I am Jess and I am doing my A Level Design and Technology coursework. I am designing some sort of camping accommodation, that is self sufficient etc.
I am at the stage of looking at the tent aesthetics, such as colour or patterns ect, and looking at the trends of the market. If you have a preference, or have anything important you believe about tent aesthetics that would be really helpful so I can come to a decision!
Thanks again!!
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There is a distinct lack of tartan patten tents for sale!
On a serious note main stream tent colours are a bit drab, you do get festival tents that have funky pattens but they are few and far between. Perhaps the option to custom colour your own tent would be appealing to some, or add your own print to the side.
Hi Jess, and good luck with your research. I see you have already looked at function, and are now considering form. The issue of aesthetics will be tied up with identity issues on the part of the camper, and what particular narrative is. For example, there will be the backwoods or stealth camper; the festival goer; the social camper; the getaway camper (off the top of my head.)Their ideas may well be, in order, camouflage; standing out; blending in; to be unobtrusive. My tenting days are long gone, but we always seemed to end up with something in Forest green. Would I have gone for, say, bright orange and blue (very sixties!) not sure, a bit gaudy.
These days, with fabric printing technology as it is, the possibilities are many. Stylised treeline? Funky mandala? Dreamcatcher? Geometric? Then there’s shapes: teepee; bender; yurt, as well as the more traditional ridge, pyramid or tunnel. Might be an idea to come up with prototypes and let is see sketches. And we will be interested to hear how your project develops too.
Good luck.
Same as Morepints, family with small children will want a tent that allows the kids to sleep past 4:43am, and yes bright sunlight streaming through the fabric and small children before 5am. not a good combination
Festival goer will want distinctive.
Morepints. The family in the 70s had an orange and brown canvas frame tent, so good I stayed a camper, many years later I had a polyester orange tent horrendous , I bought a caravan.
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My old Vango Force 10 is now faded but was bright orange. Not for aesthetics but so missing hill walkers could be found. Or so I was told by someone who volunteered with a mountain rescue organisation.
I like tents that blend more with the surroundings. Bright blue tents pitched in a lovely valley on a back to basics campsites spoil the view, IMO.
Alley tents give a blue light inside and make everyone look a bit ill. Same with grey. And , to be fair, green but they look more natural and outdoorsy.
Now I love my natural unbleached non- dyed cotton canvas tent.
Quote: Originally posted by DeborahTurner on 27/12/2023
Alley tents give a blue light inside and make everyone look a bit ill. Same with grey. And , to be fair, green but they look more natural and outdoorsy.
Interesting you should say that, because many years ago, an environmental organisation was wanting towed caravans to be green, so they would be less prominent in the countryside than bright white ones (like some statics are required to be, by local planning policy).
It came to nothing, partly because there are so many greens: a lush Lake District field is bright Kermit green, a Scottish moorland area is a matte dark green. Indeed, there are 3 mobile phone masts near Gleneagles that were painted these two greens & one in disruptive pattern (camouflage). They all showed up because they were industrial mobile phone masts in a natural landscape; the standard colour remains neutral grey, not dissimilar to your natural beige cotton for fitting in with most places.
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Topic: Tent aesthetics
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, I bought a caravan. 
