Geodesic Tents :: Geodesic Tent Designs

Tent designs underwent a revolutionary transformation around seven decades ago in the name of geodesic dome tent, which was the creation of late Buckminster Fuller. He basically introduced the principle of geodesic dome to buildings, but the design gradually became more popular in tents. Geodesic Dome Tents can be best described as a concept, which is one step further to the traditional dome tent design. These tents not only come with maximal inner space but also assure exceptional resistance to wind.

Geodesic dome tents resemble to hexagonal dome tents when it comes to the layout of the floor. These tents are freestanding. However, in order to prevent them from blowing away with the wind they are required to be staved properly. The geometric shapes of geodesic tents render maximum headroom and promises greater usable floor space than a similar sized tent because of the parallel walls.

Geodesic dome tents have one or more supplementary pole section that encloses the tent around the sides and at angles. This feature of these tents generates additional surfaces for the wind to pass, dispersing the forces and curtailing tension on any one wall. This creates a steady profile that can encounter snow, wind and rain from several directions. This kind of tent design is considered equivalent to the mountain tents, as they are unparalleled in terms of strength and steadiness.

A geodesic dome structure has the remarkable capability of enclosing large area with the least quantity of material. Considering the fact that they have smaller area to lose heat, they are very energy-efficient. These tents are either patterned like an igloo (i.e. very round), or are lengthened in one direction. The snow easily sweeps down its walls and elevated headroom makes this tent livable when the weather is bad. Though establishing these tents takes a little longer time than other designs but they are extremely stable in the wind. These tents can come in a rectangular, six-sided or eight-sided ground layout and can employ at least four poles. The various attributes, which make Geodesic Dome Tents the perfect investment, are:

Strength
Geodesic tents are the strongest as their poles makes for an aerodynamic pole structure brought together with equally uptight inner and fly. These structures are sturdy than any other structure made of the same materials because of their curved shape with no corners, there are no weak points. They are waterproof and wind-resistant.

Easy Set Up
One person can set up these Dome Tents without tools, since, its cover is freestanding and does not require any guy lines and can be shifted into the desired position or location without taking it down.

Durable Materials
Good quality geodesic dome tents are fabricated of superstrong, tear-proof, woven ripstop film, which does not rot or mildew. The covering effectively excludes rain, dampness, wind, cold, and sun.

Comfortable Living Space
These tents are light filled and well ventilated and promises pleasingly bright interiors.

These tents have numerous other comfort features also, like, the interior can be divided into rooms, the shape is more heat efficient, air circulates more evenly etc. However, strength and stability are the most important consideration for which a geodesic design is essential.