Re: [Mid] Advice on tents requested

At 01:29 PM 5/5/97 -0500, Baroness Jararvellir wrote:
>Good Gentles--
>
>We have been checking into used commercial tents this week and have found a
>couple available locally. However, we are not sure how good a deal these
>are. They are both commercial grade, all canvas, used as I said, with 7'
>walls. One is 10 x 15 and they are acking $295.00 and the other is 14 x 21
>and they are asking $900.00. So what do you folx think? Are they a good
>deal or not?
>

Your Excellency,

A lot depends on just _how_ used they are. Both prices sound good _if_ they
also include poles, ropes, and tent stakes. I have a 13 x 18 oval that is
nearly 6 years old and is still in quite good condition, except for the "sod
cloth" that is an extention of the walls and goes under my moisture barrier.
I originally bought mine for just under $900 without any of the extras (only
the canvas part of the tent), and ended up adding nearly $150 in wood,
ropes, and tent stakes. Take into consideration inflation (yes, new ones do
cost more now), you might be able to get an idea as to whether or not your
prices are good ones or not. Hope this helps.

Meisterin Katarina Helene (my "brother" Harold introduced us briefly at
Coronation)

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Received on Mon May 5 22:59:58 1997