Safe space - indoor tent?? Newbie asking for help??

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Safe space - indoor tent?? Newbie asking for help??

Post by pointeless » Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:59 am

Wow my first topic :P
yes a little kiddish but i'm after anybody who may have seen any nice playtents/ or ideally a tent which involves no ground pegs or guide ropes so it can go indoors (as big as poss clearly as I am infact 19 and not all that little anymore :wink: )
The idea being that I want to create a safe place that visually blocks out the outside world/outside problems and make a safe space... put some cushions and a duvet inside with a battrey powered night lihgt and keep my emergency box in there....somewhere I can retreat when the urge hits me
If any body has got any good ideas please could u let me know??
I've seen a couple... i'm hopeless with dimensions though - not sure if I'd fit lol....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 35-2960600 - randomly doesn't even have dimensions??!!

http://www.petitesouris.co.uk/acatalog/ ... _Toys.html - the my little pony tent :oops:

http://www.babyenterprise.com/Popup_pla ... rotect.htm

let me know any ideas/ thoughts on any of this... cheers guys, love to you all xx
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Post by starrynight26 » Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:47 am

Did you ever make "forts" as a little kid with chairs and couches and blankets and lots of cushions inside? Just a thought...

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Post by VowsOfSadness » Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:36 am

hey just wanted to say excellent idea. I am infact going to try it!
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Post by plantt » Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:49 am

maybe try a sports store. i know here they have tents that pop-up. they don't need the ground pegs & such. & i've seen small ones. i've never priced them so i'd guess they'd be a bit more expensive than the ground-peg type but really i haven't a clue.
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Post by Mindpoison » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:00 am

This is *such* an awesome idea! I'm definately going to give it a try. If I find anything, I'll be sure to post it for you :)
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Post by pointeless » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:22 am

thanks guys :blush: ... i'm still looking round the net for somewhere... i've tired local sports shops and no joys found there...
starrynight - yeh this did cross my mind... but then I realised this has gota work during term time when I need it the most and my flat really doesn't have anything to make it from... I got 1 stool with no back and a sofa which when pulled out swallows a section of my living room - need something I can either leave up or pull up and down in afew moments sort of thing - thanks for the idea though - wish it could've worked... be let me know if you find anything else people xx
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Post by claire » Tue Aug 02, 2005 10:51 am

i dunno if this helps ... but when i was littleer i got one from santa from ikea ... *shrug* i remember it was big cos we could fit 3 of my friends in it comfortable. and it had no pegs or whatnot.

i dunno if you have an ikea near by though ...

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Post by Unleash the Bats » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:12 am

i have a tent at home, its from early learning centre i believe...

im loving the idea tho... ooo forts! they were fun... i had a den. u had to go under the coffee table and my nan used to pull the settee out and id hide in there with books and wot not.... awww its sounds so good, do u reckon the ppl in the office would notice if i made a fort under my desk.... :uhhh:
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Post by limestone » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:22 am

Unleash the Bats wrote: .... awww its sounds so good, do u reckon the ppl in the office would notice if i made a thought under my desk.... :uhhh:
yes. i think so. i wonder how they would take it?! :wink:
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Post by Unleash the Bats » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:25 am

yes, that would be interesting lol...

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Post by PassingCloud » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:13 pm

that is SUCH a good idea!!!!! i was wondering how i could make a fort that my dog wouldn'T take down in seconds with all his playfullness. a tent like that would be perfect, coz i can take it down again quickly when i go to work! ooo... now i've got something to save money for! ;)

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Post by angelic212 » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:56 pm

i used to use my walking closet and have my safe corner there , im thinking of making a safe corner again , it really helps, maybe you could try a closet for your safe place? and put up affirmations and nice pictures? i dont know

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Post by pointeless » Tue Aug 02, 2005 10:53 pm

Thankyou so much guys for all the response... your'e all wonderful!
Limestone your a complete :star: I will check out those links right now...
Claire thanks for the ikea idea i'll give it a look....
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Post by reallycreamed » Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:36 pm

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Post by pointeless » Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:31 am

http://www.tesco.com/electrical/product.aspx?R=8229313

Cosidering that tent - little worried about the deminsions fitting in my flat living area though - may have to do some mesureing up first - but thought if anybody else was liking the idea and looking - I'd suggest that because it's fairly cheap and large and appears as if it would proberly be able to go up with the guide ropes displayed in the picture...
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Post by say » Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:18 pm

I totally wanted the same thing! For my birthday, I got a thingie that hangs from the ceiling and has mosquito netting. I'm putting it over my bed. I'll bet if you're crafty you could just get a round frame (like on a chandelier), string curtains on it, and hang it from the ceiling. :blush:

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Post by pointeless » Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:24 pm

thanks for the idea say - afraid I can't as i'm in a rented property and the ceilings are insanely high with it being a period buliding, such a nice idea though, i'm glad you found something that works for you :)
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Post by balletomane » Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:38 am

I've always wanted a colonial-American style bed, and have actually considered constructing one using fabric and curtain rods. Maybe that could be a possibility.

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Post by pointeless » Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:21 pm

Thanks for all your help guys... I found this nice over bed tent from Ikea - only I have a double bed- and even if I had a single putting over that wouldn't really be an option cos of the ocd - I need a clean clean space... I figured if I could find some way of attatching it I could put it up behind my sofa which is in an alcove space. So I'd have the wall one side - sofa the other, the tent drape thing overhead and a beanbag and cushions and b;ankets and stuff inside - now all I gota do is find a way to make that work :roll:

here's the tent anyway: It's at the bottom - MURMEL bed tent

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