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Item:INFLATATENT vintage Inflatable Camping TENT; with Box

INFLATATENT vintage Inflatable Camping TENT; with Box

Item condition:New
Ended:Nov 14, 200916:55:38 PST
Bid history:2 bids
Winning bid:US $8.00
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Item number:300364598557
Item location:La Pine, OR, United States
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Last updated on 05:58:02 PM PST, Nov 07, 2009 View all revisions
Item specifics
Condition: NewBrand: Ute Mountain circa 1970
original inflatable tent: Inflat-A-Tent  






You are bidding on unusual, and very hard-to-find, vintage camping product, called:
 
 INFLATATENT
 
 
apparently new - in the box (see details on box condition below).

 




It can be yours to use, display,
or present to a special backpacking or hunting partner as a gag (or serious!) gift.


From combing around the www it appears that this product came out about 1970, and was perhaps the earliest “inflatable tent” on the market.
 
It was marketed by the Ute Mountain Corporation of Englewood Colorado.
 
I could locate only one or two references on the web to this exact product..... specifically, some language from a Popular Mechanics .pdf type document.
 
This product originally sold for $9.95 – as printed on box.

 
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I temporarily removed the tent from the box and only partially unrolled it (see photos) – it almost certainly has never been used.

A somewhat better known product from the Ute Mountain Corporation was the "Metal Match" invented by William Sampson. I believe this fire starting aid (or a similar product from another manufacturer) is still on the market.

 
 



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The dimensions of the tent (reported on the box) are 7 feet long by 40 inches wide, with full floor.

It is constructed of “Durable E.V.A……..and can be inflated by mouth in less than 60 seconds”.

The tent itself weighs 1 lb, 12 oz.

 

Packed for shipment to the winning bidder, it will be approximately a 2 lb, 12 oz. box.

 

I will pack the tent, in original box, in a somewhat larger box and not just wrap the original product box in paper.


The original product box measures 12 inches x 4-1/2 inches by 4-1/2 inches.







CONDITION

As noted, the tent itself appears new.
 
The box has some wear and creases and small tears (no tears over ¾ inches). These are fully visible in the photos and the scans used in this listing.
 
A latter day ‘thrift store’ price has been written on the top flap in magic marker or similar.

 




Thanks for looking –......
 
...... and enjoy the auction!

 

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Examples  of shipping costs for a package of this size, shape and weight, from my location to:

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Los Angeles:  $8.18

Chicago:  $9.27

Miami or New York City:  $9.92

 

Exact Postage - No handling fee added.


International Shipping will also be calculated, based on weight (First Class International Shipping)

 

I will use protective packaging to insure safe delivery – check my 100.0% feedback!

 


On Nov-07-09 at 16:58:42 PST, seller added the following information:


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