On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:22:59 -0400, you wrote: >But if you ask me, putting sides on it would be WAY more trouble than >it's worth. The support poles on my set-up are 7' tall, and the sides >are 15' long. That's 100sqft of material right there. Going in the >other direction it would be about 12' wide and over 12' tall, which >means you would be carrying well over 400sqft of material for the >walls. And then you want a mesh option, that'll be another couple >hundred sqft. Wall? Mesh option? Doesn't seem like a huge problem. No-see-um fabric by the yard is cheap(ish) even at REI (who isn't the cheapest vendor in the world). Just grab a buncha clothespins to hang the no-see-um from your shelter ... I see a possible problem with your "eaves", though (I don't offhand remember the width of their no-see-um yardage.
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