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by natnatenathan 980 days ago
Before I watched the video, I thought this was going to be a non-profit (or a b-corp) trying to make high quality/ low cost tents to house the many refugees around the word. I clicked on the link thinking - what a great cause.... I only made it about one minute into the video. When I skipped forward and saw all the electronics under the "doug fir" panel, I was super confused. Why do they need all that tech? Do random people really need lights/ solar in your perma-tent? The people I know who are interested in something like this just end up building a platform on their land and either setting up a canvas tent, or just hiking in with their own.
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It's amazing how many things use lighting as a selling point. It's a cool effect if you're into Burning Man inspired aesthetics... But I'd rather just have an LED lantern and a headlight