Which reminds me of this joke:
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go camping and pitch their tent under the stars. During the night, Holmes wakes his companion and says: Watson, look up at the stars and tell me what you deduce.
Watson says: I see millions of stars, and even if a few of those have planets it’s quite likely there are some planets like Earth, and if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life.
Holmes replies: Watson, you idiot. Somebody stole our tent.
Very cool!
And the sound of the pump needed to keep this thing taut? I bet that keeps some from sleeping.
I would think a regular tent with a clear ceiling would be a big hit. Wonder why that isn’t a ‘thing.’
Why do you need a Tent ?
When I went camping years ago I had cut out a rectangular opening in the roof of the tent and replaced it with a sheet of clear plastic so to observe the stars while in the sleeping bag. I actually can’t recall how well it worked out, though. So it probably didn’t work as well as I had hoped. Otherwise I would have remembered. I think the clear plastic may have been too thick.
HotTub (@102°F on deck sans roof) + good friend or more preferably spouse.
Sufficient alcoholic beverage and two glasses. Plastic if you are a klutz or prone to over indulgence.
Enjoy the skyshow and light conversation.
When sleepy go inside, sleep in a warm bed.
You can't see the stars when your eyes are closed anyway.
Maybe it’s new to Australia but it’s not new in the world, Iceland has had them for years, to view the Aurora Borealis. The reason they’re round “bubbles” is that they’re basically inflated, and the air used to inflate them is heated, so they’re comfortable even at night in Iceland.
They took a more permanent (and luxurious) approach.
And the Aurora Borealis makes for a great show.
Looks really cool, but the air in the bubble would go really stale really quickly and that always makes me nauseous. They wrote that “the tent works on an over-pressurised system where air is constantly refilling the tent via a turbine that is battery and solar operated. This turbine acts as an air conditioner and keeps the temperature comfortable no matter the weather.” But I’m skeptical. The air out on the deck would be a lot better.
Plus the constant hum of the “turbine” would be annoying out in that solitude where you want to enjoy the quiet.
Too bad they could figure out how to add opening windows to the structure. But it would probably deflate if you opened a window.
Kind of neat.
I definitely would like to explore camping this way. Those green canvas tents are so un-romantic. I can imagine taking a female to one of these completely clear tents and just looking up at the stars on a cold, wintry night as we bask in the warmth within.
Which reminds me of this ancient piece of wisdom: “People who live in clear bubble tents shouldn’t f***”.
It’d be the most amazing trip the neighboring camps have too especially when they post youtubes of you and partner making whoopee for all to see or bent over looking for your undies.
A better option would be non see through 3/4ths of the way up.
I bet a fart would linger for hours.
Invented by bears. Better to find you in the woods.
I’m waiting for transparent aluminum before I build mine.