Are there any custom backpacking tent makers?
I am looking to get a custom made tent (built to my designs) and am looking to see if there are any manufactures or builders out there. Something along the lines of Feathered Friends (sleeping bags) or Robert Beckman (bike panniers) where you can have a one of a kind to your specs tent made. Thanks! I am an REI member and a big fan of their tents (I have two), but as far as I know, they won’t custom build a tent for you. Their website does allow you to enter criteria and it will recommend different brand/models for you, but that is not the same thing. However, in their April 2007 issue, Backpacker Magazine gave good reviews to small company called Big Sky that DOES let you custom design your own tent (in addition to having standard set models). I’ve not used (or even seen one) myself, but Backpacker mag gave them an editors choice award (some other reviewer sites have been less enthusistic however).
