Dan HerbertMay 19
Colin
I'm still angry/mad that the display/model tents in stores aren't actually just a tent for your pet that you can buy.
May 19 at 3:32pmWeb
Show threadMx. Eddie RMay 19

@colinstu
Agreed!

Have you checked a big pet store though? Recent years, PetSmart for instance has a lot of pet camping gear. Haven't noticed a cat-sized tent but I haven't looked closely.

Show threadColinMay 19

@silvermoon82 funnily enough I did look this up after posting and found https://www.minidisplaytents.com/shop/ (I cannot vouch for this site one way or another)

Not as neat looking as the display models but close enough technically xD

Others have also suggested:
- https://tinytents.com/
- Chewy, Amazon, REI, Temu, as having them. (Also.. cannot vouch for any of these / please boycott accordingly xD)

Show threadClaudiusMay 22

@colinstu @silvermoon82 I love this network.

"Here's a cute thing you never knew existed"

"AND HERE'S WHERE YOU CAN GET ONE"

❤️ A+ would Fedi again.

Show threadmurmeltierMay 22
@claudius jetzt bin ich gehypt, aber der Versand zu uns ist teurer als das Produkt. Menno
Show threadlemgandiMay 19

@colinstu

They use the old ones as tents for elves.

Show threadKarin!May 19

@colinstu apparently they make them now!

I am tempted
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Tent-Large-Indoor-Small/dp/B0C1NQ1KMG

Amazon.com : GDanes Blue Cat Tent, Large Cave Bed for Indoor Cats and Small Dogs with Soft Pad - 22" x 22" x 16" : Pet Supplies

Amazon.com : GDanes Blue Cat Tent, Large Cave Bed for Indoor Cats and Small Dogs with Soft Pad - 22" x 22" x 16" : Pet Supplies

Show threadThe Penguin of EvilMay 19
@colinstu Aliexpress has a ton of pet tents and I'd bet the mini tent examples are made by someone there and probably therefore also sold as pet tents but there are thousnads of pet tents to go through 8)
Show threadJustinMay 19
@colinstu
A missing market let me tell you what. I'd have bought a dozen or more at this point in my life.
Show threadMichael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂMay 19

@colinstu @cstross As a bit of an outdoor gear nerd, I bought one of these for out daughter when she was a baby. Proper Easton 7075 poles and all.

https://www.littlelife.com/products/arc-2-lightweight-travel-cot

Arc 2 Lightweight Travel Cot

Show threadBoneHouseWasps🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺May 19
@colinstu I'm mad that they don't advertise tents like that here.
Show threadMiakoda May 19
@colinstu Same
Show threadTarah WheelerMay 19
@colinstu they often sell them at REI.
Show threadColinMay 19

@Tarah I've been informed that REI workers are striking / we should be boycotting REI right now.

(also.. hello Tarah!! I love all that you and Deviant do!)

Show threadJohn M. GambleMay 19

@colinstu @Tarah

Yes, they're explicitly targeting REI's anniversary sale, May 15th to the 25th.

I don't know if the strike actually ends after that though.

Show threadThe VHS Wizard 🦝📼🧙May 19
@colinstu Found a few of them on ebay, most are running for like a hundo but this one (while not a Coleman tent) is pretty cheap - https://ebay.us/m/eO9zZS
TT Miniature Tent Display Model Salesman Store Sample No Fly - Green | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for TT Miniature Tent Display Model Salesman Store Sample No Fly - Green at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

eBay
Show threadAlex HeadMay 19
@colinstu i heard #theft still counts as #boycott
Show threadThe Sage GrouseMay 19
@colinstu Someone is missing an opportunity. I've thought so for years.
Show threadƒ: 🪿️→ ℝMay 19
@colinstu REI had some a couple of years ago.
Show threadnotthatkindofdoctorMay 19
@colinstu
Have you tried taking an annoyed middle aged white woman with you? My retail managers would give them the cash register if they insisted hard enough.
Show threadvriesk (Jan Srz)May 19
@colinstu it is to encourage bonding with your companion as opposed to having them sleep in a separate dedicated tent. :P
Show threadPumpUpTheJamMay 19
@colinstu good news, they do sell them!
(And theft is always option from businesses with c-suites.)
Show threadLJMay 19
@colinstu we did, once! The store was going out of business. Our dog loved it!
Show threadThoriumMay 19
@colinstu Apparently you can! https://www.chewy.com/gapzer-teepee-bed-tent-cavefoldable/dp/3872606
Show threadLinda Sgoluppi ArtistMay 19
@colinstu The manufacturers are missing a trick!
Show threadDarwin WoodkaMay 19
@colinstu right?
Show threadTheoMay 19
@colinstu I always wanted them for my dolls
Show threadMitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي)May 19

