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#164362 - 03/23/12 01:46 PM Not light,
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but I give them an "10" for style cool

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#164372 - 03/23/12 03:50 PM Re: Not light, [Re: billstephenson]
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My grandma must have taught them how to build a tent, too - that looks just like what I used to make in her back yard, except we used the clothes line instead of trees.

Was that taken before or after the rain?

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#164373 - 03/23/12 04:01 PM Re: Not light, [Re: Glenn]
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I don't really know anything about the photo, but it sure looks inviting!
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#164379 - 03/23/12 07:28 PM Re: Not light, [Re: billstephenson]
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When I said I started building tents at 7 this is what I meant. Here in Bend we can have "garden bedrooms" in the summer as long as theres warm blankets. A small screened in "lean to" with a raised bed will do.

Yes the tent in the photo looks like it would be fun to visit. It looks a lot like my friends 6 man tee pee squad tent with its cot. smile
Jim


Edited by Jimshaw (03/23/12 07:28 PM)
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#164386 - 03/23/12 08:39 PM Re: Not light, [Re: Jimshaw]
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I like the pillows!
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#164388 - 03/23/12 08:59 PM Re: Not light, [Re: billstephenson]
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Add a (stocked) wine rack and espresso maker and I am there!

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#164390 - 03/23/12 09:48 PM Re: Not light, [Re: billstephenson]
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Not light? It looks aesthetically well lit to me!
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#164392 - 03/23/12 10:03 PM Re: Not light, [Re: lori]
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I showed the pic to my wife. She said" Oh I like That I want one". Now what? LOL it looks inviting as long as the sky stays fair!

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#164393 - 03/23/12 10:21 PM Re: Not light, [Re: Kent W]
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Glamping

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#164394 - 03/23/12 10:50 PM Re: Not light, [Re: swammie]
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Cool pic ... Reminds me of a younger simpler time... Reminds me of Mom.. Thanks...

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#164397 - 03/24/12 02:21 AM Re: Not light, [Re: Kent W]
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and as long as the bugs aren't around...

It does look rather romantic.

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#164398 - 03/24/12 10:07 AM Re: Not light, [Re: Heather-ak]
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That's what the candles are for. They are the new ELeganz version of citronella candles.
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#164401 - 03/24/12 01:07 PM Re: Not light, [Re: billstephenson]
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Hope this isn't too far off.

a quote from a frontier trapper (they called them selves mountaneers)

"The bed of a mountaineer is an article neither complex in its nature nor difficult in its adjustment. A single buffalo robe folded double and spread upon the ground, with a rock, or knoll, or some like substitute for a pillow, furnishes the sole base-
work upon which the sleeper reclines, and, enveloped in an additional blanket or robe, contentedly enjoys his rest."

I mean that tent _could_ use a nice buffalo blanket.

Jim
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#164413 - 03/24/12 07:09 PM Re: Not light, [Re: Jimshaw]
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Prolly had a good burro to haul that for `em cool
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#164431 - 03/26/12 10:02 AM Re: Not light, [Re: billstephenson]
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Originally Posted By billstephenson
Prolly had a good burro to haul that for `em cool


Bill, look at the wood pile in the back. That is in someone's back yard.
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#164432 - 03/26/12 10:07 AM Re: Not light, [Re: finallyME]
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I'm envious of the back yard!

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#164433 - 03/26/12 12:19 PM Re: Not light, [Re: finallyME]
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Originally Posted By finallyME
Originally Posted By billstephenson
Prolly had a good burro to haul that for `em cool


Bill, look at the wood pile in the back. That is in someone's back yard.


Maybe it was a really good burro smile

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