Not wishing to add to the potential flame war.... yes, someone who doesn't post what system they are on can generally be counted as someone who makes things for larpers (like Sean, FBA / Me) or someone who is a "Board Troll" dropping in to add their natural wisdom to an otherwise needless mix of sanity....

The Tent has been waterproofed, on top of it being water-resistant like canvas is.  Fantastic.  Bloke knows what he's doing.  He sells Tents for a living, that might suggest he actually Does Know What He's Talking About.  You know, it would be like Sean M saying "I have made a weapon, buy it" and someone else coming along and saying "oh, but do you make suuure the core is secure inside and did you use instant contact glue because you know, you really shouldn't and isn't that real leather for the grip, I don't think you'd want to be using that....."  They might wonder at the responses.  We might actually care what they think.  Who knows?

And perhaps the clue is in the statement "for those people who are genuine potential buyers" I think you know where i'm going. Top stuff FBA, keep up the good work.

/rant off

PD: Dubious (so i'm told) and all round Arms Dealer of Mill-en

RL: Ian, maker of fine-ish LARP weapons

www.makai-larp.co.uk

Now providing replica firearms - delivered to every Maelstrom Event!

 

Dear Sean,

Thankyou for your character assassination.

1. I actually know Geoff as it happens. Indeed , you may have noticed that if you'd actually read the whole thread.

2. Im asking because I have been asked for advice by folk at renewal about said tents and dont wish to advise about them until Geoff gives me some info. I could of course just go tell people that they should avoid it. However given Geoffs a mate kind of and these people would prefer to buy off him I reckoned it was polite to ask him. Especially as he can provide an answer.

As it happens I have already stated it was unlikely Geoff sourced from a cowboy.

3. My comments and opinions on the armed forces are not connected to this post and were an expression of my opinion in a given set of circumstances, if you cant determine the difference between that and a direct accusation its not my problem. Feel free to start a thread on it and perhaps we'll discuss it. This would be better than using it as a random ad hominem argument because you can't produce anything more convincing.

4. Canvas does not NEED chem treating for waterproofing however there are additional treatments which can be used without overt damage, as correctly pointed out by anothe poster. These are more appropriate on different grades of Canvas. Many of these are not the treatments used abroad however hence my question.

5. Geoff appears to be happy to provide an answer. Which makes me question what the purpose of your post is. Other than to provoke argument. Which would be hypocritical no?

6. A question about what a tent has been waterproofed with is not actually off topic, so thats yet another accusation thats irrelevant to this thread.

7. Despite the fact that your post is an obvious personal attack, motivated by your own disagreement with my opinion and has NO relevance to the thread I shall not be reporting you to a mod because I think you already know why you posted.

If you disagree that strongly you can PM me if you dont want to discuss in public.

Dear Makai LARP

Gosh you know what, I might know about tents too. Guess what, I might also have worked for a considerable amount of time making and selling things to LRP customers. You know what that means?

I might know what Im talking about.

Gosh and could I be asking on behalf of potential buyers?

Guess I might eh?

I am not very impressed that two sellers of itemry and gear do not think it necessary to answer customer queries or infact provide information about the product they are selling.

Fortunately FBA do appear to think its neccessary.

It certainly wasn't clear you knew Geoff from the above posts. 

You are right, if Geoff wants to reply excellent - he seems to know his stuff and wants to deepen the customer experience.  I've met him too - seems a proper customer-oriented person with the customer at heart.  He didn't have to give me a Free Upgrade to my tent at Maelstrom Event 3, but he did come and find me out and deliver said item, emailed me beforehand to make sure I was going.  Fantastic service.  I'll keep plugging it too.  I'll also jump in and defend someone that looks, for all intents and purposes, to be getting asked stupid questions by someone trying to get the rise. 

You might have made weapons, know about tents etc.  You just don't come across as someone that does.

PD: Dubious (so i'm told) and all round Arms Dealer of Mill-en

RL: Ian, maker of fine-ish LARP weapons

www.makai-larp.co.uk

Now providing replica firearms - delivered to every Maelstrom Event!

 

*shrug*

Ah so you were just putting your oar in on the assumption that I was talking out my arse?

*thinks*

Fair enough, Ill try not to leap to that conclusion about you.

Not clear? What do you suppose Geoff meant by this then?

"And anyway Flannel - I'm surprised at you, thought you'd support a former member of the Erin Navy in a spot of enterprise!

How are Gul and Sergeant Salt anyway? And your goodself keeping well I hope?"

Are you saying my questions were irrelevant? Cos Im thinking thats not the case. Im thinking my questions were relevant. Im also wondering what it was that makes you think they were not? I mean really. C'mon. How is what a tent is waterproofed with not relevant to the tent?

Well frankly with commentary such as

"The Tent has been waterproofed, on top of it being water-resistant like canvas is.  Fantastic."

nor do you.

Fantastic?.......No not really, that could completely ruin it. Hence the question.

Why the question? Because other Bell tents supplied in recent years to the LRP market have included substandard manufacturing, poor waterproofing, zipped doors that split and poles so flimsy the bent in the wind. Which has made many folk somewhat chary about buying them. Interestingly enough many people who bought these original tents assumed the seller knew what they were talking about.

These were not tents supplied by Geoff. The ones Geoff had that I saw were remarkably good looking, it was the waterproofing that was my only concern.

Perhaps you should read through your own posts here again - I just did and i'm afraid you do come across a trifle "short and direct" which perhaps I took as being "an arse."  I do too sometimes, them's the breaks.  Happy to call it quits and keep going on about Geoff's Tents being Fab.  (I love viral Marketing, it's great!)

PD: Dubious (so i'm told) and all round Arms Dealer of Mill-en

RL: Ian, maker of fine-ish LARP weapons

www.makai-larp.co.uk

Now providing replica firearms - delivered to every Maelstrom Event!