Date:         Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:35:09 -0700
Reply-To:     BA <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM>
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From:         BA <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday Topic: The ultimate portable shelter
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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.


B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal