I made a tipi using the Laubins book . It turned out pretty nice . Decided to make a smaller one so I just multiplied all the measurements for the 1st tipi by .8 to make one 80% the size of the 1st . That also worked well . I just had a guy ask me to make him what he called a range tent . From his description it seems a lot like a bakers tent . Is there on online source that may have measurements / pattern or other info ?
Quote from: mrclean100 on July 07, 2014
I made a tipi using the Laubins book . It turned out pretty nice . Decided to make a smaller one so I just multiplied all the measurements for the 1st tipi by .8 to make one 80% the size of the 1st . That also worked well . I just had a guy ask me to make him what he called a range tent . From his description it seems a lot like a bakers tent . Is there on online source that may have measurements / pattern or other info ?
Not that I know of on the baker tent....
But, I seem to remember the thought that you were going to make the tipi - But I don't see any pictures? are you going to tease us like that..
wtch
A range tent is a pyramid , 4 triangles sowed together...
I made a tipi . pretty much straight out of the laubin book . Ive been using it for some time now and really enjoy it . Last week I took all the measurements from that one and multiplied them by .8 to get measurements for what turned into a decent 15 foot tipi . Painted it up and everything . Ill pitch them in the backyard in the next few days and post a pic or two . Its a fair amount of work but its work I enjoy ( so , hobby ?? ) .
Rev , That sounds close enough for me to work with . Ill do an image search so I dont get too far off on the ratios . Sewn in floor or is it more like just a tipi with corners ?
Range tents are also called 49er's tents
http://tentsmiths.com/period-tents-pyramid-tents.html
https://www.google.com/search?q=patterns+for+Pyramid+tent&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=lqDHU7-oKargsAT4oIIQ&ved=0CBwQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=643
http://randkl.com/joemodeling/shelters.html
http://trailsandtracks.blogspot.com/2011/07/myog-pyramid-tent.html
Great stuff there Pilgrim . I can sure work with that . Thanks tons .
Lets see some picture's of your tipi's. And of course your baker's tent... thmbsup