Open front tents are great. The small Whelen is a great idea for 3 season camping. The bigger Baker tent can be a four season as long as you are not carrying it on your back. Calvin Rutstrum told of getting trapped in a snow storm north of Duluth Mn . The road was drifted full of snow so he and his freinds set up the Baker laid a large fire and waited out the storm. Of course they were rawhide tough and trekked with dog sleds in Canadian winters.
I’m not sure it would do huge numbers, Sarge and I’m leaving the comment on one of your older videos just to boost your engagements in the algo. A brief history of rope video would be so versatile & applicable. Aside from a mega account (like Dave Canterbury) taking it on yours is the perfect platform to serve as teacher. We know hemp rope has been around predating America (as it’s in so many oil paintings from the Age of Sail.) But what about the ubiquitous 6mm climbers rope? Sash cord? 550 para? Nylon boating rope. Of course now there’s kevlar and the 550 cord with extra strands of survival tools inside the sheathing. Bank line. Cotton rope. I was in Home Depot the other day and just a 20 foot hank of that white poly/cotton blend rope, 3/8 inch with the blue stripe, is $20! Twenty bucks for one hank of rope! When I started in the movie business that same hank was $4.50. Anyhow you probably have most of the samples you’d need already in your supplies and like many of your faithful I tend to tune in more for the history and your teaching over the DIY. Although I enjoy those too. Just an idea. And when the Texas weather becomes reasonable again I will be banging on my camp kettle about that “Hobo series” idea
What a fantastic idea. I should have been doing this all along as cordage is important in all sorts of applications. When I go back to "fill in the cracks" in the History of Camping Gear, cordage is going to the top of the list. Twenny bux for a hank of clothesline? I wonder what's happened to the price of Amsteel and Dyneema.
I ended up stitching together multiple tarps from Tractor supply. I made a pretty cool hot tent with a wood stove in it. Lots of manual sewing, but I think I got a pretty good setup for a fraction of the cost of what tent Smith's charges. In the cold cold winter I need more than just a single tarp. Thank you for sharing this and showing this particular configuration, because having sides is very important. I am curious about the fire retardant chemical in these tarps. It's a job smart canvas and it is waxed. It is marked for camping, but not specifically tent making. Having a hard time finding customer support that knows if this was fire treated
Thanks for watching, and the late reply. I just found this additional feature to read comments on the videos and was surprised to find a few I hadn't seen before. There is absolutely no fire retardant on oilcloth and oilcloth items sold by any vendor, so care must be taken.
Yes, I have. Tarps started seeing a resurgence in the 1980s-90s as the Ultra Light movement started. Part of the impetus behind the channel is to show folks that "everything old is new again", and maybe looking back at what has come before is a good place for ideas for new stuff.
Open front tents are great. The small Whelen is a great idea for 3 season camping. The bigger Baker tent can be a four season as long as you are not carrying it on your back. Calvin Rutstrum told of getting trapped in a snow storm north of Duluth Mn . The road was drifted full of snow so he and his freinds set up the Baker laid a large fire and waited out the storm. Of course they were rawhide tough and trekked with dog sleds in Canadian winters.
I enjoyed your video, I love that tent Smith tarp, it really looks good when set up.
Yes it does, and its going to keep looking better and better the more its used. It certainly looks the part, that's for sure. Thanks for watching!
Great video. Good job. GOD bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.
Thanks for watching!
I’m not sure it would do huge numbers, Sarge and I’m leaving the comment on one of your older videos just to boost your engagements in the algo. A brief history of rope video would be so versatile & applicable. Aside from a mega account (like Dave Canterbury) taking it on yours is the perfect platform to serve as teacher. We know hemp rope has been around predating America (as it’s in so many oil paintings from the Age of Sail.) But what about the ubiquitous 6mm climbers rope? Sash cord? 550 para? Nylon boating rope. Of course now there’s kevlar and the 550 cord with extra strands of survival tools inside the sheathing. Bank line. Cotton rope. I was in Home Depot the other day and just a 20 foot hank of that white poly/cotton blend rope, 3/8 inch with the blue stripe, is $20! Twenty bucks for one hank of rope! When I started in the movie business that same hank was $4.50. Anyhow you probably have most of the samples you’d need already in your supplies and like many of your faithful I tend to tune in more for the history and your teaching over the DIY. Although I enjoy those too. Just an idea. And when the Texas weather becomes reasonable again I will be banging on my camp kettle about that “Hobo series” idea
What a fantastic idea. I should have been doing this all along as cordage is important in all sorts of applications. When I go back to "fill in the cracks" in the History of Camping Gear, cordage is going to the top of the list.
Twenny bux for a hank of clothesline? I wonder what's happened to the price of Amsteel and Dyneema.
Interesting ridge line set up, l do love a prusik myself but think l'd replace those heavy expensive brass snaps with wooden toggles.
Cheers 👍 🇨🇦
Understood, but we're going for a vintage look and ease of use, so the brass snaps were chosen. Thanks for watching!
I ended up stitching together multiple tarps from Tractor supply. I made a pretty cool hot tent with a wood stove in it. Lots of manual sewing, but I think I got a pretty good setup for a fraction of the cost of what tent Smith's charges. In the cold cold winter I need more than just a single tarp. Thank you for sharing this and showing this particular configuration, because having sides is very important. I am curious about the fire retardant chemical in these tarps. It's a job smart canvas and it is waxed. It is marked for camping, but not specifically tent making. Having a hard time finding customer support that knows if this was fire treated
Thanks for watching, and the late reply. I just found this additional feature to read comments on the videos and was surprised to find a few I hadn't seen before. There is absolutely no fire retardant on oilcloth and oilcloth items sold by any vendor, so care must be taken.
Thanks for watching!
@@sargevining Thank you very mutch... have a nice day.... see you….
Noting an absence of the prusik in the c. 1980 boy scout literature I have, I wondered how old the knot is. Apparently invented 1931.
You are correct. I believe I've corrected myself in a subsequent video. Thanks for watching!
Nice setup - have you ever seen the "tarptent" setup? If not, check it out!!!
Yes, I have. Tarps started seeing a resurgence in the 1980s-90s as the Ultra Light movement started. Part of the impetus behind the channel is to show folks that "everything old is new again", and maybe looking back at what has come before is a good place for ideas for new stuff.