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Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by swader999 »

bombcar wrote: post #126
nate_meurer wrote: post #92

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I wouldn't call that unreasonable, but it's not physically possible for a tent to even slow a bear down if it wants to get in. In my town, bears have gotten into houses and garages by tearing the front doors off their hinges, and by tearing through a house's siding and sheathing. I recommend car camping in bear country.

If people are interested look up bear proof trash cans - they’re basically tanks. Anything less doesn’t slow down a bear.

Yeah but how do you get out of those once you jump in?

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by swader999 »

rascul wrote: post #106
nate_meurer wrote: post #92

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I wouldn't call that unreasonable, but it's not physically possible for a tent to even slow a bear down if it wants to get in. In my town, bears have gotten into houses and garages by tearing the front doors off their hinges, and by tearing through a house's siding and sheathing. I recommend car camping in bear country.

Bears can potentially open car doors. https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/have-you-seen/2021/05/0...

They also go through open windows. Saw an interior get totaled all because some m&m's were left on the dash.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by germinalphrase »

djrogers wrote: post #125
jupp0r wrote: post #83

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I wonder how much of the zipper failures are due to lack of maintenance. I use a tooth brush to clean them after each long trip and lubricate them with a little silicone grease. I bought my Jannu in 2007 and haven't had a problem with any of its zippers, ever. I've only had my Keron for 5 years so I can't attest to its longevity yet :)

In my entire life, I’ve never heard of the need to clean and lubricate a zipper. Heck, I’ve got decade old jeans with a zipper than can be washed in harsh detergent, survive an accidental off in a bike, and still open and close. If your zipper needs maintenance every time you use it, you need a different zipper.

It’s common around water sports. For instance, sea kayaking.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by oblib »

mrfusion wrote: post #86
oblib wrote: post #36

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That plastic really doesn't burn too well. It's easy to test with bit of it and a bic lighter. And I did test it a lot and read up on it.

But the part closest to the fire is a clear plastic sheet.

The fire is about 4ft feet away from the tent. As you can see in the video with my grandson the fire is a small, wide, low, fire.

There is no way a properly built and managed fire like that will set that tent on fire.

And I did point out at the end of that post that you need to have campfire skills to do this safely.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by oblib »

PuffinBlue wrote: post #9

That's going to be a condensation fest in there. Pretty sure The Outdoor Gear Review did a real world test of something very similar. They 'work' in that they do heat up, but they're a lot of work and get extremely sweaty when made from those non-breathable plastic survival sheets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJwvH90g3Yw For a more in depth look at using more 'appropriate' modern materials, 'Simon, A Bloke in the…

>>That's going to be a condensation fest in there.

Oh yeah! I spent a few nights in it on a gravel bar on Sylamore Creek in Arkansas and I didn't have a campfire because it was warm out. In the morning it was practically a downpour of rain when I got up and bumped the side walls.

On the plus side, when the sun came over us and burned off the fog the tent warmed up fast, and enough, to dry everything out very quickly.

But that was probably the wettest I've ever seen the inside of any tent get.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by oblib »

jandrese wrote: post #99
kag0 wrote: post #20

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The idea sounds fun, but I'm a little skeptical of the author's claims that it'll get to 80 degrees with only a small fire in front of it. It's quite possible the author and I have different ideas of what a small backpacking fire looks like.

Isn't that when you have the sun shining right into the tent? It's basically a human size solar oven.

Yep. The sun will warm it too.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by oblib »

bikamonki wrote: post #77

It is not clear to me, after reading this nice piece, if the fire must be kept alive all night long in order to keep the tent warm?

You can build and manage a fire to burn slow, but yea, you do have to get up and add fuel as needed.

Depending where you are, if you can orient the face of the tent towards the sunrise that might warm it up some (so you could snooze a little longer).

I've never done that yet though so I can't say how much. Now I'm curious to know how much that will warm it.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by dbtc »

eagsalazar2 wrote: post #40

Modern backpacking tents have achieved an exquisite pinnacle of engineering and usability perfection. I am a UX baby (constant whining about almost every tool/service/product I interact with, sorry to everyone who has to be around me) and I love my tent. It is magical the degree to which it has been thoughtfully optimized in so many little ways. DIY tents like this one are interesting and fun if you are into geeking…

The arch linux of tents?
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