Concrete Tent.....Really

[NMC_EXP]

This may be old news but I just ran across it. It is a concrete reinforced fabric tent which comes in a bag.

Watch the YouTube vid titled Concrete Canvas Shelters '09 video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBHVKFCoYFc

Jim

 

[Chuck59]

Interesting to think about. Practical real world applications are harder to fathom.

 

[Toyotero]

I wonder what those cost?

Practical real world applications are harder to fathom.

They look to me to be well suited to be deployed after a disaster, such as the after the earth quake in Haiti or the hurricane in the Philippines.

 

[ert01]

They use that material up here for erosion control (make ditches with it) and temporary shoring for trenching and such. I've never seen a tent made from it but I would assume it would be a good material for a temporary sample site or testing equipment.

 

[trailscape]

Seems like it'd be an interesting alternative to the spray foam that I'd seen used on tents in Iraq. I just can't see it being very viable for emergency shelter as they are likely quite difficult to dismantle.

 

[Chuck59]

So....how is the tear down? So much for tread lightly???

 

[NMC_EXP]

Do they have a smaller RTT size or will it be limited to a trailer?

Now someone had to ask, so I will save others the embarrassment of asking.

I hoped someone would bring up the RTT question - thanks

Jim