Old Tent, New Life.

[bilmo-p5]

30 years of use and UV take their toll on a tent.
I was recently asked to rebuild the flysheet of a friend's Ultimate Hobo

After a lot of measuring, pondering, head-scratching, trial runs and finally, sewing, this is the result ...

 

[Man of Tanith]

oooh i like the look of that

 

[Robbi]

that is superb !!

exactly the sort of tent I've been looking for for ages ! where do i find one ?

 

[Toddy]

Oh well done
Retro engineering something like that really is a fine piece of work

cheers,
M

 

[DavidJT]

Looks amazing, can only tell the difference by shift in shade of green!

 

[Hugo]

Lovely job you have done there, well done.

 

[ged]

oooh i like the look of that

I was just going to say exactly the same thing!

 

[rik_uk3]

Top work Ian

 

[Tengu]

Brill

I have just pulled some bits out of a skip, including two mysterious bags...

 

[Nonsuch]

Superb. They were great tents

 

[stekker]

Very good job!
I bet it wasn't easy, but oooh what a result.:You_Rock_

Gr. Theo.

 

[ed_is_dead]

Just how hard was that to remanufacture Ian?
Could you do the same with this?





Polycotton (with a sewn in rubber groundsheet like vango F10).

 

[petrochemicals]

Exellent work, a very good job.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Just how hard was that to remanufacture Ian?
Could you do the same with this?





Polycotton (with a sewn in rubber groundsheet like vango F10).

The Hobo fly rebuild required a bit of thought as it had a few unusual features.I was able to get a good pattern off the original and found a small paper model to be useful. I also 'tried out' the more awkward bits. I had 3 or 4 goes at doing the apex arrangement in cheap fabric before I was happy that it would work for real. It would have been a lot of cloth to waste.
On the face of it, your Baker tent looks as though it would be rather more straightforward to rebuild.

 

[Angst]

superb m8 (show off)

just trying to get my head round something like that makes me go wobbly and list to one side lol

regards

s

 

[nic a char]

Nice work! Beats shop stuff any time

 

[weekender]

Quality! That's it no more to be said.


Sent from somewhere?

 

[treadlightly]

Superb. Looks a bit like a Robert Saunders tent I once owned..

 

[Marmite]

Fantastic job. I imagine it will be like receiving back a old friend, but this ones now up for some new adventures

 

[bilmo-p5]

Thank you for your comments, gentlemen.