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The Freedom Tent
The Freedom Tent 1s available now.

 

Accessible Tents and Related Technologies

People with disabilities and their families like to go camping. Existing tents fall short of being accessible.

Grants Awarded for Development
BlueSky Designs was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the US Department of Agriculture to develop and commercialize more universally accessible tent and vestibule technology for camping.

>> Learn more about the grant and the design process | page 2

The Freedom Tent, licensed by Eureka!
Eureka!, a mainstream tent manufacturer, licensed one of the resulting designs, a combined tent and accessible vestibule. The Freedom Tent has been Discontinued.

>> Learn more about the Freedom Tent

Video Clips
Watch a short movie demonstrating an
early prototype of the Freedom Tent.

Video of setting up the Freedom Tent
Setting up the tent
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Video of wheelchair owner entering the Freedom Tent
Entering the tent
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These clips may require Quicktime Player


Additional Accessible Tent Designs and Technologies Available
BlueSky Designs is making available for licensing several universally accessible tent/vestibules, three patent-pending accessible doors, and tent pole holsters.

>>To learn more about these designs, click here.

>> More information available upon request

  December 2005 Universal Design opens the door to others! Eureka incorporated the Fan Door into a new product, an ATV garage! The Universal Design of the Fan Door allows wheeled vehicles other than wheelchairs into tents!

May 2005 Eureka & BlueSkyDesigns reach and exclusive licensing agreement on the Fan Door design.

October 2004 The Freedom Tent was featured in Backpacker Magazine

June/July 2003 inTents Magazine

Image of Accessible Tent and Vestibule for People with and without Disabilities BSD's latest work in progress, the Universal Vestibule and Tent, was featured in inTents, the tent and fabric structure industry magazine.


 

   


 





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