>Looking a little further they have a variety of standard tents that might
>work also.  For example, the dimensions of item 51-3670 order code 056  
>(which
>they list as a  5/6 person tent) are 77" ht, 10' x  8'.  Again, lots of 
>windows
>and screening, cost:  $250.
>
>Has anybody tried to adapt a tent to the Rhodes cockpit?  Some  tailoring
>might be required to interface the tent with the PTE, or whatever, but  it 
>might
>be pretty straightforward.
>
>Bad idea?
>
>Dave Lewis
>__________________________________________________
>Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list