Specifications

Dimensions:

floor area 4 x 4 m

ridge length 4.00 m

centre height 2.00 m

side wall 0.90 m

The tents have to have an opening for the chimney for the tent stove.

Outer fly – single fold.

Canvas

50 % cotton ( approx ), 50 % polyester ( approx ) blend ring spinning yarn count 10 / 2 x 10 / 2 twisted in warp 46 / 48 x weft 26 / 28 threads / square inch, plain weave.

basic weight in loomstate 14 oz / sq. Metre, finished weight 16 oz / sq. Metre.

canvas to be free of weaving defects and finishing faults adversely affecting strength, waterproofness and durability.

natural canvas colour (acceptable with slight greenish tint due to rot proofing) with out objectionable spots / stains.

waterproofing / resistance to water penetration by paraffin emulsion and alum acetate to withstand minimum 30 cm hydrostatic head.

stabilisation against decomposition of the fabric (rot proofing) with copper naphtanate or any appropriate agents, minimum 0.35 percent of dry weight of proofed canvas.

Make up:

4 or 5 panels, single fold, 2 inch machine stiched hem on all sides with 2 rows of stiching.

4 to 5 stiches per inch with 21 / 4 english count good quality cotton thred or equvilent.

5 or 6 ( 5 if 4 panels and 6 if 5 panels ) equally spaced galvanized steel d – ring ( triangular shaped ) 6 mm dia swen with canvas to hold corners and side ropes.

triangular shaped hood canopy of 50 cm wide at ridge band, full length of fly sheet on either end.

ridge reinforced on inside with 15 cm canvas in matching material and color.

edges hemmed and stitched accordingly.

minimum 20 cm overlap margin to cover inner fly.

Inner fly – double fold, i.e. Canvas and lining (dosouti)
Canvas

50 % cotton ( approx ), 50 % polyester ( approx ) blend ring spinning yarn count 10 / 2 x 10 / 2 twisted in warp 46 / 48 x weft 26 / 28 threads / square inch, plain weave.

basic weight in loomstate 14 oz / sq. Metre, finished weight 16 oz / sq. Metre.

canvas to be free of weaving defects and finishing faults adversely affecting strength, waterproofness and durability.

natural canvas colour (acceptable with slight greenish tint due to rot proofing) with out objectionable spots / stains.

waterproofing / resistance to water penetration by paraffin emulsion and alum acetate to withstand minimum 30 cm hydrostatic head.

stabilisation against decomposition of the fabric ( rot ¿ proofing ) with copper naphtanate or any appropriate agents, minimum 0.35 percent of dry weight of proofed canvas lining (dosouti)

100 pct cotton, yarn count 20 x 20 in warp and weft, 32 threads per inch in warp and weft, 2 x 2 weave, min 6 ozs per square meter in finished state.

dyed yellow, uniform colour-fast to water, no objectionable stains / spots

Make up: – (all measures are on a finished and pitched tent)

two fold, outer side canvas and inner side dosouti lining.

4 or 5 (2 folds) pannels.

full length suspension loop made of same canvas 16 cm wide properly sewn into the outside of the inner tent ridge to ensure the distance of 15 cm between both flies.

dosouti linning to sewn to the inner fly along the canvas pannel joints to allow maximum interior space.

3 inches reinforced eaves with 5 or 6 equally spaced galvanized d , rings ( triangular shaped ) 6 mm in dia swen with canvas to hold corners and side ropes.

side wall 90 cm high : 70 cm made of canvas and dosouti linning and 40 cm of 100 % pvc coated fabric of 450 gram / m 2, uv resistance, single layer, 20 cm to serve as side wall ( without canvas and dosouti ) and 20 cm as mud flap.

ridge reinforced on inside with 15 cm wide canvas in matching material and colour lengthwise.

strengthening patches each corner where wall, roof and door ways are joined.

1window on each sidewall, size 40 cm x 60 cm with cross strengthening bands, mosquito nets and adjustable canvas flaps.

front and rear doors of same materials sewn into roof with eyelets 15 cm spacing for door laces.

same pvc mud/wind flap of 40 cm sewn to the doors making up the lower 20 cm plus 20 cm as mud flap.

14 canvas tabs with 6 mm diameter galvanised steel d appropriately spaced around the perimeter of the tent at meter intervals.

caps at both ridge ends strongly reinforced with canvas and hot dip galvanised steel grommets sewn into canvas for upright pole.

all seams to be sewn in two rows lock stitch with 21/4 english count) good quality cotton thread or equivalent, except hand stitching where required.

Groundsheet

Dimensions: 4 m x 3 m or 4 m x 4 m

Material: woven propylene and covered on both sides with low density polyethylene (ldpe). Edges folded and sewn with one row of stitching, stitches with 21/4 (english count) good quality cotton thread or equivalent.min. Weight 200 gr / sqm.

 

Ropes

guy ropes made of 9 mm 3 strands nylon or polypropylene with tensile strength of not less than 300 kg, knotted securely to tent. Guy runners to be made of 5 mm diameter galvanised steel, approximately 11 cm long.

loop lacing for doors – 5 / 7 mm cotton spun yarn.

Poles/Beam

4 meter long, 48 mm diameter painted (long lasting paint – powder coated paint or equivalent) steel pipe minimum 1.5 mm wall thickness (2 sections of 2 meter each screwed and socketed).

11 mm holes drilled at one end of other two sections for up – right poles pins to fit in each section, should be fitted together without coming apart when erected.

two upright poles of 2.15 m each, made of 47 / 48 mm diameter powder coated painted steel pipe, minimum 1.5 mm wall thickness with screwed based plate of 15 cm diameter powder coated painted one end and a 10 cm diameter screwed top plate with 9 mm diameter powder coated painted, metal pin 10 cm long, welded to pole cap on other end.

 

Accessories and Repair kit

12 metal powder coated painted pins of 25 cm long before hooking, made of steel rod 9 mm diameter, sufficient to withstand heavy impact from hammer.

12 metal powder coated painted pegs of 50 cm long, made of equal

T – bar 2 x 2 cm x 2 cm, 3 mm thick. Pegs are to be notched twise with 10 cm, distance from 1 side to hold the rope properly, peg to be printed on the other end.

one metal hammer of 1.5 kg with 45 cm wooden tappered handle. Metal head to be firmly secured to the handle by means of a wedge.

one repair kit, consisting of one straight and one curved strong needles with 20 m of suitable thread for repairing the tent.

1 assembly instruction sheet.

unchr logo to be printed in blue indelible ink on both sides of the tent for maximum visibility, letter size 40 cm minimum.

Packing

outer / inner flies and groundsheet folded and rolled with all accessories and poles wrapped in canvas cloth inside the bundle.

each bundle shall then be polyethylene lined, wrapped with strong hessian cloth and stitched and strapped with nylon bands.

 

Shipping Marks

Shipping marks to be printed clearly on separate piece of white
Canvas cloth (minimum 35 cm x 60 cm) in indelible ink for maximum
Visibility and secured with the nylon baNDS OF THE PACKING.