FAQs
Frequently Ask Questions
A stretch tent is a flat plane of stretch material (usually square or rectangular), anchored at four corners and rigged under tension. Poles are driven into the fabric in an upright position. This gives the tent its structural integrity and allows the tent to be shaped and styled to suit the area. Once this is achieved, you then have the option of taking either one, two or three corners to the ground, depending on weather conditions such as wind and/or rain direction.
Aluminium poles of differing lengths, ropes and pegs with specialist equipment including pole stands and pole caps.
This is a three-ply laminated product that is designed for outdoor stretch tenting. This product exhibits very good stretch and recovery properties. The product is waterproofed by sandwiching a polyurethane membrane between two knitted fabrics. By using a PU membrane instead of a PVC film, the elongation and recoverability is improved. However, the waterproofing performance of a PVC film is superior.
INTENDED USE Outdoor Stretch Tenting, Bedouin tents
BENEFITS Water/Oil Repellent / UV Resistant / Waterproof / Anti-Fungal
Polyester/Cotton
Setup can takes +/- 30 minutes to an hour depending on the size of the tent
Traditional Bedouin tents have several names, reflecting their construction and the nomadic lifestyle of the people who use them. Some of the most common names include:
Bayt al-shar: This is an Arabic term that translates to “house of hair,” a direct reference to the fact that the tents are traditionally woven from goat and camel hair.
Khaima: This is another term used for a traditional Bedouin tent.
Nomad tent: This name highlights their use by nomadic communities who move from place to place.
Bivouac tent: This term emphasizes their temporary nature as a form of shelter.
Modern-day versions, which are often used for events, are more commonly referred to as “stretch tents” because of the flexible, high-tech fabric they are made from.
100%! RHI stretch tents are made to endure the most extreme weather conditions, come rain or shine.
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Traditional Bedouin tents, often called “bayt al-shar” (house of hair), were primarily made from the hair of animals the Bedouin kept, most notably goats and sometimes camels.
This choice of material was not arbitrary—it was a brilliant adaptation to the harsh desert environment:
Insulation: The coarse, tightly woven hair provided excellent insulation, keeping the interior cool during the day by creating a dense shade and warm at night by trapping heat.
Waterproofing: The goat and camel hair fibers would swell when wet, creating a tighter weave that was naturally resistant to rain.
Durability and Portability: The resulting fabric was strong, long-lasting, and could be easily assembled, disassembled, and transported, which was essential for a nomadic lifestyle.
Color: The tents were typically black. This color choice, while seemingly counterintuitive in a hot climate, helped with cooling. The black fabric absorbs the sun’s heat, causing the air above the tent to rise, which in turn draws cooler air up and through the loosely woven material, creating a cooling convection current.
The weaving of these tents was traditionally a task for the women in the community, who would use a ground loom to create long, narrow strips of fabric that were then sewn together to form the tent