Hootchie Mod

[nitram55]

Being a clumsy git who can trip over his own feet I wanted a tarp system without guy lines and this is what I came up with.

I used some old fibreglass tent poles and tapered the ends to fit in the eylets of the tarp.

the system has turned out to be remarkably stable and easy to pitch.

Martin

 

[The Joker]

Thats quite impressive.....Cool idea

 

[chris chris]

Thats not a hootchie - it's an assault course
Only joking
Chris

 

[led]

Nice one. Definitely lateral thinking

 

[dommyracer]

Interesting. How much do the poles weigh?

 

[Zodiak]

Remarkable! Do you use it with a hammock?

 

[nitram55]

Interesting. How much do the poles weigh?

Dont know but you could always cut sticks on site.

Remarkable! Do you use it with a hammock?

Have not tried it yet but my intention is to do so.

Martin

 

[Zodiak]

Have not tried it yet but my intention is to do so.
Martin

Good luck with that, if tried to get the right rope in the right place I would probably end up tied to a tree

 

[SowthEfrikan]

Oooh, a new idea!

 

[P@ul]

What a great idea, I must give this a try.

Cheers P@ul

 

[stovie]

That's rather neat. Might give it a go this weekend.

 

[Zodiak]

Have you seen a Queucha "2 second tent", if not then have alook at this for details http://www.2secondtent.com/..

They are cheap (£35 from Decathalon) 2 man nylon tents with a sort of bent spring running through them that fold up into a disk but you litterally throw them out and they spring into a "pringle" shaped tent

Now if you could combine that technology with your idea we would have a 2 second hootchie

 

[Roving Rich]

I destroyed one the other day trying to get it back in the bag...
2 seconds to put up, but occupyied 7 folk for half an hour to put it away, before I detroyed it in another few seconds....
Good for a kids wendy house IMO.

Cheeers
Rich

 

[Zammo]

It does look like a bit of a 'toy'.

 

[Bootstrap Bob]

Fantastic idea Nitram, well done! I will give this a go when I go on my next canoeing trip although I will probably use two walking poles. It's got to be better than making tent pegs every night when setting up camp.

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

Seen quite a few folk with those pop up tents, they all love them. Just a shame about the pack size

 

[Zodiak]

Seen quite a few folk with those pop up tents, they all love them. Just a shame about the pack size

I agree I have seen dozens this summer, but apparently anybody much over 6' will touch at either end

 

[geoff88]

Not exactly motorcycle friendly are they Spike?

Geoff

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

Not exactly motorcycle friendly are they Spike?

Geoff

Not unless ya ride a goldwing !!

NIce tents tho, if abit cosy

 

[Shambling Shaman]

:You_Rock_ Necessity is the mother of invention