pyramid tent

[harleysboss]

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[Joe Wolf]

I can tell you something negative. Twice while at rendezvous in Colorado I had my 10x10x8 pyramid set up with double exterior poles that created a slight problem. It sleeted and snowed and at about 3:00 AM a pole broke under the load. The stiff as a board tent sides tend to wake one up when they hit the bed. I probably taught the camp a few new swear words when I got smacked. It was no fun untieing the poles and bringing the broken pole inside for a one short pole setup to make do until daylight and warm sun.

I enjoyed the pyramid, but replaced it with a 10 x 12 wedge tent for rendezvous and 1835-36 Texas Revolution reenactment activities where my pyramid was the only one in sight.

 

[tankerzuke]

"If you want to be primitive is sprit a pryamid is a good tent.If your concerened with hc we think pyrimids are later 19th cent.I like a wedge.Its hc,easy to put up,roomy,andcan be 1/2 faced open.I think old timers made use of what they had and no great invention or change of styles is needed to make a pryamid.If we had a time machine i bet you could find a pryimid in the crusades.I would never doubt a pyramid myself but no one can ever give you manure about a wedge"

This would be incorrect, Don Strinz has found recorded data that showed pyramids were used durring the RMFT era. There was quite a bit of question and since then they are accepted as HC.

Zuke