It’s a stingray! It’s a tent! It’s a hammock! It’s a…tree tent?
The Stingray ($650) is a 3-person tent with a removable fly sheet and mesh roof. The Stingray has a triple hammock interior, accessed via a floor hatch in the center or front door. It can be pitched on the ground in dry conditions.
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The tents are suspended using heavy duty nylon straps and winches. Part hammock, part tent, they allow people to sleep suspended off the ground but still inside. They can hold a maximum load of 880 pounds.
To build a strong suspended platform takes some heavy materials, and the abode weighs in at a hefty 19 pounds.
The floor is made of 240D nylon-polyester composite fabric reinforced with more than 20 meters of seatbelt webbing. Heavy duty, plated, industrial-grade ratchets and straps with a 2.5-ton minimum breaking strength are used to hold the tent in the air.
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While an expensive toy for car camping or hanging out in the backyard, the Tentsile Tree Tents Stingray is a pretty cool design that could be a lot of fun on balmy summer nights.
