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WALL
TENTS
Wall
tents have been in use for much longer than at first thought. Paintings
from 1544 show open-faced wall tents standing with pavilions and wedges. A
model of a tent dated to the mid-17th century, and profusely decorated with
taped seams outside and fully embroidered inside, stands in a European
museum. There are drawings of wall tents being used in military settings
ca. 1740. A sketch brought back from England shows a wall tent with
overhanging eaves dating from 1780. Long's expedition of 1819 was recorded
in paintings  which show the tent in use and numerous other
paintings attest to its continued use during the 19th century. Truly a tent
that has never gone out of style, the wall tent appears in all the
woodsmanship books of the early part of this century and is still in use
for guided hunting trips and Indian winter living in northern Canada.
Wall tents have been popular because they are a very efficient use of
material for the space provided, are easy to transport, quick to set up,
and ensure a dry, trouble free, comfortable camp.
All TENTSMITHS wall tents include overhanging eaves (as did many originals)
to shed water away from the walls, overlapping doors to discourage
wind-blown rain from entering, and an internal mud flap to further ensure
against weather entering from beneath the walls.
 All wall tents listed here are starting points
only. We offer taller walls, peaks, or both. Tents can be made wider or
longer to suit your needs and requirements. We highly recommend the
addition of a second door as this allows the tent to ventilate more
efficiently on a hot day giving you the coolest place in camp.
"NINE FOOT" WALL TENT WIDTHS ARE PERFECT FOR SMALL FAMILIES AND
SHORTER EVENTS. (Sizes shown are the usual finished sizes.)
ADD A SECOND DOOR: 7' PEAK ~ $40, 8' PEAK ~ $45
DIVIDER WITH DOOR: 7' PEAK ~ $105, 8' PEAK ~ $115
ADD FANCY TRIM TO EAVES ~ $2.75 per foot
"TWELVE FOOT" WIDE WALL TENTS OFFER EVEN GREAT SPACE FOR THE
LARGER FAMILY, THE LONGER EVENT, HUNTING CAMPS OR AS A SELLING AREA. (Sizes
shown are the usual finished sizes.)
ADD A SECOND DOOR: 8' PEAK ~ $50, 9' PEAK ~ $55
DIVIDER WITH DOOR: 8' PEAK ~ $125 9' PEAK ~ $135
ROOF
VENT ~ $95
ADD FANCY TRIM TO EAVES ~ $2.75 per foot
STOVE JACK INSTALLED
WITH CURTAIN ~ $75
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