About tents:

• Tents are handy made of cloth & used as a shelter purpose.
• Tents can be classified based on:
  1. Application,
  2. Design and
  3. Construction.

1. Based on APPLICATION the tents can be classified into four main categories –

• Defense/Army tents,
• Disaster relief tents,
• Camping tents and
• Others (Party/wedding tents, Resort tents, Exhibition tents etc)

2. Based on DESIGNthe tents can be classified as -

• Frame Tents: Frame tents are supported by a tall frame, giving it nearly perpendicular sides and standing headroom throughout. The frame tents are in the silhouette of the letter A.
• Dome tents: Dome tent has the perfect shape for unpleasant weather conditions. Its sloping profile is aerodynamic, and it gets rid of wind and rain better than any other design.
• Hoop tents: The hoop tent design made of strong and bendable poles. These tents are more appropriate for camping and journey.
• Tunnel tents: These are made of two or more band along with its span

3. Tents can be classified into three categories based on CONSTRUCTION -

• Single-fly: Tents with one layer of fabric
• Double-fly: Tents with one layer of fabric and a fly-sheet
• Winterized: Tents which usually have one layer of fabric, a lining (usually of cotton), a fly sheet, and a hole for a stove-pipe

Product characteristics:

• Tents are generally made of four different fabrics.
  1. Outer tent and flysheet: fabric cover pitched over a tent to give extra protection against bad weather
  2. Inner tent and lining
  3. Valances/mud flaps
  4. Ground sheet: a waterproof sheet spread on the ground inside a tent
• An ideal tent fabric should have few or all of the below mentioned properties depending on the application:
  1. Waterproof
  2. Breathable
  3. Lightweight
  4. Strength
  5. UV protection
  6. Rot proof, Persistence & Decolorize Resistance
  7. Flame retardant
  8. Durable

Type of Raw materials:

• The tents are generally are made of the following fabrics:
  1. Cotton canvas
  2. Polyester/Poly cotton
  3. Jute
  4. Nylon/Ripstop nylon
• Pure cotton canvas and polyester cotton blended canvas (Polyester/cotton 30/70 or 50/50) are the most widely used material for making tents.
• Canvas cloths of 8-15 Oz per square yard are generally used for tents.  
• The camping tents are generally made of synthetic materials as they have a higher strength to weigh ratio.
• Nylon is a very popular material because of its
  1. Excellent strength,
  2. Abrasion resistance,
  3. Ease of drying,
  4. Flexibility and
  5. Resistance to attack by insects and micro-organisms.

Technology used:

Weaving