Hi all, I was recently given a 3 person dome tent but it's fly or outer shell is missing. I rang a few outdoor supply stores and eBay sellers, but none of them sell the tent fly on it's own.
Does anyone have any contacts with tent suppliers or makers that I can contact?
It's a standard 3 person dome tent with floor measuring 2x2 meters.
Thanks
Bo
You'll find that one-off bespoke canvas or rip-stop nylon work is expensive in this country. For example, a simple rectangular 2.8m x 3m double-stitched 10oz canvas fly cost me over $250 to have knocked up recently. I hate to think what a dome-shape with zippable entry would have been worth to manufacture. Not worth thinking about.
Give some of the camping stores like Ray's a call - but don't talk to the front counter staff - talk to the store manager. Maybe one of them may have damaged or returned stock from which they might separate a nylon fly of an appropriate size for you. You want nylon and not canvas - it's lighter and will let light through - important in a small tent like yours. Some of these smaller tents are cheap as chips - so maybe it just isn't worth the effort you're making here.
Failing that, just use a square 4m x 4m light weight poly tarp and peg it down on the corners and stick a vertical pole through a central eyelet at the front edge to create a vestibule. All you want is to keep the rain out.
Also, try the surprise bins at Aldi - they amaze me sometimes.
Sigh, I think I need to accept the inevitable that a spare nylon fly will cost more than a new dome tent. I tried a number of tent wholesalers as well, no luck!
Such a shame, as the tent was only used twice, so virtually brand new.
Will talk to Aussise disposal and Rays ad Chris suggested and see how I go, but not holding out much hope.
with 99% of the tents made in china nowadays, no one is prepared to part with a tent fly unless the tent itself is broken or missing.
Bo
Sigh, I think I need to accept the inevitable that a spare nylon fly will cost more than a new dome tent. I tried a number of tent wholesalers as well, no luck!
Such a shame, as the tent was only used twice, so virtually brand new.
Will talk to Aussise disposal and Rays ad Chris suggested and see how I go, but not holding out much hope.
with 99% of the tents made in china nowadays, no one is prepared to part with a tent fly unless the tent itself is broken or missing.
Bo
Hey Bo - Have you tried searching on AliExpress.com? I work for Alibaba.com (full disclosure which is where wholesale suppliers sell their products like Frank has posted above, but AliExpress has far lower minimum quantities if you're searching for fly/mosquito screens. Might be worth trying?
which is where wholesale suppliers sell their products like Frank has posted above, but AliExpress has far lower minimum quantities if you're searching for fly/mosquito screens. Might be worth trying?
