Silnylon Tipi Build

[coop2424]

Here is another of The Jon's creations. 

[KFhunter]

I think I was considering how cool a goretex tent would be and thats the one that has a fire issue.

Any tips for a first time builder?  I have a commercial grade sewing machine, but have never used it before.

depending on what foot you have it might be difficult with a commercial machine, I'd do some googling on your particular model and get the right foot.  Lot of commercial machines are set up for one thing only, like sewing on piping.  Also you'll need to adjust the feed rate way down if you have a right knee switch it can be hard to not go full blast.


I used to sew commercially doing auto interiors and canvas boat tops, seats and whatnot.

[The scout]

Johnathan how much roughly do you have into your tipi all said and done?

[Jonathan_S]

Here is another of The Jon's creations. 

That was a blast...right up until the rain and fog... So I guess it was fun for like two hours!

[Jonathan_S]

Johnathan how much roughly do you have into your tipi all said and done?

You have to plan on a couple hundred bucks the first time. Because you have to order more than you need of expensive yard items like webbing and Cordura. $200 can make just about anything though