Canvas tent, cheaper than an addition with many of the benefits.

My boss (and pal) Jennie has a Cimarron Platform Tent in her backyard.  The tent sits a mere ten yards from her lovely little home Montrose, CO. Montrose, as it happens, isn't far from the mountains from which this line of tents takes it's name. The Cimarrons!

 

As Jennie points out, her wall tent or "canvas bungalow," solves a variety of space needs and adds a level of richness to her daily life.  Jennie uses her tent as:

• A dinning room.  Her home is less then 1000 square feet so; when she has a bunch of folks over for dinner it makes sense to seat all or some of them in the tent.
• A kitchen.  She cooks on a wood stove and on her Coleman gas range.
• An escape to the great outdoors.  The filtered natural light and breeze (when the side walls are rolled up) make guests think they're miles from civilization.
• A screened in porch.  When it's hot out Jennie likes to roll up all four sides of her tent and let the breeze drift through while she lounges in her rocker... Being a southerner it makes her feel right at home.
• A guest bedroom.  When she has guests, Jennie folds out her futon and lights the stove.  Her friends and family are happy year-round.  

But don't take my word for it, get a tour from Jennie herself!

 

 

Jennie's tent is 14 ft by 16 ft. The platform tents come in:

• 10'x12', 4'6" tall at the side wall, 9' at the ridge
  
• 12'x14', 4'6" tall at the side wall, 9' at the ridge
• 14'x16', 5'0" tall at the side wall, 10' at the ridge
• 16'x16', 5'0" tall at the side wall, 10' at the ridge
• and 16'x20', 5'0" tall at the side wall, 10' at the ridge
• custom sizes are also available 

Folks use these semi-permanent tents to solve all kinds of problems.  Outdoors men and women use them as hunting stands that they can return to season after season. The "Tent and Breakfasts" Mary Jane's Farm and Huckleberry use them as unique accommodation for their guests.  But these structures don't need to be far from home... putting one in your backyard can bring the far out a little closer in.  

Order a brochure to learn more...

 

 

Haiti Tent Update:

     Since our first donation of five tents to volunteer aid doctors, we've built eight more and given them to organizations taking them to Haiti!  (Read more about tents below.)

So far, we've received donations covering the costs of five tents! 

We'd love to receive some more donations to cover our costs, and keep on making and sending tents.

Four of our new tents went to the Colorado Haiti Project and four went to Fireside International. Fireside's tents are going to educators made homeless by Haiti's earthquate, who are working to get schools up and running again. 

Partners in Health is also in desperate need of tents.  If we can build more we will be sending some to them. 

We've streamlined our donation process and opened up a new channel for donations:

You can now make checks out to Colorado Haiti Project.         

Send checks to: Colorado Yurt Company/ 28 W. South 4th St./ Montrose, CO 81401

• We'll forward your donations on to the Colorado Haiti Project
• They'll send you a receipt for tax-deduction (please include contact info so that they can do so.) 
  
• If you'd like to donate online with a credit card please see previous post, send me an email or call me (Sam) at (970) 240-2111.

As an added bonus, author Becky Kemery and Gibbs Smith, Publisher are giving the beautiful book Yurts: Living in the Round, $25 value, to our first 15 donors who give $100 or more. 

Check out some photos and a video of the tents: 

 

 

Out new tents include:

• Durable, waterproof roof.
• Light weight privacy walls. 
• Bug-proof screen walls. 
• Waterproof floor.
• A bag for easy carrying and shipping.

When in the bag the tent is acceptable as checked-luggage on commercial airlines.  The bag is 48 inches long, 15 inches in diameter, and, with the tent and accessories, weighs 47 pounds.

We appreciate your help in getting more tents to Haiti!