As I see it, one would carefully choose a tent model that has the features
desired, ie: roll up sides, if that is what you want. Note also that some
tents are designed to be attached to each other in a system, so you could
make a Westy Hotel! (Or an In-law pen).

Karen approves of this message, so, I am now done!

Bye!

Marshall
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve <Steve@Schwenk-Law.com>
To: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: Ideas for Home-made Westy Tents!

>I like this, it should cut the cosrt by 50%...but what about roll-up sides?
>steve
>
>Marshall Ruskin wrote:
>
>> Hi Everybody:
>>
>> My Personal Fraulein Direktor, Karen (AKA as my wife) and I are soon
going
>> to do lots of travelling, and therefore a Westy tent would be nice. (We
>> already have a "home-made toilet", see the archives for info on this
>> Keywords: Marshall Ruskin, toilet!)
>>
>> Now, I have seen the Westy tents on the web available through our listee
>> brother, and they seem to be extremely nice. Personally speaking, they
are
>> too expensive for me, especially with currency exchange. (I am not saying
>> anything negative about their quality, I know it is great!)
>>
>> Now, here are my thoughts about the solution to above problem (for a
Westy
>> tent, not a new wife):
>>
>> 1. Standard mass-produced tents are very cheap;
>> 2. Plastic tarps are available in every FLAPS, as is duct tape;
>> 3. Use the above points to fabricate a van-joining tunnel with :
>>
>>     3.1  under-sliding-door rain and bug panel;
>>     3.2 tunnel door with snaps or velcro etc for fixing door flap.
>>
>> The general idea is to take a standard tent, and cut a sliding door
access
>> hole. Cut edges are to be protected with a strip of duct tape folded over
>> outside and inside of cut edge. Then fabricate the tunnel out of cut tarp
>> pieces, using duct tape strips to  tastefully join all pieces required.
>>
>> The one unknown (for me) is the the way said tunnel should be joined to
the
>> van, ie: how is this generally done?
>>
>> Has anybody tried this yet (fabricate a van tent, not get a new wife)?
>> Comments?
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Marshall Ruskin
>> 84 Westy
>
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