DIY - Making A Viking Canvas Tent
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- Опубликовано: 12 окт 2016
- My little boy loves Vikings. And so do I. So I decided to make us a Viking Tent.
And we love it. My kid also helped me with the sewing part as you will see in the video.
The construction is pretty simple. I used 2000x150x27mm pieces of lumber, cut to length and ripped in half. The length will depend on the dowels you will find / make for the sides.
The fabric is coton. You can use any color you want but white seams to be the right choice.
The tent can be use for LARP. Mine is a one or two kids, but all you need to make it bigger is increase the lenght and width.
It's a pretty simple project to make, the hardest part being the sewing.
I hope you will like the video.
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Beautiful! The fact you made this for your son is awesome!!!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
Nice touch letting the kid help. Brilliant idea to sew a sleeve in the material for the horizontal beams! Love this version. Very simple. I'd go another step and drill tiny holes in the pegs, and then they can be tied and attached permanently to the beam, never getting lost. :)
That's actually a brilliant idead. I will do that ! Thanks you the input and thanks for watching !
Loved your video, the music & the way your child's finger raised as he was sewing.....nice
Thanks Rag. Yes, he loves switches, levers and spining wheels ;)
Cool father kid project! I think it bugs my wife that I use her sewing machine more then she does. Hey, it's just another tool I tell her.
Thanks Tom ! Exactly, just another tool ;)
I used to make a big fuss about servicing my Late Wife's sewing machine (s). Pretty simple, undo the clips, wipe all of the material fluff and loose threads away, wipe clean and oil with Singer Sewing Machine Oil.
If I wanted to use it, I just told her I was going to give it a run to test it, and I'd give it back to her squeaky clean and running sweetly.
I still have her two sewing machines and the overlocker, but my new wife is Chinese and a retired surgeon. Everything gets hand sewn and looks like a stitched wound, haha!
I am the "Bad Uncle" to our friend's two little Daughters (Big Dutch Da, tiny Chinese Mum. They will love this and it will be a good practice run for a tent for me.
LOVE!..... So Clean, So Simple.... EVERYTHING!!
Thank you very much. Glad you liked it :)
i love your video and i loved that you passed your skills on to your kid. i come from six generations of sewers and crafters (my little sister is actually a certified seamstress) and it always warms my heart to see that skill being passed on. ^^
Thank you very much. I truly appreciate it. He's young but he comes to learn and help all the time. Just like I did with my father or grandfather when I was a kid. Thank you for your kind words :)
The Redsmith yea it was alot like that with my mom. she taught us how to sew and me how to crochet. i was litteraly the only kid in school who got grounded from knitting lol. but its always come in handy when i lost my job. its how i pay for gas lol
That's nice. My mom taught me how to knit when I was 8. I forgot how to do it now, lack of training ;)
The Redsmith oh i love knitting. i learned when i was a sophmore in high school. and i've been doing it since. actually right now i'm knitting a cloak for my larp charater. but it's slow going with so many other projects going on lol
Couldn't turn down my wife on this tent after saying it looked easy to make. So thx mate for this brillant idea, my kids will love during summer.
Nicolas Husson You're welcome 😁 I'm sure they will. Enjoy making it and watching them play with it ! 😊
Very nicely done my friend, thanks for sharing and have a blessed week.
Dale
Thank you very much! Have a great year Dale!
Making mine right now. Yours is perfection.
Thank you very much :)
Man, that looks cozy. Nice job.
Thanks you ! With more blankets it would be even more cosy. I wish I could lit this camp fire :)
You can get a degree of fireproofing in the fabric (and wood) by soaking it in a solution of hot water and Borax- add borax until it stops dissolving- and let the fabric air dry. And the wood, too...
I'd waterproof the fabric using linseed oil, but it will require hanging the cloth on a clothesline, fence line, or w.h.y until the oil has hardened... or just set the tent up and let it stand for a few days/ week, or whatever...:
Don't fold the fabric up because that can cause the heat of 'curing' to build up and start a fire... (the reason woodworkers should put oil soaked rags in a metal trash can if they don't hang them on the fence or w.h.y....)
Once the linseed oil has set up, you could go the extra mile and rub the cloth with beeswax.
Vikings coated all the wood on their longboats with a mix of turpentine, linseed oil, and as much shaved beeswax as they could dissolve in the liquid... they only had to retreat the wood very year or two...
Don't heat up the linseed oil/ turps mix indoors, or close to something flammable...
That oil/wax mix is good for polishing furniture with and you can prevent mold growth on the polish by adding in some boric acid. (I don't actually know how much... a teaspoon per pint or quart?)
And one can add lavender oil or w.h.y.. to the polish as well, just because... :-)
Beautiful, like a boss!!!
Thanks Eloy !!
That looks awesome my friend.
Thank you Chris !
Cool tent! I'm jealous of your sewing skills
Thank you Chris ;)
Currently working on building a hot tent, thanks for the layout my friend!
My pleasure. Glad if the video helped!!
