SCAtoday.net - Tents and Tentmaking

Pop-up makeover adds medieval look to modern tents

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:07:54 -0400

Interested in making your modern pop-up sun screen more medieval-looking? Randall Whitlock can help. His article, How To Disguise Your Portable Pavilion for Renaissance Faires and Medieval Events is available online.

Living in period style

Mon, 5 May 2008 07:34:12 -0400

Toward a (More) Period Encampment, an article on the Dragonwing website, discusses how striving for a more period encampment can be a rewarding experience.

Build yourself a yurt

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:28:36 -0500

Raoul, St. Florian de la Riviere, of the Kingdom of Lochac, has posted instruction on how to build a yurt or gher.

Wolf Company sunshade disapears from Pennsic battle field

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:14:48 -0400

This article is a plea to the populace of the Known World to please help Wolf Company locate their battle field sunshade.

Raj Tents offers exotic ambience

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:38:41 -0400

Want a more exotic tent experience? Want to make a statement with your dining fly? Check out Raj Tents, a company which understands the romance of the tent.

Custom Pavilion Pattern Generator

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:18:27 -0400

Planning to sew your own pavilion? On his website, Dr. Stephen Bloch has posted a pavilion pattern generator that allows users to customize construction of a period tent.

Amazing medieval tent

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:07:30 -0400

Members of House Greydragon share images taken at the Bavarian Army Museum in Ingolstadt, Germany in 2003 including an amazing medieval tent and armor.

Yurts invade Canada

Sun, 3 Jun 2007 11:53:48 -0400

The Muhlberger's Early History website has a story about how yurts are now being manufactured and sold throughout Canada as cheap housing. (Photo)

Market umbrella pavilion

Fri, 18 May 2007 12:28:27 -0400

The designers at Dragonwing have created a website entitled Adventures in Tent Design: How I Turned a Market Umbrella into a Medieval Arming Tent which chronicles the steps needed to create a small arming pavilion. (photos)

Raj Tents

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:57:13 -0400

Based in India, Raj Tents manufactures elaborately-decorated pergolas, pavilions, tents, and other shelters in sizes up to 34x40 feet (10.3x12.2 meters). They offer rectangular and octagonal shelters of canvas, as well as cloth liners that can be used to dress up modern vinyl tents. The company also offers a selection of furnishings, accessories, and lighting fixtures in an Indian or Middle Eastern style.visit Raj Tents

Living in the Mongolian Lap of Luxury

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:18:32 -0400

Interested in a nomadic existence - but with all the comforts of home? Consider visiting the Colorado Yurt Company where you can own a yurt complete with refrigerator, range and deck.

Mongolia Tourist Site Treasure Trove of Information

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 11:41:31 -0500

The Mongolian Department of Tourism offers a wealth of information about the people, culture and history of their country on the department's official website.

Props Needed for History Channel Program

Sun, 8 May 2005 10:32:27 -0400

Andy Oakland, a props master for the History Channel, is looking for some Bronze Age props in the Boston, Massachusetts area.

The Badger's Den

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:59:37 -0400

Purveyor of tents by Panther Pavilions as well as clothing, boots, feastware, scribal supplies, children's toys, sheepskin rugs & pillows, lanterns and oil lamps, badger balms, rattan, rubber axe heads, sword hardware, and and more.visit The Badger's Den

Panther Primitives

Fri, 8 Oct 2004 11:39:07 -0400

Panther Primitives has tents and other canvas structures from numerous cultures and historical periods, including the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Native American, Viking, Roman, and the American Civil and Revolutionary Wars.visit Panther Primitives