@colinstu but, you can!

https://www.temu.com/-tent-for-cats-and-dogs-soft-and-comfortable-sleeping-nest-with-solid--christmas-gift-g-601099516142205.html

tent soft comfortable sleeping nest solid - Temu

tent for cats and dogs soft and comfortable sleeping nest with solid christmas gift at the lowest price at Temu.

temu
Show threadDavid CroyleMay 19

@colinstu @5ciFiGirl When I worked at REI, employees practically fought over the tiny tent display models that were being phased out. 😂

I never did get one, but I think that Amazon sells small pet tents now IIRC.

Show threadJeri DanskyMay 19
@colinstu Found the possible source of the photo (and it seems it wasn't taken at REI): https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/zi2wh4/these_mini_tent_displays_at_academy_sports/
Show threadMoe LassusMay 19

@colinstu

https://tinytents.com/

Tiny Tents

Tiny Tents

Tiny Tents
Show threadColinMay 19
@moelassus
Show threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSCMay 19
@colinstu My cat Momo would love them!
Show threadGordarnitMay 19
@colinstu I was standing at a little display like this at my hardware store. I was touching one when a lady shopper came around the corner. "Don't mind me I'm feeling a little tents" I said which I thought was absolutely brilliant but she left in a hurry and I realized I'd made her nervous. Sorry about that fellow shopper.
Show threadCoastalCoastingMay 20

@Gordarnit @colinstu

That is giggle and high five worthy. Maybe she was having a bad day or something. Her loss, it was pretty adorable for what its worth.

Show threadDaveography 🇨🇦May 19

@colinstu

This is like when I learned that dishwashers with clear glass doors were also just display/demo models and not something you could buy or use at home.

Devastating.

Show threadJimijamflimflamMay 19

In the aughts these were at Dick’s. 100%. I scored some by buddying up to an employee. I had asked for one but got five. Free. At the time it seems they just tossed them.

Now let’s talk about how much cats love these and how flimsy they were. Our beasts usually took a few weeks to destroy them. One good wrasslin match between them and it was usually over. So maybe three months of silliness.

Totally worth it.

@colinstu

Show threadKevin RussellMay 19

@colinstu

They will eventually not be for sale, the model will be outdated. Ask for you name to be added to the list of "I want one."

Show threadBoloMKXXVIIIMay 19
@colinstu Seeing these just make me happy.
Show threadAl & Val's Modern HomesteadingMay 19
@colinstu When I was a department manager for a catalog showroom company back in the 80's, they had a lot of these and replaced them with new models on a regular basis. All of my dogs, friend's dogs and cats, and anyone else that wanted one had them. Our puppsters LOVED them.
Show threadMary MazzoccoMay 19
@colinstu Every time I see one of these, I have a completely unreasonable desire to own one.
Show threadLizzy MillerMay 19
@colinstu When Sports Authority went out of business, you could buy their model tents in the clearance chaos.
Show thread2dollarstwentysevencentsMay 19

@colinstu

When I was young, I wanted them for my dolls. They are so fun!

Show threadPoligofsky 🇨🇦 .. 🚫🤖May 20

@colinstu This is what's called a "business opportunity".

Be the entrepreneur you want to see in the world?

Show threadEvaMay 20
@colinstu they aren't for sale. Doesn't mean they cant be for your pet. You just have to not get caught.
Show threadJohn MaxwellMay 21
@colinstu Wait, what? Really? I don't own a dog, but yeah, I had assumed.
How disappointing.
Show threadMartin Hamilton 🔜 EMFMay 21
@colinstu Imagine buying the full size one and the mini version for your pet, so you can go camping together! Possibly inadvisable for some values of $PET
Show threadColinMay 21
@m that’s what I always thought the shtick was!
Show threaddan@DTOMay 24
@colinstu speak to the manager. but people who work there probably accquire the no longer needed display models.