Cecile says I can go skiing this winter.
But as is usual I'm short on funds and because of Covid I didn't even buy a lift ticket.
So it will be cross country and as usual based at Pretty Valley.
However for various reasons I don't want to use the bigger and stronger BlackWolf tent and need to use a POS tent I bought at BCF/Rays a few years ago that I can't even give away locally. A few seasons ago I tried wrapping the cheap fibreglass wand sections with tape and that proved to be a waste of time and effort.
This is the tent
https://www.bcf.com.au/p/wanderer-geo-e ... 0#start=16As you can see a very large unsupported area in the vestibule.
So once again I am asking members to brainstorm with me and work out some sort of frame strengthening. While wrapping with FG reinforced tape didn't work I'm now thinking of sliding PVC pressure pipe over the FG wands. 20mm PVC will fit over the 10mm FG poles; at least in the front vestibule section.
I also have some old ski pole sections [ 16mm 7001 alloy] that I can use there. These tents have a frame that could be very strong against wind if the materials were better but as-is won't handle snow loads at all [BTDT]
This tent will be up for 5 to 8 weeks and then everything gets chucked out that isn't salvageable or recyclable.
I still have the heavy duty tarp from a couple of seasons ago that can be used as a third skin.
I have dozens of FG wand sections to play with, a lot of PVC Pressure pipe fittings and quite a few older steel tent poles etc;
Let the 2021 base camp project begin.
I will be using a wood stove in this tent and part of the project will be fitting out some part of the tent with a stove jack.