First time using Parachute / Shelter

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markie*mark0

Settler
Sep 21, 2010
596
0
warrington
Bought a Canopy Type I 32 /Mk2 recently and this is the first time i've had chance to setup mess around with it.

I dont have any hanging limbs from trees in the garden so i decide to rig a line and see how i get on. First thing i realised is high the chute needs to be hung .... Re adjusted the line and sent about pegging it down.. Stuggled a little in the wind but got there in the end...

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I tried to keep an opening/entrance for one side hence the loose sections...

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But on attempt two i kept everything taught and just "double backed" the sections to allow an opening.

Found that the higher the apex the further the bottom needs to go. Sounds simple relay :rolleyes:

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View from inside... Was contemplating staying in it with my eldest, but i wanted to get everything packed up for next weekend :) and im pre-occupied tomorrow :(

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Anyways.. Any thoughts / feedback or suggestions on how to improve are all welcome :)

thanks Mark
 

roger-uk

Settler
Nov 21, 2009
603
0
long Eaton
Hi
Probbaly a very stupid question but if parachutes aren't waterproof what use are they for shelter?

We use them [small] for games with Cubs and I've often thought of getting a larger one for a shelter but if their not rain proof whats the point.
 

JJJ

Tenderfoot
Nov 22, 2008
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cumbria
It's a sensible question Roger. Even unproofed they keep most of the rain off. Sometimes you just get a mild mist inside, so as a large shelter from rain they are a cheap option.Their other properties are that they are windproof and that they trap heat inside , depending on how you rig them. If you light a fire inside, make sure you have an entrance to allow air in so that the smoke goes through the hole at the apex

Are they effective....here's a rig with a reflector fire bouncing heat in through the door at minus 18C. A great nights sleep.


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markie*mark0

Settler
Sep 21, 2010
596
0
warrington
Thanks for comments guys, Im taking some nikwax spray on w'proofer to aid water repelant.

Rik did you use clip ons for that setup? I'm interested in getting some but worried about the clips wearing through the fabric
 

Frogo

Forager
Jul 29, 2004
239
0
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Does anyone know where I can purchase a chute similar size to the one Rik is using?
I did purchase one recently but it was a cargo chute and way too big.

Thanks
 

rik_uk3

Banned
Jun 10, 2006
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south wales
Thanks for comments guys, Im taking some nikwax spray on w'proofer to aid water repelant.

Rik did you use clip ons for that setup? I'm interested in getting some but worried about the clips wearing through the fabric

Yep, about ten clips. They don't seem to harm the fabric and clip them onto the thicker seam joins.
 

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