| | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,362 Member/1500+posts | | Member/1500+posts Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,362 | I thought this interesting, A tent that hooks onto the tie ring, I am on the fence as the weight is around 9 lbs, the plus side is no polls. I have there wing covers and like them (some don't) I also like the engine cover from them.
John
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270543164002&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:MOTORS:1123 | | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 | $160??  Sorry John! Maybe a bit of over reaction there. But the 9' X 9' tent [ eurekatent.com] we carry you can stand up in. It weighs 4 more pounds then this one. Would be a whole lot more comfy! And cost us a lil over $100, (On sale). Bill Grants Pass, Oregon | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,362 Member/1500+posts | | Member/1500+posts Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,362 | It's OK GPBill, I don't have one and at 9 lbs (mine is 5 lbs) it would have to pack up very small. on the plus side I bet it sets up fast. John I paid $25.00 for mine and it's MMO red  | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 9,802 Likes: 113 Member/7500+posts | | Member/7500+posts Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 9,802 Likes: 113 | Ooh....MMO!!!!! I love it! 
Gary Shreve When writing the story of your life, never, ever let someone else hold the pen. [ Linked Image] | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,197 Likes: 2 Member/5000+posts! | | Member/5000+posts! Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,197 Likes: 2 | Seems like the airplane would fly crooked Anticipating windy conditions, I've tied the top center of a small freestanding dome tent to the tie-down ring for added stability and that worked well. There are SOOOOOO many tents to choose from, and lots of them very affordable, that it's really a decision that's too subjective for a one-kind-fits-all answer.
Dan
Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities. (Mark Twain)
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,968 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,968 | Probably wouldn't work so hot on my Cherokee, huh....but then again, I am not very tall. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 3,361 Likes: 4 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: May 2009 Posts: 3,361 Likes: 4 | We should welcome the guy who owns the airplane N51306
Woody Mac G
N9267 Whitefish Rd
Deerton , MI 49822-9741
(His is the airplane pictured in the ad)
Max!
I miss John Ruffo
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,272 Likes: 153 Member/7500+posts | | Member/7500+posts Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,272 Likes: 153 | That front looks a little too vertical to me ... a bit of wind and rain from the front and I'll bet you'd get soaked. Interesting idea, but I wouldn't want to field test it in a driving rain in Iowa in July.
TD
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,005 Member/1000+posts | | Member/1000+posts Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,005 | Looks like it doesn't have a floor, thus directly contacting terra firma. My bride wouldn't appreciate that too much. The flip side would be, at least you wouldn't be laying on a mystery bump, knot, pine cone, rock or anything else that tends to hide under the floor of a tent. 
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In Memory of Dad 11/21/47 - 09/24/2011 Last flight in N3101N
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,873 Likes: 3 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,873 Likes: 3 | I like the idea, but it seems a little too small, and without a floor, its hardly better than making your own with a tarp. On the plus side, without poles, it should pack very small, which would be great for our airplanes. It occurs to me that one of those Self-Erecting Pop Up Tents might be a good idea, we have several tents that work perfectly well, but I hate messing with those bendy fiberglass tent poles. How about something like this: http://camptents.com/SpecPages/PopUpTents/PinnaclePopUpTents/PinnaclePopUpTentXP3033-2.htmThere are also three and four person versions. If you watch the video on the spec page, it does look a little awkward to put away.
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