Design of a lightweight camping cot using carbon fiber tent poles and ripstop nylon
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006.
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| author | Ward, Walton (Walton Henry) |
| author2 | David R. Wallace. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/366862019-04-10T20:39:18Z Design of a lightweight camping cot using carbon fiber tent poles and ripstop nylon Ward, Walton (Walton Henry) David R. Wallace. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (p. 26). A lightweight camping cot is currently unavailable in the backpacking market. Although camping cots do exist, they are not competitive in weight and size with sleeping pads typically used by campers. On average, sleeping pads weigh 2 pounds while the lightest weight camping cot on the market is 5 pounds. In addition, the cot does not collapse to the size of a sleeping pad. These factors prevent cots from being a suitable alternative to sleeping pads. In order to bridge this discrepancy, a lightweight cot was designed and constructed in order to give campers a viable alternative to sleeping pads. The lightweight cot designed for this thesis weighs approximately 3 pounds and collapses to the size of a sleeping pad. This 1 pound increase in weight from a sleeping pad is made up for by increased comfort while sleeping and safety during lightning storms. The lightweight cot utilizes carbon fiber poles for its structural support and ripstop nylon for the cot surface. The carbon fiber poles are connected with plastic fittings. Each of the cot's components was selected due to its highly lightweight properties and overall strength. by Walton Ward. S.B. 2007-03-12T17:44:22Z 2007-03-12T17:44:22Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36686 77537067 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 26 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Ward, Walton (Walton Henry) Design of a lightweight camping cot using carbon fiber tent poles and ripstop nylon |
| title | Design of a lightweight camping cot using carbon fiber tent poles and ripstop nylon |
| title_full | Design of a lightweight camping cot using carbon fiber tent poles and ripstop nylon |
| title_fullStr | Design of a lightweight camping cot using carbon fiber tent poles and ripstop nylon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of a lightweight camping cot using carbon fiber tent poles and ripstop nylon |
| title_short | Design of a lightweight camping cot using carbon fiber tent poles and ripstop nylon |
| title_sort | design of a lightweight camping cot using carbon fiber tent poles and ripstop nylon |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
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