Update 14 - First Deliveries! / Gear hammock instructions
Posted by Andrew Gardner onWe are excited to say that the first few tents have left the shop! The air shipped tents finally arrived and we have been busily opening each tent, making sure everything looks good, adding the final components and then repackaging the tent ready for final delivery to you. The air...
Update 13 - Voyaging Onward!
Posted by Andrew Gardner onDear Backers and Supporters, Tents are voyaging by sea and air. We ended up splitting the freight, and did a mix of air freight and sea shipping as the cost to air ship the entire order was over 10x our original budget! The airborne AERIALs were scheduled to arrive at...
Update 12 - The Silver Lining!!!
Posted by Andrew Gardner onNovember November November, is here. As per our timeline we are somewhat stalled between October and November. Where we are now and what still needs to be done? The tent bodies are complete, all sewing is finished. The spreader bars have finally arrived at our facility in Vietnam for assembly...
Update 11 - Here's the line on Timeline and Guyline!
Posted by Andrew Gardner onHello Backers, Wanted to send out an update to let everyone know we are still here, working very hard on your tents. The majority of the crucial components and materials are finished and have arrived at our facilities for assembly. The exceptions being the modified spreader bar and DAC tent...
Update 10 - Rolling Along and Some Mods
Posted by Andrew Gardner onHi Backers, Wanted to touch base with everyone to mainly say that the production of the AERAIL A1 tents are moving along well. Many components have already shown up with the main body of the tent scheduled to be completed and ready to ship late October through November. We have...
Update 9 - Developments
Posted by Andrew Gardner onProgress on the tents have been steady. Here are a few notable developments: Webbing straps. We have made a slight spec change to the webbing. The webbing material, minimum breaking strength are still the same (Polyester, MBS - 14kN), what we have changed is the weave pattern. We have done...