The issue with the above is, if I've pictured it right, that the ends will just hang there like curtains, so no storage and a bit of a faff in or out. To get round this you might take a pair of extra poles from the end pegging points at one end to the other, though of course this is moving in to the realm of rather less trivial if done well.
Another problem with replacing a tunnel section with crossing-poles is that the top of the door is no longer directly supported by a pole so will probably sag quite badly.
Pete.
Converting a Tunnel tent to freestanding - Anyone done it? Any advice?
Re: Converting a Tunnel tent to freestanding - Anyone done it? Any advice?
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Re: Converting a Tunnel tent to freestanding - Anyone done it? Any advice?
Quite right Pete, but the request was to make a tent freestanding, not functional to live in.
To make it truly useable would be quite a major job and would need extra poles, which means complexity and weight. I customise and modify tents, but I wouldn't try it, unless the complexity and weight were not important to the user.
To make it truly useable would be quite a major job and would need extra poles, which means complexity and weight. I customise and modify tents, but I wouldn't try it, unless the complexity and weight were not important to the user.