Hey RS, Now that's one kool looking tent! Man, I need to make one a shade bit bigger for me and the grandson and head to the back forty! Love it! And sure do like the style of your videos, they are very enjoyable and relaxing to watch! Thanks and take care!
Luther H GrindstoneMtn Thank you Luther. If you have a chance to make one for your grandson, do it. I'm sure he will it ! Thank you for the kind words. You too take care ! 😊
Love it. Making one for my son today.
Your son will be super happy I'm sure!!
Children should be happy. Good video. Like!
My kid is quite happy indeed ;)
Thanks for watching !!
Thanks for this video... made it today ... love it
You're very welcome. Thank you for your comment. I'm so glad I inspired you to make one :)
Really cool!great work and nice video!
Thank you very much ;)
Wonderful Video thanks 😄🌟
Carolyn Mihelcic You're welcome!!! Thanks for watching
Really nice project mate, great video!
Thank you very much ;)
Well done my friend! I loved how you got the little one involved! Cheers
Thanks mate. The best part is I didn't ask for it. He wanted to help. Such a good kid.
Great! Looks like France has got a new maker then ;)
I guess so ;)
I like it - great job!
Thank you Jimi !
👏 AWESOME 👏
Thanks Frank ;)
Very nice. well done my friend.
Thank you Sir !
Very nice job !!!!
+Jalma Quantin Thank you very much!
Nice!
Thank you!!
Cool video and project!
Thank you Sir !
Very nice! Love the little hands scene :)
Thank you Jason. I love it too. It's the very first time my little kid give me a hand on a project. And I loved it ;)
Fun project!
Yes, it was. Kids liked it. Thanks for watching ! :)
I’d should verify with you here. Which isnt something I often do! I get pleasure from watching a post that may make people think. Also, thanks for allowing me to remark!
Sure :)
Great job. Best wishes
Thank you!
Very nice my friend awesome bro i like it cool job :)
Thank you very much :)
Instant memories of Sunday afternoon movies in the 90s
Happy it brought back cool memories :)
With my friend
Cool!
Thank you!!
Magnifique je vais essayer de faire la meme chose pour mon fils et ces amis dans le jardin :D
Je suis content de lire ça ! Courage pour la construction, je suis sûr que les enfants aimeront :)
Hello, Awesome video, did you have lengths for the different sections you cut? I would like to re-create this awesome design for our local larp.
Hello and thank you. Sorry I don't. But you can figure it out very easily. The shape is a simple isosceles triangle :)
Nice mask! Chat peau lard tea show!
Merci ;)
Your saw blade bouncing in your table saw mate, maybe worn spindle or imperial blade on metric saw?
Yes, the blade is bouncing a little. I had no idea why but your imperial / metric idea is maybe the right answer. Will check it as soon as I get back to my shop...in two weeks....Thank you Andrew !
Nice little tent. I'm assuming the tent is for your boy?
Thank you very much. Yes it is. But you can easily make it larger or longer for one/two adults.
love to see historical references to this as a side by side comparison. I would hazard a guess that this wasn't the most Mobil design, seems a bit heavy for a people that was known to travel great distances to war. so there must be some information on the history of this design.
Here is a link. I think you can find the infos you're looking for there :)
www.ravensgard.org/prdunham/tents.html
The Redsmith love the idea behind it. I'll keep it in mind as possible shelter options. not exactly a back pack model but looks solid
The Redsmith ship tent. this makes sense. wish we knew more about their methods than we do.
+Richard Peterson Totally agreed Richard. A very interesting civilization indeed.
Would this stand well in rain? I have my own property next to the lake and want to build a camping spot for my kids but don't know if I should buy tents or build this one because if this can't take rain I'll buy tents so I can take them down. Thanks for reading my comment have a great day!
Thank for your comment. I think if you use waterproof fabric it should be ok for a small rain, but not for a stormy weather. But if you let the wooden frame outside all year long, it will eventually turn darker, even with many coat of polyurethane finish or paint on it. If I was you, I'd build one, use waterproof fabric and finish the wood very well, let it out for a few months and decide afterwards :)
@@RedSmith Ok thanks!
Cool..great vid, just one note..Whats up with your table saw? is the shaft bent? the blade moves up and down. Just looking out for your safety man..=0)
Thanks Lonnie.
Yes, I noticed that too. I'm going to check it. Maybe the blade went wrong or the shaft bent a little...Don't know yet.
But thanks for your concern and support ;)
First thin I noticed too.. hope it's not the arbor
I hope so too....
Votre fils sait déjà très bien lire,nager et coudre! C'est super! Cette tente est peut-être réservée uniquement pour lui?
Merci !!! La tente peut être aussi utilisée par des adultes, mais elle est un peu petite pour cela ;)
Nice other than one question is the cotton fabric you used water proof?
GuardedDig2 thanks. No it's not. But I can buy a waterproof spray if needed 😊
The Redsmith thanks I’m going to make one and I didn’t know if it was water proof or not thanks
GuardedDig2 no need for it to be if you don't let it outside all the time. If you do so, i recommend waterproof fabric and also some kind of varnish on the wood 👍😊
The Redsmith ok thanks
Two words: Scotch Guard! 😊😊😊
Wow, that's amazing!! I have to ask, though, what happens when it rains? Is there a way to not get wet and cold?
