MYOG Tent

Thanks to these great folks for their videos detailing their similar tents:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCDMDQHDd8U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yxaVmW-Q1I

See here for the reddit thread I was referring to:
https://www.reddit.com/r/myog/comments/8czlcf/decided_the_best_way_to_learn_how_to_sew_would_be/?ref=share&ref_source=link

Here is the full text of my original post:

I decided to make a duplex/smd lunar duo type tent as my first sewing project. Dumb idea.

Reasons why you shouldn't do a tent as a first project

Here's a list of things that were hard to figure out in no particular order:

- dealing with 0.5ozy mesh was a pain. I left sewing some of the mesh on mesh seams until the end and they had all curled up. The seams look terrible

- again, the mesh was difficult for the door zippers. I basted (with basting tape) the zippers to the mesh, sewed it on and then cut down the zipper line. There was no way at this point to neatly fold back the mesh to sew it down.

- basting tape was suuuuppppeer helpful for long seams, especially the vestibule doors where the mesh was sewn in (so it was 3 layers: silpoly, mesh, silpoly). I found it hard to keep the fabric taught enough to stay lined up, but not so taught as to stretch out one of the layers. Also very helpful for making sure that mesh doesn't stretch when sewing.

- decided to use shock cord to attach the toggles for the vestibule door retention. Couldn't find a good way to sew over it without creating a rats nest on the bobbin side. This was near the last step of the project so I didn't bother trying to troubleshoot this further

- definitely forgot to check underneath the seam that I was sewing a few times and started sewing through the roof/vestibules. Now I have pin pricks I have to seal.

-Forgot to add reinforcements for the extra guy out points on the side walls of the tent (not added yet in the picture above). I glued rather than sewed my corner reinforcements. It wasn't that huge a deal to add them after everything was done, but it still would have been easier to do before everything was sewed together.

- seam allowances on triangles can be tricky in the corners.


Final Specs

The project was way more complicated than I anticipated, but after two weekends and a week working on and off on the project, I think everything came together well and was ultimately worth it. Here is the final spec list for those who are wondering (the specs and design were heavily influenced by dubber):

Overall, I was aiming for something that was a bit plush (this is pretty big for a 2 person tent), durable, and made some different design compromises compared to what's currently on the market.

- 1.1oz silpoly for the fly (slightly less strong than silnylon, but doesn't sag)
- 0.5oz noseum mesh
- 2.2oz HEX70 PU3000 for the floor
- #3 zippers for the mesh doors
- #5 waterproof zippers for the vestibule doors

like dubber, I didn't want to have a ground sheet (personal preference, but I find them a bit of a hassle). In retrospect, I would have went for the 1.6oz hyper D but they didn't have the PU coated hyper D in XL widths, which I needed for the floor.
L 90" x W 51" floor (wide enough for two 25" pads)
24" vestibules.

TLDR; I made a tent as my first sewing project. It was way harder and took way longer than I anticipated, but in the end, everything worked out.

Видео MYOG Tent канала goodgearguy