[Regia-NA] Wedge tents

[Douglas Sunlin]

Thanks, Roland! I suppose the idea is to develop a "juried merchant list" as 
they say in the SCA, with an emphasis on ease of ordering - I don't want to 
scare anyone away.

I liked this image:
http://www.qnet.fi/rus-project/bilder/paris.jpg

Still no getelds, sigh. I will include the link to Past Tents. Thanks again.
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>From: "yolli" <yolli@lineone.net>
>Reply-To: list-regia-na@lig.net
>To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
>Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Wedge tents
>Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 11:18:31 +0100
>
>I have to say Doug that I think they are expensive. We totted up the 
>largest
>version in the colour option, Viking style with the heaviest cloth and a
>'sod cloth' - is that by the way a trim around the 'hem' of the tent?
>
>That came at roughly £740.
>
>Now for that I would expect a heavier cloth even though it would be cotton
>canvas - something like 14oz cloth. The end planks should be at least 
>carved
>or fretted/profiled so they at least looked Viking. The timber should be 
>ash
>and the poles that make the rails should come as four inch square rails
>minimum carved down to round shafts at the ends to locate through the end
>planks. Perhaps a ground sheet should be thrown in as well for that price.
>
>I need a tent myself and I can see that I'll have to make the frame and get
>the canvas sewn up elsewhere. Although for genuine one-up-manship, I should
>sew that by hand......Do I have the energy?????
>
>Roll.
>
>I had a look to see if Past Tents over here and a chap called Victor James
>did Viking tents to get a comparative price. Well Past Tents don't 
>regularly
>do one and Victor James isn't on the web.
>
>http://www.tentsmiths.com/page27.htm
>
>Well having pootled around the web a bit, I found these. At least they have
>carved heads but they don't include the poles???????!
>
>http://www.qnet.fi/rus-project/the_voyages_in_1996-97.html
>
>This last link mentions a Viking crews tents made of wool and proofed. 
>Enjoy
>as they say.
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Douglas Sunlin" <dsunlin@hotmail.com>
>To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 9:44 PM
>Subject: [Regia-NA] Wedge tents
>
>
> > Hey, Panther Primitives gots Viking tents and getelds now:
> > http://www.pantherprimitives.com/medieval.html
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