Haven't done much more to it but I do use it occasionally. I hoist it up there sometimes and have my afternoon coffee there. Very relaxing. One time a hummingbird flew in the door and hovered there checking me out. He did not seem afraid at all. I suppose at ground level they know we might be a threat but up there I was on his turf.
The 3-1/2 feet was the radius of the sections. The length was 10 feet. I used schedule 40 aluminium pipe which come in 20 foot pieces. I cut them in half and ran them thru my Harbor Freight pipe bender. They come together top and bottom with 3/8 in. thick circular aluminium plates about a foot in diameter, with holes drill in them for a ring of U-clamps that fit the pipe. Two U-clamps on each end of each of the pipes. Then mid-way up, I ran a piece of aluminium 1/8 x 1 flatbar around the outside of the sphere, held with more of the U-clamps. The top connection plate has a big U-clamp in the centre for the pulley block that is the lower end of the hoisting tackle. The tail of this tackle comes back down thru a hole next to the big U-clamp, so I can use my power ascender while sitting inside the tent. I polished this hole and rounded the edges so it would not chafe the rope. The tackle has a single block at the bottom on the tent and a double block up on the tree, so the power ascender has lots of leverage to lift the tent and several passengers. When I bought my RollGliss, the device I made the power ascender from, it came with 400 feet of 10mm kermantle. So I had plenty of this rope to use with the tent. It was no good as climbing rope, too stiff, did not feel good to the hands, and did not knot well, etc.
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One of these was used in a giant Coastal Redwood at the 2019 Tree Climbers Rendezvous, at times with as many as 6 (rope'd in) climbers hanging out, well over 200' up.Did you see these ones
Sky-Pod | Sky-Pod World
Sky-Pod is the new two person hanging tree tent, perfect for both relaxing during the day and camping out at night. The innovative single point hanging and creative configurations offer a therapeutic journey with nature that’s too good to miss. Constructed from military grade components and...
For it to be portable it would have to be a design like this
Your photos made me question my hatred of tensile tents. It looks like you guys have obtained the experience to properly set them up in a variety of situations (or perhaps you have a few trees that you revisit frequently because those specific trees work well with tensile tents?). A friend and I nerd out on designing different climbing tents and we both usually go on a rant about how hard it is to properly set up a tensile tent out in a wild forest (plus they are heavy except the latest solo version).
THAT PHOTO!!!!!!!! Absolutely awesome man!
Did you see these ones
Sky-Pod | Sky-Pod World
Sky-Pod is the new two person hanging tree tent, perfect for both relaxing during the day and camping out at night. The innovative single point hanging and creative configurations offer a therapeutic journey with nature that’s too good to miss. Constructed from military grade components and...
For it to be portable it would have to be a design like this
THAT PHOTO!!!!!!!! Absolutely awesome man!
Thanks.. Syd from the UK @ Social Climbers contributed both the tree-pod and a throw bag cannon. It was awesome!
