Keeping cool for the Tenters

[EaSyLiViN]

A really cool idea that benefits a lot of people in an area, but offers no help out in main, is a parachute. If you by chance have trees on all sides then stringing up a parachute is great shade and

wind scoop. Army surplus or any one of 1,000 places online.

I bring a parachute every year battlestar, works awesome! Perhaps u saw it in 2010 in family camping? Will try to get a picture up

[.eureka.lover.]

I bring a parachute every year battlestar, works awesome! Perhaps u saw it in 2010 in family camping? Will try to get a picture up

We were camped right next to y'all! Your set up was awesome!

[scottt]

Check out a parawing for a flexible shade option to help keep cool:
http://www.backcountry.com/eagles-ne...y-utility-tarp
http://cascadedesigns.com/msr/tents/...s/zing/product

They aren't cheap, but it wouldn't be too tough to homebrew something similar with a tarp. I have used a nice one before and it was badass! You can easily control the height and angles by adjusting the guy lines. You can go from covering your tent to keep out driving rain, to providing shade over a large picnic table with room to move around underneath. They can stand up to strong winds better than the rigid frame of an EZ-up, and break down small enough to fit in a small duffel. The Zing provides 200sqft of shade, but packs down to 28"x6" and weighs under 7lbs!!! Check out this discussion thread where they are endorsed for camping by folks who travel by motorcycle: http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49528


Just some food for thought....

[EaSyLiViN]

We were camped right next to y'all! Your set up was awesome!

Thanks eureka! Small world. We missed last year but will be back in full swing this year...parachute and all! Look for the chute and stop in and say hello. Was there somebody from your group that taught ours the proper hand positioning of the cholum? His name is on the tip of my tongue...

[scottt]

How's that for a camping shelter?



in case image link is broken: http://wins.failblog.org/2012/03/12/...-tree-tent-win

[EaSyLiViN]

At last safety from the bears and wild boars!!!

[EaSyLiViN]

Perfect for us Kansas folk...

[.eureka.lover.]

Thanks eureka! Small world. We missed last year but will be back in full swing this year...parachute and all! Look for the chute and stop in and say hello. Was there somebody from your group that taught ours the proper hand positioning of the cholum? His name is on the tip of my tongue...

It was just me, my brother mason, and his gf (also named savannah) He very well could been the one to help y'all... He's a little expert lol. We were in a red jeep and an easy up.

[EaSyLiViN]

It was just me, my brother mason, and his gf (also named savannah) He very well could been the one to help y'all... He's a little expert lol. We were in a red jeep and an easy up.

Oh I remember now, all you had to say was red jeep...I'm the white jeep! No this was an older man I was thinkin of that was passing on his wisdom.

[.eureka.lover.]

Oh I remember now, all you had to say was red jeep...I'm the white jeep! No this was an older man I was thinkin of that was passing on his wisdom.

Well i'll look for y'all this year and we can share in the knowledge