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Not at 7 ft tall It changes the game at 7 ft tall. The Easton 625 is fine for shorter tents and the .750 is decent for a tent in the 6 ft range, and could be used to 7ft, but not for snow loads and big wind. The .7... |
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winter use add the extra tie outs and some guyouts |
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Angle also matters The steeper the less cat cut, you don't need much at 90 degrees :) |
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That is my general hypothesis It's where I start usually on a proto, although that assumes all have the same length. If you odd ball shaped then it would factor in as well. |
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Gravity and Angle Longer runs to the corner of mids require more, and more of a turn in the fabric (like 90 degree) seems to bring some sort of a natural tension against each other rather than a rounding effect. It&... |
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Cat cuts As a point of reference, our BCS which is a vertical seam, mid / tipi hybrid has vastly different cat cut amounts from the mid / corners to the more tipi style front side. In fact the cat might onl... |
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Bump No Spam, no hidden stuff, just a chance to win. http://seekoutside.com/win-a-backcountry-shelter |
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It depends Hi You can use a selvage / bias orientation on each seam and stretch will be similar. The thread also comes into play, minimizing stretch in the seam. Circular vs. Vertical and Hybrid orient... |
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Wind etc The shape, fabric being taught , staking , pole and guyouts are the main things that will determine wind performance. I spent the night in this the other night It's 260+ square feet. ... |
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Staking Staking mids or tipi's should not be taken lightly. It is very important when the weather turns poor. You can also create a lot more interior room with guyouts, especially vectoring and tensio... |
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