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Kendrick Observer Tent
New Matte Silver Rain FlyThe rain fly will now come in a matte silver color to allow some reflectivity of the Suns heat thereby keeping the tent cooler about 1 hour longer than usual. This will allow someone who has been up late observing an hours extra sleep before the tent gets too hot too sleep. A limited supply of rain flies is available for anyone wanting to upgrade to the new silver version.Fiberglass Shock-corded PolesAll our Observer Tents now include as standard a set of fiber-glass shock-corded poles that have a higher wind load capacity than that offered by the earlier fiber glass poles. This will give our tents much greater stability in higher winds ensuring improved protection for you and your equipment.This picture shows the tent from its north side with the rain fly rolled back and tied out of the way against the center pole. This is a two-room tent. One room can be used as a chart or computer room or can be used to sleep in when camping or attending a star party. The other room is the observatory that houses your scope. There is a zip out roof. There is a rain fly on this tent. It goes right down to the ground and in the above photo has been rolled back over the observatory side and tied back.Full FloorThe tent has a full floor so that the tent may be used for any camping trips where astronomy is not part of the itinerary. Because it has a full floor any tripods that have pointed feet will need some kind of weight bearing pad beneath them to protect the floor from being punctured.Observing SlotThe observing slot unzips from south to north. This will allow the slot to be partially opened so that wind or light may be blocked. There is also bug netting in the roof of the observatory that can be unzipped. This will allow you and your friends to sit in the tent and keep the bugs away while you keep an eye out for breaks in the clouds when the weather is marginal for observing. There is also a door in the east wall to make it easy to get equipment into and out of the observatory. It also allows you to leave the tent without awakening anyone who may be sleeping in the other room.The tent is 15 long by 9 wide and 66 high. All the poles are shock-corded simplifying set up which takes 10 to 15 minutes. The tent is constructed of polyester that is known for its resistance to breakdown under Ultra Violet Radiation. It will last 5 times longer than nylon will under UV exposure. The tent weighs 30lbs (14 Kgs) and breaks down into an easy to handle package that is about 39 long by 12 by 8.When field testing this tent we just loved it! It was great to have the scope set up inside a tent safe from anyone walking into it out of the wind everything nicely contained and being able to sleep right next door. Annoying street lights watery eyes when the wind blows shortened observing sessions due to wind chill in the winter or your scope shaking in the wind can now be a thing of the past.
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