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My point isn't to argue the merit of tents, but to suggest that tent building can be fun. I experimented with paper models, then a cloth miniature, and finally the pilot project. It went on many trips before I built its successor, with different material and (let's face it) slightly larger dimensions. "The perfect tent is yet to be invented," I told Bob, our mechanical son, "and a lot of people are going to have fun trying to invent it." Then I remembered my clincher: "Besides, that first tent only cost me $4.60 for materials." Someone else had all the fun making the Logan—and it cost us $88. As with tents, so with packs and stoves. Plenty of room for progress. Whatever the item, the search for a lighter, better, affordable design can be fun. |
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