Your construction is the best I have seen! Especially the pole system of two seperat wodden parts stick together with metal is great and so is that you cann zip up the whole wall for better ventilation and not only the small windows. Higher wall supported by extra poles is also nice.
For pegging tents on super hard and rocky ground grab some Galvanized Spike Nails from a hardware store (they're 8-12 inches long). For tent setup on concrete, we will have an article on this in a month - but you'll want 35 lb weights for each guy line (logs, cinder blocks, planters, sand bags, etc). Before setting the tent up, anchor all the ropes with one of the weights, but allow slack. Insert the center pole and door pole and then readjust the ropes and floor.
They are not necessarily needed when the sides are rolled up. In fact, if the guy lines extend far enough, they are optional. Generally speaking though, the side posts help to give the ideal form and function for our taller walls.
First time takes about 30 minutes or so if you've never set-up a bell tent before (it takes time to get familiar with everything). Plus you will need to tie on the guy line ropes (they won't need to be removed after that). After a little experience, you'll be able to set up in 15 minutes. 20 minutes on average.
Ground sheet rings which are which one???:the metal ring or fabric ring And why do people think this is a good video, confusing as to which ring I am putting the pegs
The metal D-rings are what the groundsheet pegs go through. The fabric ring is there to help keep the zippers covered so rain doesn't get into the tent. The fabric bungees can be attached to the groundsheet pegs to keep the canvas flaps held down to cover the zippers.
One could remove the floor and do what you suggest, however there are some things to consider. Of course if there are gaps in the deck, this will allow air in, therefore you’d lose some insulation. Also, the tent floor of our tents has D-rings that are used to secure the floor in place before adding the center pole. Removing the floor would eliminate this built-in support. However the canvas walls do have bungee rings along the outside that could be used to secure the tent to the deck. These rings might have a chance of failing though in higher winds.
Yes, you will be fine. Just be careful when you drag/pull the bottoms of yourself pole on the floor since the concrete sill cause more friction and provide less cushion.
it is an extra groundsheet. Most proper campers and hikers use something like this under tents so that the floor of the original tent get not damaged by stones and similar.
We offer the groundsheet tarp in our online shop, and it matches perfectly to the shape of the tent. www.lifeintents.com/collections/bell-tent-accessories-parts You could also consider purchasing a couple of rectangle tarps to lay down instead. Not only does this offer protection from stones and sticks, but it keeps the underside of your tent from getting muddy and super wet (speeding up the pack-up process) and also helps provide a little insulation from the ground.
This is specific from this company. Their wall seems higher as other bell tents. It is questionable if this worls for you. The link of this company is i
These bamboo / wood poles are no longer available for 2021. Some of our customers have cut down a 4"x4" post to the correct height of the tent, rounding the top and adding a rubber cap to the bottom. Not only does this look great, but you can add hooks and pegs for more storage!
I made mine out of 3 sections of 40mm fence post joined with aluminium (aluminum if you are American) sleeve. The sleeve was 2mm thick with an outer diameter of 40mm, so you just have to shave off a couple of mm on each pole for half the length of the sleeve. All good metal wholesalers will stock some sort of aluminium pipe. For the hard of measuring 40mm is just over 1 1/2 inches, and 2mm is just a bit thicker than an average big toe nail.
There are many videos that you could reference for this. Here's a good knot to consider: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q9NqGd7464U.html
