Small Shelf for Inside the RTT

WeeJeep2

Adventurer
We have an Ezi-awn RTT and it is fairly roomy for 2 people even with gear bags lined up down the sides at night. I like to have a clock at hand to check if it is really time to get up because the tent can be pretty dark until the sun is fully up. The pile of clothes is not a good place to rest a clock so I made this little shelf that rests on the pole and works nicely to hold a clock up above the pile of clothes.

Top view

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Bottom view

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Looking down the angled slot that fits to the tent pole

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Shelf lined up with the test pole for installation

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Shelf sliding onto the test pole

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Shelf tilted down into position on the test pole.

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Shelf in action inside the tent.

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I put a piece of the rubber tool box liner inside the slot to keep it from sliding. It works well. I may try putting some of the liquid rubber for dipping plier handles, etc. inside the slot so there isn't a loose piece of material to keep track of.
 

WeeJeep2

Adventurer
Nicely done. Did it take a bunch of fine tuning to get the angle right?

It wasn't too bad. I set it up on the drill press to drill the main hole at 45 degrees to shelf, cut the slot in the side, and did some dressing up with a small sanding drum on a Dremel tool. There were a few test pieces made with scrap wood to get the concept down. While I was at it I made a mirror image shelf for the other side of the tent.
 

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