THanks a lot. If the fabric you're using is not resistant to rain, you can waterproof it with a spray. For the cold, nothing much can be done, but a small fire in front of the tent can help. And warm clothing.
I've heard you can heat rocks in a fire, then bring them inside your tent in a metal bucket. You just have to be careful not to burn yourself or set stuff on fire -- that bucket will be hot like an actual fire.
@@eyesofthecervino3366 Oh that's an interesting idea! Do you have any idea how well it works?
@@squidking762
Not firsthand, no. I actually heard about it from a survival story where a family's car broke down in the middle of nowhere, so they heated rocks in a fire then stuck them inside the car in the spare tire to keep warm. It was a literal lifesaver.
I like the music you put in your videos, where do you find them?
Generally on the RUclips Creator's page.
Did you treat the fabric to make it water proof? If so what did you use?
No I did, as my son and I use it only during summer. But you can buy water proof fabric and use it to make the tent.
Bonjour , bravo pour ce beau projet.
Avez-vous les plans de votre tente Viking , je souhaiterais également en faire une pour mon fils ?
Merci beaucoup.
Merci beaucoup ! Malheureusement, je ne les ai plus. Le projet date un peu et je ne les ai pas gardé. Mais ils sont très facile à faire. Courage pour votre construction !
Are the measurements for the lumber correct? They seem very small; are they supposed to be in millimeters? I might be reading it wrong since I'm not very knowledgeable in terms of measuring lumber. But what length would they be in feet?
Nope, you're right. I forgot a 0.
Correct measurements for the board are 2000x150x27mm.
Thanks !
Anyone doing this at home, use a protractor to get the angles right.
You can getbthe angles rights judt using a square or a ruler, but you have to do a quick math😊
The Redsmith (but not everyone is good at that and it is easier to use a protractor, at least for me.)
@@Cedalion protractor, square or ruler, doesn't matter if it gets the job done, right?😉
Has a drill press, hand sews tent
icegoddess1308 😆😊
Exactly ! 😊👍
Would like to do this have u got the measurements and where do u get the canvass from
Sorry but I don't have the measurements anymore. I bought the canevas at my local fabric shop. Thanks for watching
@@RedSmith thank u
I appreciate the look at how to make it. it may not look quite as nice and it would use a little more materials, but I feel like I could save a whole lot of time just using straight 2x4s on a lot of this. It may not be quite as period, but since it won't be very visible I would probably also use some steel pins instead of wood pegs.
Thank you. They don't sell 2x4 in my country. But feel free to use them.
How can i buy it??
Amit Tulshyan Thanks but this one is for my kid, not for sale.
Pottery barn kids have this tent. But you can make it. There’s a class on Creativebug. It’s very easy.
Is this Tent Waterproof?
Yes
You can also put a product called Canvak on it to waterproof it
make a simple cot to go with this
It's on my list.
Those candles are a really limited light source.
The Moon helps :)
Thanks bc I'm running away in a few months
Even if I understand why you want to do it, you really shouldn't run away. Trust me, I've done it. It doesn't work.
Awesome, but I don't know why the music makes so uncomfortable...
Thank you. I don't know either...
Hehe imagine riping down a 2x8 to make 2x4
Hehe imagine paying 10 bucks for a 2x8 and making two 2x4 worth 8 bucks each. Oh wait, better: imagine ripping a 2x8 because they don't sell 2x4 here. Even crazier: imagine watching a free 4:45min video and leaving a nice comment on the project, the idea, the craftsmanship, the video editing, the music choice, in a word, the three days of work it took, instead of trying to be funny with an ignorant comment. Crazy, right?!
@@RedSmith don't sell 2x4? Where the heck do you live? Lol you still got my sub I actually really liked your video, just found it somewhat humorous. And yes 2x4 lumber is rediculous still, on our crew here in Wisconsin were still paying between 18 and 20 dollars for a sixteen footer.
I live in France and buying wood here is a really challenge. They have specific dimensions, very high prices and poor type choices. Basically, pine and oak, nothing is straight, everything is too expensive. And it's always been like this...France is not a great country for a wood worker ;)
@@RedSmith that really sucks man. We have good timber variety in America but it's similar to your situation. Lumber for carpenters like me is cheaper in comparison to "higher quality" materials and even then you have to pick through the batch of it to find suitable lumber for chairs and what not.
Ja und? Welche Maße?
Höflich fragen hilft
@@RedSmith Leider oft nicht. Ich werde mich informieren.
Why is this Viking ?
The structure of the tent itself
@@RedSmith okay, I just had to ask because everybody on RUclips is coming up with Viking camp and Viking tent and Viking house. You saying it's the structure itself actually LED my uninformed self to look up Viking tents and it looks like you are correct sir thanks for letting me know.
@@rexsterlingbuchanan2929 You're very welcome. I could have put a few horse head carvings to give it a more Viking-ish look but the tent was for my kid and he wanted to keep it simple. Thanks for watching 😊