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

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Wally,
Pamela Vana used one for years when she was in Colorado.
 
Rummy 
 
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From: TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 08:29:50 -0500
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] (no subject) - boom room


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 
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>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 
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