My boss once said "When are we going to see a hovering tent?", I said "hovering is not the problem, its keeping it up once you get there." So we imagined using highly magnetized tent poles that worked off the earths magnetic field. But never took it beyond theory. A whole new meaning to staking & pitching your tent. The image above is two tents thrown into the air, only to "hover" momentarily before returning to the ground. Great fun for pole & structure testing. [Warning; tent throwing is not recommended or warrantied due to potential cause of product failure.]June 24, 2008
Stake in the Ground
My boss once said "When are we going to see a hovering tent?", I said "hovering is not the problem, its keeping it up once you get there." So we imagined using highly magnetized tent poles that worked off the earths magnetic field. But never took it beyond theory. A whole new meaning to staking & pitching your tent. The image above is two tents thrown into the air, only to "hover" momentarily before returning to the ground. Great fun for pole & structure testing. [Warning; tent throwing is not recommended or warrantied due to potential cause of product failure.]
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Could the tent hover with people or gear in it?
I've learned my lesson about sarcasm and rewrote the post. I believe your question is still valid. We have designed small tents strong enough to support people and gear but not hovering. Hammock and cot like structures have been the closest to providing off the ground comfort. But we are not close to hovering tents, other than throwing them.
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