Date:         Sun, 22 Sep 2002 22:13:20 -0400
Reply-To:     "John P. Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM>
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From:         "John P. Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Side tent for sale.
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Ron,

That's the difference. Not having a Westy, we do sleep in the tent. And
found the sleeping cabin a little confining. It accepted a queen size air
mattress no problem, just weren't used to having wall that close.

No mark against the tent, it was great, was exactly what was advertised, and
was worth its price. Just wasn't right for us.

John Flaherty
Portland, Maine
'84 GL

----- Original Message -----
From: "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: Side tent for sale.


> > I didn't think I'd like the dirt floor in my Komet when I got it,
> > but having used it in the field, I'm inclined to say that having no
canvas
> > floor in the tent makes it a lot more practical.
>
> > Say John, if you took it to your local "tent-maker" could they
> > sew a floor in it?
>
>
> Of course, our $199 tent comes with a sleeping cabin - basically a "tent
> within a tent," complete with floor, that takes up about half of the
larger
> tent's interior space, effectively dividing the tent into two halves, one
> with floor and one without. Since the tent is very large to begin with,
each
> half is still quite large. The sleeping cabin is simply clipped in when
> needed, and removed when not.  We also sell a sleeping cabin separately,
for
> use with the Komet or other similar tents.
>
> But another possibility that had occurred to me was to use a tarp or
similar
> item as a floor, and afix it to the side walls with velcro strips sewn to
> both the tent side-wall and the "floor." This would be easily attached
> if/when needed, and (if sized slightly larger than the floor area and
> attached to the inside of the tent a few inches above the floor line)
would
> be fairly waterproof. A reasonably large amount of velcro would be needed,
> but this can be bought by the roll on the internet at a relatively low
cost.
>
> Although I must say that my experience, too, has been that I don't much
find
> the need for a floor.  My last two tents had one, and my present one
> doesn't.  I expected to miss the floor. And I even bought a sleeping cabin
> myself, just for that reason.  But I've found that I have never actually
> used the sleeping cabin, other than the one time that I set it up to try
it.
> Just never saw a need, in real use.  If someone actually needed to sleep
in
> the tent, I could see setting it up, as it would beat sleeping on the
> ground.  But we use our tent as an extra room for our stuff, to gather
> inside during inclement weather, and as a kids play area - none of which
> calls for a floor - so I really haven't had any reason to miss the floor.
> We sometimes bring a throw rug and lay it on the ground inside the tent,
> just to make things a bit neater/cleaner, and sometimes don't even bother
> with that.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   (215) 234-VWVW
>   www.busdepot.com
>
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