As usual...
I'll take any opportunity to express an opinion<G>
I 'm for Tarp camp!
*Issue one blue plastic tarp and a large roll of binder twine..
a roll of duct tape and mayby some suggestions on a printed sheet
to each patrol and let them go at it!
In fact use it as a contest!
The resulting "shelter" will be a memory maker far in excess of the
price of the cheap tarp<G>
The use of sticks and knots supports the campcraft skills we should teach
and the low-scale price promotes thriftyness.
rarice wrote:
> We bought several of the smaller dome type tents , even used a couple of
> personal tents to start the outpost, and was not please with the performance
> of any of the tents.
> We started looking at canvas wall tents and bought our first one about 6
> years ago 12x14 with a stove pipe outlet and have used this tent for many
> camp outs now.
> Have used it in rain, snow and cold (20 below) and it has never let us down.
>
> Sleeping without cots we have had as many as 14 in this tent ( shoulder to
> shoulder head to toe) But isnt that how we sleep in the smaller tents.
> We now have tents of this size and at pow-wow last week we used both of the
> tents with 21 people all in cots . A whole lot more comfortable than the
> ground.
>
> I know a wall tent sounds like a whole lot of money but when start figuring
> 120-180 per tent that can only sleep3-4 on the ground the 500-800 dollar
> figure sounds a little more resonable.
>
> My two cents worth, plus I like canvas.
>
> Russ Rice
> Anchor of Hope
> Lebanon Ohio
>
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> > > A while back there were discussions about tents. One that I remember
> was
> > the
> > > Eureka Timberline. Our Outpost wants to stop buying cheap tents that
> only
> > > last two or three years so we have decided to invest in quality ones.
> >
> > Something to consider, If you haven't already (or it may not be a
> > consideration), is the tent should be tall enough for the boys to stand up
> > inside. It makes it easier for them to get dressed.
> >
> > We have Coleman 10' x 8' (sleeps 3 comfortably) and Hillary 8' x 8'
> (sleeps
> > 2 comfortably). The boys can stand up in the Coleman but they can't in
> the
> > Hillary. I bought the Hillary's before I realized about them standing up
> > inside.
> >
> > Kelvin
> >
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