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SELF-STANDING FAMILY TENT
UNHCR Item No 00008154
Optimal Shipping / Container Information
Weight and Volume
Expected Life Span
Packing
The Self-Standing Family Tent has 18,5 m
2
of main floor area.
It is the standard tent used by UNHCR and is suitable for a family of five people.
It follows the recommended minimum living area for hot and temperate climates
(3.5 m2 per person), and provides additional space for cold climates.
Shelter specialists developed the tent’s technical specifications to guarantee a
product fit for human use in all climates, with an appropriate outdoor life span,
at a minimal cost.
The technical specifications for this tent are generic. This ensures that the
product can be manufactured by different suppliers in various countries, with
common technical know-how and standard equipment from the tent industry.
UNHCR purchases family tents through international tender processes and
establishes frame agreements (long term agreements) with manufacturers
that have completed validation / qualification of Self-Standing Family Tent
samples in one of the UNHCR approved laboratories. Self-Standing Family
tents are subject to random and continuous quality control throughout the frame
agreement duration period.
For the validation / qualification of Self-Standing Family Tent samples, it
is advisable to first ensure adherence to the main material specifications.
Information about approved technical laboratories can be obtained from the
UNHCR Supply Management Service in Budapest.
Self-Standing Family tents should comply with all technical requirements, criteria
and parameters described in this document, and as detailed in the technical
specifications section.
Information for laboratory testing:
To complete the validation / qualification of the Self-Standing Family Tent
samples, three (03) complete samples are to be sent to one of the UNHCR
approved laboratories for testing and make up checking. One sample will be
used for material testing and the remaining two for a rain test and a large scale
fire test (if needed). A product is only acceptable if all criteria are passed on the
same sample.
Self-Standing Family Tents are designed as a short-term shelter solution,
particularly as a support during emergency situations, and is not a substitute
for more permanent shelters. It is expected that family tents should have a
minimum lifespan of one year, maintaining its shelter and waterproof capacities
in all types of climates.
Shelf life: the tent has a minimum shelf life of five years, under normal storage
conditions, in dry, clean, and ventilated warehouses. It should be elevated from
the ground (on pallets or pallet racks), not piled, not in containers or in tented
warehouses. Packed tents are sensitive to rain and moisture.
One tent with all accessories are packed into a master bag that ensures
its’ protection from dirt and moisture. The master bag is made from woven
polyethylene (PE) fabric of 190 g/m2 identical to that used for the main tent
cover.
The international standard warning sign ‘protect from water’ should be printed
on the outside of the package. The buyer’s markings are printed on the
outside in indelible ink.
The bag must be a PE bag with the dimensions 115 cm x 55 cm x 45 cm, with
a zip closure. The bag must be secured with two webbing straps, each with a
self-locking buckle that will not slide during transportation. Each strap provides
two handles. The straps must not be sewn to the bag. All other aspects are as
per standard packaging instructions. The palletised goods must not exceed the
pallet length and width.
Gross weight per unit:
approx.
52 kg
Gross volume per unit:
approx.
0.285 m
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General Information and Description
Item Application Sample
With pallet
• 96 tents per 20’ GP
• 240 tents per 40’ DC
• 240 tents per 40’ HC
Without pallet
•
150 tents per 20’ GP
• 312 tents per 40’ DC
• 364 tents per 40’ HC
