Polski Lavvu Tent Mod

[bilmo-p5]

One of the complaints about the Polish Lavvu tents is that there isn't much room in them. I would concur; at 6'6" I could not stretch out comfortably in mine without touching the canopy at some point. One way of increasing the available space is to set the two shelter-halves a little apart and cover the gap with a tarp. I was asked earlier in the year if I could make a more permanent job of such a set-up. This is what I have done ...

I set up a goalpost arrangement between the two halves;

and rigged a canopy over the ridge and joined it to the halves with zips on one side and Dutch lacing;

Practical use will decide which is the better option.
The ridge pole is accomodated in a velcro-ed sleeve which keeps the canopy in place if one (or both) sides are poled up;

The light coloured canvas was used intentionally to admit light to the tent interior when the tent is closed up.

I will be posting more pics later.

 

[MartinK9]

Great Mod.

 

[leedsbrew]

That is the balls matey! I may have to look into this! Looks ace!

 

[redandshane]

Very good I can see a few more ideas to make quite a versatile car camping shelter using a tarp
If only those things were a bit lighter i would snap one up

 

[sycamour]

Great mod there Ian!

 

[ozzy1977]

Cracking idea

 

[treadlightly]

Well done Ian, great mod.

 

[Macaroon]

That looks like a practical and usable mod. there; I really like the use of the light-coloured canvas to lighten things up inside. Great stuff! What do you reckon that set-up weighs, Ian?..................atb mac

 

[walker]

Excellent job well done:You_Rock_

 

[copper_head]

Top mod, very nice work

 

[bilmo-p5]

Thank you for your comments, gentlemen.

Mac, The weights are as follows;

2 shelter halves 1.5kg each.......... 3000g
Middle canvas ............................ 1900g
12 steel pegs ............................ 500g
2 steel uprights 680g each .......... 1360g
X-bar ...................................... 600g
Total ....................................... 7360g

 

[Macaroon]

Thanks Ian - not as heavy as I thought; certainly an option for the car camping trips............Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm................atb mac

 

[Toddy]

That's a very tidy mod there Ian

cheers,
Toddy

 

[bilmo-p5]

Thank you, Mary.

Mac, I used steel poling & pegs because that's what I had to hand, but using alu poles & pegs could knock a kilo or more off the weight (unfortunately, walking poles aren't long enough for the uprights). Using lighter fabric for the midsection could save a substantial amount too, but a canvas midsection was in my remit.

 

[grey-array]

That looks great ^^ and always nice to hear the reason behind certain decision.
It is often forgotten, and I always love to hear all those detailed little decisions that make or break a design.
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[Big Stu 12]

Funnly enough I was talking about doing just that last weekend at the Suffolk meet.. now I seen it I like it,

Thank you, nice work mate

 

[crosslandkelly]

Great idea Ian, simple and effective.

 

[bilmo-p5]

It was hardly my idea. I took an idea a bit further based on what I'd seen in other tents.

 

[Karl82]

nice mod looks good mate.

 

[woodstock]

They are very adaptable and open to many variables, great idea.