- Verify zippers before setting up your tent as there is no insurance on zippers
after use.
Fungus and stains
:
Due to insufficient ventilations fungus can affect the canvas. It is important to
store your tent dry so no fungus or other stains can appear. If you have to
temporarily store the tent wet be sure to remove the mud and dirt from the
bottom of the tent put your tent back out to dry within 48 hours.
In order to limit fungus and stains on your tent
- Store your tent 100% dry.
- When dealing with fungus use a soft brush or sponge and a lot of fresh water.
Only use specialised tent cleaning product to remove difficult stains. Other
chemical products can cause the cotton to leak. We suggest you have your tent
re-impregnated with waterproofer is any area has been cleaned using a cleaning
product.
Leaking:
Cotton can, when new, let some air through and leak around the seams. After the
canvas has been wet once this will no longer happen because of the cotton
expanding. Very light stains can appear on a wet tent. These stains cause no
problems.
In order to preserve your tents water resistance and prolong its lifespan after a
considerable amount of use the outside of the canvas can be re-treated with a
sealant. There are many good spay can sealants on the market. We also sell
re-proofer.
History of Bell Tents
The Bell Tent is a type of tent whose walls (about 3ft high) are held up by a
single central pole (some 10 ft. high). It has a circular floor plan of some 10 ft to
15 ft across. Guy ropes were connected every 2ft around the top of the walls -
these had to be carefully tensioned to hold the pole upright and keep the tent in
shape. Iron reinforcements were then added to the top opening.
The Bell Tent was invented by Henry Hopkins Sibley, who had studied the Tipi
Tent during the expeditions he carried out in the Old West. He patented his tent
design in 1858. In accordance in an agreement with the Department of War, he
would have received five dollars for every tent they made. However, Sibley joined
the Confederate States Army after the outbreak of the American Civil War and
did not receive the royalty. The Federal Army used almost 44,000 Bell Tents
during the war. After Sibley's death, his relatives attempted unsuccessfully to
collect the royalties.
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