Re: [CR]Vintage cotton tents for cyclecamping

(Example: History:Norris Lockley)

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:40:31 -0500
To: Rendezvous Classic <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Vintage cotton tents for cyclecamping
In-Reply-To: <BAY141-W3FE835C8C7ACEE46038DBBF040@phx.gbl>


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At 10:36 PM 28/11/2008 +0000, Neil Foddering wrote:
>
>I've been invited by a couple of my pals to join them next June on a "coast
> to coast" ride from Lowestoft on the east coast of England to the western
>Welsh coast. The ride will be about 350 miles, and the intention is to d
>o it on 1930's tourers over 7 days, camping at night. Each of us has a 3
>0's Evans (or will have - mine is away being enamelled), and the plan is
>to use natural fibre clothing, in line with the period, period bike lug
>gage and accessories, rain gear, camping equipment and tents. The last
> item is something of a problem, since Egyptian cotton tents no longer ap
>pear to be made over here in period patterns. The favoured type is the one
>-man, single-pole tent, which was known as the "Itisa". It was very li
>ght, weighing (I believe) around 2 pounds.
>
>The loony who came up with this idea (as opposed to the two loonies who are
> following like sheep, one of which is me) has obtained quotes to have su
>itable tents made, and the price quoted was eye-watering. Does anyone kn
>ow of a source of one-man vintage pattern cotton tents at a price which won
>'t require a mortgage?
>
>Pictures of my bike pre-restoration, and of a similar one, restored by
>a friend, can be seen on http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v396/hadendowa
>/
>
>It's a sobering thought that the combined ages of the three of us and the b
>ikes is nearly 400 years. I always wanted to be a boy when I grew up.
>
>Neil Foddering
>Weymouth, Dorset, England

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada