Anza 2+ Tent with QuickFly Technology
Anza 2+ Tent with QuickFly Technology
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How might I enable campers to maximize the value of each trip, so the experience itself is more rewarding without requiring greater frequency?
How might I enable campers to maximize the value of each trip, so the experience itself is more rewarding without requiring greater frequency?
Between planning, packing, and travel, a single weekend camping trip takes about 8.5 hours of effort. For most people, squeezing in more trips isn’t realistic, so how do you make each one count for more?
Camping offers a chance to step away from daily stress, relax, connect with the people around you, and immerse yourself in nature.
Sleep takes up nearly half of any camping trip, yet it often falls short of what campers come for. Uncomfortable nights even take away from the whole experience. How can this part of the camping experience change to add both comfort and a connection with nature?
Sleep takes up nearly half of any camping trip, yet it often falls short of what campers come for. Uncomfortable nights even take away from the whole experience. How can this part of the camping experience change to add both comfort and a connection with nature?
Instead of optimizing the inside of the tent as an isolated environment, how can design better integrate the outdoors and reduce the separation created by the rainfly?
What if the rainfly could be deployed from inside the tent? This would give campers better ventilation and visibility while keeping full weather protection on standby.
What if the rainfly could be deployed from inside the tent? This would give campers better ventilation and visibility while keeping full weather protection on standby.
By running guy lines through the tent and anchoring them directly to the stakes, the rainfly can be deployed or retracted on demand while staying tensioned.
By running guy lines through the tent and anchoring them directly to the stakes, the rainfly can be deployed or retracted on demand while staying tensioned.
After the initial proof of concept, a 1/4-scale model was used to refine the dimensions and patterning before building the final functional prototype.
The entire rainfly adjustment should happen from inside the tent without needing to open doors, and it should be quick, simple, and require only a few steps.
Final Working Model:
Final Working Model:
Anza is a 2+ person tent featuring QuickFly Technology for rapid rainfly deployment. The system deploys in under 15 seconds and can be integrated into new tent designs at minimal cost.
Anza is a 2+ person tent featuring QuickFly Technology for rapid rainfly deployment. The system deploys in under 15 seconds and can be integrated into new tent designs at minimal cost.
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