Behold the latest expedition innovation!

[Some Dude]

Because camping on the ground is for mere plebeians and sleeping on the roof of your truck is played out, I give you the TENTSILE.

http://www.tentsile.com/gallery.html

For true expeditionists travelling in dangerous territory. Hang yourself from a tree just like they taught you how to hang your food in the boy scouts to keep animals out. The RTT is dead. Long live the TTT (tree top tent).

 

[nosivad_bor]

It's so impractical that it is basically useless. However, I love it.

 

[adriatic04]

that is actually pretty cool. hate to know what it takes to get that thing setup though.

 

[Jake1996D1]

This would work great in PA where no matter where you pitch your tent there is always a jagged rock underneath you.

 

[p m]

I am intrigued about having sex in this contraption:

 

[ptschram]

I am intrigued about having sex in this contraption:

it says CONCEPT, not CONCEPTION!:rofl:

I think guy wires would be called for.

 

[az_max]

I live in the desert. Where am I going to find two trees tall enough to hang that thing?

 

[p m]

I live in the desert. Where am I going to find two trees tall enough to hang that thing?

That's where this "concept[ion] stand" comes in.
I wonder how deep do you have to pound the center stake into sand (or decomposed granite) to make this stable.

Also, these tents are so stealthy that they don't cast shadow. That's awesome, I'm with Rob on this one.

 

[Blue]

I love the concept photos with the stand. Yeah, that's going to work just fine.....

Way to reinvent the wheel and make it square.

 

[stu454]

I like the idea but I'm afraid climbing into the damned thing would make me look like a monkey trying to fuck a football.

 

[hilltoppersx]

i have the cot, mattress and bag and i just bought the tent.
http://www.amazon.com/Sports-Outfitter-82-Inch-39-Inch-32-Inch/dp/B007JTLT1Y

 

[paxton]

That's just long-term housing for Greenies in Seattle and Portland.

 

[stu454]

An Occupy penthouse?

 

[scottsdalerrc]

that looks fucking stupid.
so i could take my trusty 'ground based' tent and get setup in the rain in under 2 minutes or spend 3 hrs swinging from trees just to get anchors set on this thing. reminds me of the 'high hide' from jurassic park.

dont get me wrong, i love camping toys/gadgets etc and some of the creativeness vendors have shown in producing some of this stuff but i dont see how this solves any problem without creating 3 new ones (do i have trees close enough to hang from yet far enough away to sprawl out, do i have a ladder to hook anchor points, did i bring my hot wife to peer out while i snap a pic).


a positive i didnt consider..you wont burn your tent down when you drunkenly knock over the tiki's burning 4 feet away.

 

[sven]

Looks like an overly-complicated hammock.

 

[Some Dude]

BUT you get to sleep up in the air!!! Oohhhh Aahhhhh. It's like an RTT for folks who don't have a vehicle to put one on. Got a civic? Got RTT envy? Need to sleep up in the air away from all those crazy snakes and bugs down on the ground? This is your tent.

The only good use for this thing would be to hang it with bungees and fill it half full of ball-pit balls. Or swimsuit models. Or both.

 

[p m]

I have an RTT envy, but my Congress hasn't authorized Maggiolina acquisition, and others I don't care for.
Time for some glass mat, epoxy, and sailcloth.

 

[Devildog01]

Try crawling into that fucker when your shitfaced.

 

[Tugela]

my Congress hasn't authorized Maggiolina acquisition

Can you issue an executive order? Declare a state of RTT emergency?

 

[hafaday]

Looks like a big ass pinata to me. walk up, beat the shit out of it with a stick and see what falls out..