Tents Archives

Flame-retardant fabric designed for group tents

September 1, 2010 | Products, Tents

TenCate Outdoor Fabrics has introduced Campshield™, an inherently flame-retardant fabric for group tents. Extremely strong fabric is resistant to scorching, smoldering and sparks, working like a time buffer to provide both extra protection and more time to find a safe refuge if required. It&rs…

Tent companies provide disaster relief shelters

July 1, 2010 | Features, Tents

The disaster relief tent market is unpredictable, but the rewards can be satisfying—professionally and personally. By Jill C. Lafferty The market for disaster relief shelters is a “good news–bad news’” scenario. A sudden demand for relief tents usually means that in som…

Portable shelter provides solo camping convenience

July 1, 2010 | Tents

[Hennessy Hammock] Galiano Island, B.C., Canada No need to find a level campsite, or set up to avoid roots, rocks or puddles. The Hennessy Hammock™, now available in side-entry or double-bottomed models, provides comfortable, lightweight and portable shelter with virtually zero impact on the c…

Traveling emporium features double-decker structure

June 1, 2010 | Industry News, Projects, Tents

Jerry Lundergan, chairman of the Lundergan Group, thinks big when it comes to event management. The Lundergan Group, Lexington, Ky., recently commissioned a huge special event double-decker structure, the Arcum Emporium, which travels in 11 40-foot containers on ten 53-foot semis. The Arcum Emporium…

Increasing children’s fitness with covered stations

May 1, 2010 | Projects, Tents

In Great Britain, an estimated 14 percent of boys and 17 percent of girls aged two to 15 are obese, statistics that have launched national efforts to get children outdoors and in motion. Canopy manufacturer Inside2Outside, Huntingdon, England, hopes kids will run for cover—to its new Outdoor F…

Military tent fabrics with more polymer

May 1, 2010 | Products, Tents

KMP military-specified tent fabrics use a knit fabric, which offers 6 percent more polymer than competitive tent fabrics of comparable weights for an especially abrasion- and weather-resistant product. SOURCE Cooley Group

Scott Campbell makes room for unexpected opportunities

May 1, 2010 | Features, Management, Perspective, Tents

Scott Campbell’s acquisitions span market segments and expand profits. By Sigrid Tornquist “It was not my plan to diversify and grow this company—my plan was to work in this company for about five years and then return to the seafood industry. But that didn’t happen,” says Scott Campbell, …

PVDF coated tent offers dimensional stablity

May 1, 2010 | Products, Tents

Architent® EXCEL™ high performance, waterproof structure and tent fabrics deliver dimensional stability, flame resistance and durability, and incorporate proprietary RainKleen Pearl Coat™ or PVDF coating. SOURCE Herculite Products

AWP training and safety

April 1, 2010 | Industry News, Tents

The American Rental Association (ARA), the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED), the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) and the Scaffold Industry Association (SIA) have joined forces in a first-of-its-kind industry initiative to develo…

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