Has anyone seen or heard about a vestibule for a pyramid tent? Seems like it might be useful, but I've never seen one. Any MYOG designs out there?

When car or kayak camping I always bring a cheap blue poly tarp and poles to set up over a picnic bench or whatever so we can stay outside when it rains (umbrellas help a lot, too!).

It is more difficult when backpacking if you want to keep the weight down: one can cook under a tarp if you are careful, and maybe even in a pyramid tent if you are more careful. I wonder if some sort of vestibule might help?

Your thoughts...?

Look at the Royce tent in Horace Kephart's book 'Camping and Woodcraft'.
It's basically a half pyramid with a vestibule that can be configured in several ways. The weight difference to a half pyramid with a vertical front is negligible.
http://bookdome.com/outdoors/Camping-Woodcraft/Types-Of-Light-Tents-Part-3.html
(bottom of the above page).

Look at the Royce tent in Horace Kephart's book 'Camping and Woodcraft'.
It's basically a half pyramid with a vestibule that can be configured in several ways. The weight difference to a half pyramid with a vertical front is negligible.
http://bookdome.com/outdoors/Camping-Woodcraft/Types-Of-Light-Tents-Part-3.html
(bottom of the above page).

Interesting design. But I already built the pyramid tent so I'm looking for a design for an add-on vestibule.

NT

Edited by Franco on 08/24/2011 02:40:52 MDT.

I used a simple flat tarp porch to use with my shangra-la 3 to cook under in the winter.
I'm sure you could make a zip-in door panel with a roof to block wind from one side and rain or snow from the top.

Dave

If you just leave the door open, roll it up, and attach with velcro (or whatever) you have an area like a vestibule inside the tent. Of course, that uses up tent area. I've cooked with canister stove. There's an area to take off wet clothes. etc.

After looking at Franco's pictures- I had an idea. Since your door zips are in the middle of the panel, and this is a MYOG, then you can easily buy the corresponding zippers and zip in a triangular panel to the door opening- prop it up with trekking poles and you have a porch.

If you don’t want a porch, but a vestibule, you could zip in a panel like the nemo vestibules.

Enjoy,

Dave



http://www.tahoemountainsports.com/product/nemo-espri-2p-vestibule

NT

Edited by Franco on 08/30/2011 17:26:58 MDT.