Somebody needs a new ruler!

[Suzukian]

You can fix tent sippers really easy, you cut out the old zipper right next to the edge of the metal. You go to a Fabric Store ( "Jones" Fabrics" around here), they sell really strong Zippers, and Fabric glue, that will take machine washings. The Zippers, plastic, or Brass are far stronger than what came with your tent, you apples the glue, and using rubber glues, just squeeze them together. The bond is permanent, and you tent is fixed, even stronger than before.

My Mom, when she wasn't making Gyroscopes for missiles, as an extremely experienced seamstress, who taught me how to do this when I was a kid. That was 58 years ago. That glue is more available now.

[trent]

I've seen and heard more cats lately too, bobcat was just outside my tent about three weeks ago trying to get into the cooler, thought it was a raccoon and figured shining my super bright headlamp at him from the tent window would scare it off. Imagine my surprise what lit up instead!

I spotted a bobcat few month ago, and that cat was big, didn't look like it was missing any meals.
it been a long time since I'd seen a bobcat.


Speaking of raccoons.......

One camping trip I'd planned on doing with my cousin ,he lived south of the lake and I lived north i
of the lake.

My cousin had a small boat stored close to a marina, we had planned on taking the boat to a small island and camping.

My Cousin called said he wasn't gonna make it ?his truck started to overheat and electric cooling fan were not kicking on.

Since I was almost to the lake I decided to go ahead and stay at the campground by marina.

Anyway in the middle of the night heard bunch of critters growling making noise, near boat repair shop between camp and marina ,turn flashlight on , must have been thirty raccoons around the dumpster.

next morning my cousin shows up and had spliced into his cooling fan wire and went directly to his battery .he unwrapped wire when he shut truck off.

he camps there a lot and told me at night the raccoons make their way into campgrounds but usually pretty quiet, he's caught them going through his stuff..lol

Mt cousin told me later it was fan relay that was bad .


Pic of woman I know that rescued a raccoon, she later took it out to a friend's farm, guess they take in animal from time to time.
She's fostering some big macaw bird now?

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[trent]

You can fix tent sippers really easy, you cut out the old zipper right next to the edge of the metal. You go to a Fabric Store ( "Jones" Fabrics" around here), they sell really strong Zippers, and Fabric glue, that will take machine washings. The Zippers, plastic, or Brass are far stronger than what came with your tent, you apples the glue, and using rubber glues, just squeeze them together. The bond is permanent, and you tent is fixed, even stronger than before.

My Mom, when she wasn't making Gyroscopes for missiles, as an extremely experienced seamstress, who taught me how to do this when I was a kid. That was 58 years ago. That glue is more available now.

I'm subscribed to four or five fishing channels on youtube and was watching some older videos of one of them last night

Because title was something like "tent camping on a jon boat" something like that ?

any way this guy had a tent , think it was made to go on a boat?

But like a lot if tents it only had one door or entryway, and it faced the front of the boat.

And this boat you steered it by handle on the motor , anyway. This guy wanted another door on the back of the tent so he could access back of boat and motor.

He said he went to several seamstress people, no one would cut door out of the back if tent and put zipper on it.

So he did it himself...with glue like you said.

Looks like he did a decent job, looks just like the factory doorway?

I have two old jackets that I really like but zippers broke...I kept them saying
one day I'll get them fixed but never have.

[Suzukian]

We used to do work by the piece when growing up. My mother had machines that would sew leather. We made clothes and jackets for the major department stores in Bridgeport Ct., and they would labels on them, that frankly, were a lie, saying they were made somewhere else. My mother would glue on zippers to save leather jackets, rather than try and sew them back on, as it was a pain in the butt to get them under the foot of the sewing machine. She used this really tough industrial stuff, and a thin wall compound blade to spread the glue on both sides, so it would penetrate the fabric, and when put together, she fabricated a roller wheel to press them together. We saved countless leather jackets, some from WWII for people who were very grateful. Many paid her big tips, saying she charged too little. My mother did not like to rip anyone off, but she would take a gratitude if offered, and that person got a really good deal if they ever came back for more work.

You jackets could be saved by you. I've done it many times, many times putting zippers of higher quality, and adding a flap so the wind wouldn't come through the zipper. Easy peezy stuff. Practice on a piece of cloth. A company called "Jo-Annn Fabrics' sells this glue. They are located all through New England, you should have a Fabric Store near you that sells this glue, which also works good for repairing jeans, by the way. It's machine washable, and very strong.

[Brendan W]

Getting back to the ruler.
Is this like crank horsepower vs back wheel?
This thread has got me pulling out some old canvas as well.

[Suzukian]

Not sure, I think I got lost. My ZZR1200 puts out 145 H.P. at the rear wheel.

[Brendan W]

I was talking square feet.
Never can get my non sequiturs to line up properly.

[LAB3]

Getting back to the ruler.
Is this like crank horsepower vs back wheel?
This thread has got me pulling out some old canvas as well.

Here's what I've deduced. The 8x8 tent is measured at the corner of the floor and the length of the poles creates a shallower arc in the poles. The 10x10 doesn't have any distinct corners due to having a tub shaped molded floor and the longer poles give the arc a higher stance. I'm not sure where exactly they measured to get the 10 feet but it's a conservative measurement but close enough.

[Vmass]

I found this interesting. Not only the stats but it mentions the industry leaders: https://www.factmr.com/report/773/camping-tents-market

[Brendan W]

Here's what I've deduced. The 8x8 tent is measured at the corner of the floor and the length of the poles creates a shallower arc in the poles. The 10x10 doesn't have any distinct corners due to having a tub shaped molded floor and the longer poles give the arc a higher stance. I'm not sure where exactly they measured to get the 10 feet but it's a conservative measurement but close enough.

There was a guy around here tried to develop a tube bending machine in his barn. The idea was to have less of a bend at the ends of polytunnel hoops giving a more vertical wall giving more headroom. He didn't have to worry about too much curvature. The machine could bend the truth let alone a galvanised pipe.
So if Xiaomi start making smart tents, the floor measurement would be the diagonal