[pct-l] Jumping Tent

[Tortoise]

Actually switchback I'm surprised you haven't thought of this.  Replace 
the bottom of your tent with a piece of foam cut to fit and sewed to the 
sides. Then you have your pad and a durable (?) bottom and save some weight.

Patent pending  2007

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Hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
> _montypct at gmail.com_ (mailto:montypct at gmail.com)  writes:
> 
> If you  pitch your tent just right in a rainstorm, you could also make your 
> tent floor  a water bed.
> Monty   :0)
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> This is a great idea.  I think  when I order my foam from GossamerGear.com, I 
> will order two of the wide 1/4  inch foam pads.  Then I can see how much two 
> cut pieces would weigh for my  tent "ground cloth".  I like the idea of a 1/2 
> inch of foam under the tent  Velcro together.  
>  
> I could bounce around inside my  tent like the kids do in those jumping 
> structures at parties.  I could see  how high I could bounce up into the air.  I 
> could do tricks too, like  turning upside down, etc.  This is too cool.  I could 
> charge money for  other hikers to bounce around inside my tent.
>  
> Switchback the Gymnast
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