Neat tent idea

[Alaska Mike]

If someone is willing to attack you in a tent I'm pretty sure they'd think nothing of a rock through the window of your truck. Camping, by it's nature, is not a secure pastime.

How ideas come around. You guys need to check out the Ex MOD 9X9 command tents for the series FFR trucks or the 10X10 for the 101. It ain't as pretty but the idea has been around for decades.

I'll see if this picture works:

Cheers
Gregor

One of these on eBay right now. Local pickup (Virginia) though, or I'd be tempted.

 

[Maryland 110]

Checked the one on ebay and the seller is my friend Robert Davis in Chesapeake Virginia. He had the tent @ the Mid Atlantic Rally last weekend but didn't set it up. The guys nest to us at the rally had one of these and used it all weekend with some home made poles. Their complaint was how hot it got inside in direct sunlight.

 

[Alaska Mike]

Yeah, I camped in canvas tents when I was a kid, and know how Viriginia summers can be brutal in one. However, once fall rolled around in the Blue Ridge they were a nice cozy shelter against the chill- especially when you consider our sleeping bags were less than hi-tech and probably rated for the 50s.

Still, up here that would be an awesome addition to the rig. I wish I had the coin and was able to convince Robert to ship. I could fit the whole family in there.

Did he ever make motor mounts for the AMC (not GM) 2.5L? I heard rumors of him messing around with it. Last time I talked to him he said he was getting away from the 2.5L because it was getting scarce down there.

 

[4Rescue]

Yeah, I camped in canvas tents when I was a kid, and know how Viriginia summers can be brutal in one. However, once fall rolled around in the Blue Ridge they were a nice cozy shelter against the chill- especially when you consider our sleeping bags were less than hi-tech and probably rated for the 50s.

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HAHA I was just thinking the same thing. Grandpa was a Marine Dad was An Army reserve Medic. We had LOTS of old military gear when i was growing up, and yeah thos eold Canvas tents were brutal out in the Central Oreogn Desert, but come winter like you said, very cozy. My Grandpa's also had a wood stove that went up inside it making for one really cozy base of operations in the colder months. The slleeping bags were something else, remember thpse old sleeping bags with hunting scenes printed inside them in the "fleece" lining? I feel like tose MIGHT have been rated to 70F comfot, and yet I never had a single problem with sleeping in them growing up. Course back then I actualy slept in Tents so... Man I had fun as a kid. Having outdoor enthusiast family has to be one of the best things ever...

cheers

Dave

 

[Alaska Mike]

Yeah, I think we had the same bags. As the thin outside fabric got holes in it, my Mom sewed denim covers on them. Didn't change the rating, but you couldn't kill the things. Being kids, we gave it our best shot. Wish I was that thrifty these days.

I was looking at various canvas wall tents for the family, since camping is something I want to do more of now that the youngest is 2. Tying in a small stove would make even the chilliest Alaska spring/summer/fall night seem pleasant. Gonna need more than 9x9 to fit us all, though.

 

[kellymoe]

I grew up camping in a old military tent, it was huge, green and the canvas so thick you had to use a lantern in the middle of the afternoon to see inside. I can remember laying inside trying to take a nap staring at the ceiling and watching sunlight trying to penetrate the canvas, the ceiling resembled a planetarium with sunlight poking through pin holes. The smell is also something I'll never forget. It smelled like, well it smelled like camping. That tent shielded our family from Sierra thunderstorms at 10,000 feet. My mom used to read stories to us by flashlight as the lighting and thunder peeled outside. My dad would tell us not to touch the tent walls when it rained, come on dad, did you really think we could resist touching the wall after you told us not to? Drip, drip, drip, right on our faces from the spot we couldn't resist not touching:sombrero:

I miss that old tent. I hope my kids are having as fond of memories as I did.

 

[EricG]

Back in 87 or 88 a friend's dad had a big *** canvas tent, all we heard was its water proof, taht night piss pored the rain, it was water proof 4 about 15 min then it rained in the tent, we put plastic on the tent every time we used it after that.

 

[Alaska Mike]

They are waterproof until you let them rot. Then all bets are off. Takes extra care and they're heavier than hell, but the tradeoff is that they're warmer and quieter than nylon. The rubberized versions are nice, but pricey.

 

[jatibb]

robert davis' tent is for sale on land rover exchange $800

 

[richmondbob]

Somebody help me understand something here.

So you have a tent off the backside of your Xterra or Rover.

But you feel like going for a drive (to pick-up supplies, go wheeling, whatever) while some of those with you decide to stay in the tent (maybe it's raining, or night-time).

You start your Xterra or Rover up and ... fill the tent with exhaust?

Not saying the set-up is bad, just wondering what happens in these types of situations.

 

[craig]

If it is a lightweight tent like the Oasis you just unclip it from the roofrack and lower it to the ground where everyone can crawl in and sit/sleep out of the rain

 

[Ray Hyland]

That first tent belongs to Bill of Roverlanders. It is awesome. It allows him to extend a slide out the back of his 90 so you can lie down and sleep in the 90 the same way you normally would in the back of a 110.

The whole thing sets up or stows in about 1 minute. No need to unpack your sleeping gear, etc. It is a really cool setup if you travel by yourself.

Ray



www.hylandadventures.com

 

[James86004]

It reminds me of this one, which was how one family of 4 traveled from England to Rhodesia in a SWB Land-Rover:

One kid slept across the front seats, the parents in that back extension, and the teenage son slept on a cot outside.

http://www.great1953trek.nidi.org.uk/index.html

 

[Sirocco]

You start your Xterra or Rover up and ... fill the tent with exhaust?

Not saying the set-up is bad, just wondering what happens in these types of situations.

thats why you need one of these :victory:

 

[bluejeep]

Interesting idea, I'd love to see it done.

Cheers

Dave

done, well sorta

see post #35
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36548&page=4