Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **Kurt (Indiana)** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:48 am

Frank Giotto, President of Fiber Instrument Sales Inc., demonstrated the Mini Motel, which includes an air mattress, pillow, bed sheet, alarm clock, reading light, toothbrush and toothpaste, ear plugs and eye shades.

Might make a nice "guest house" for my teardrop :thinking:

Or it could be good for hiking. :thumbsup:

or just sleeping at the airport after your flight has been canelled. :cry:

by **swissarmygirl** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:55 am

Do we know how much it weighs?

by **elmo** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:27 am

I think it looks like it is more for privacy...than a tent. Doesn't look like it would hold up well in the rain and wind. :thinking:

by **Kurt (Indiana)** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:49 am

swissarmygirl wrote:Do we know how much it weighs?

According to the web site it weighs 4.7 lbs

The cost is $39.95 according to another article.

by **caseydog** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:36 am

I wonder how airport security would take someone pitching one of those in the terminal? :thinking:

In my backpacking days, I had a tent that weighed 4 pounds, 8 ounces. It held two people in a pinch, and one person very comfortably, and once kept me dry through a wicked Texas storm with wind and quarter-sized hail.

I still have my "big" tent, which weighs 7 pounds, 7 ounces -- and has 7X7 footprint. I wonder if they planned all those sevens. :lol:

CD

by **swissarmygirl** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:44 am

According to the "uses" section on the website, it doesn't seem to be a real outdoorsy item.
I'm looking for something for a week long hike I'm planning for next summer.

by **caseydog** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:57 am

swissarmygirl wrote:According to the "uses" section on the website, it doesn't seem to be a real outdoorsy item.
I'm looking for something for a week long hike I'm planning for next summer.

Mine was a Kelty just like this, but different colors. I got it at REI.

http://www.rei.com/product/747990

REI stores carry different tents at different stores, depending on the climate in the region of each store. REI only carries Kelty's better tents.

CD

by **Jiminsav** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:08 pm

it sez right at the bottom of the uses page.
* The Mini Motel is for indoor use only*
darn, I was about to fall in love with it. :lol:

by **FireLion** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:00 pm

I have a one person tent from Cabela's. 2.75' wide X 6.5' long, 33" tall. Wgt 3.5 lbs, and sets up in about 2 minutes. I camped in that for a few years. :ilovecamp:

by **SteveH** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:50 pm

Bass Pro Shops has an outdoor tent/cot that looks pretty good (I've seen it in person), but it's not cheap at $169, and they don't say what it weighs.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/store ... 00_350-3-3

by **fireaunt** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:34 am

I guess you back into it. Makes me think of a crawdad. I guess you could waterproof it? In the terminal I bet you would have a problem with security since 9/11 or at least finding an out of the way place to pitch it. My luck, it would be in my checked bag when I needed it.

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