Reproduction Roman leather military tents?

[Magnus]

I agree with Marsh...let's face it, a leather tent is not feasible unless you're rich, or are splitting the cost with umpteen people. So why not paint a canvas tent to look like leather? You could use 5 or 6 different shades of brown that would make a pretty convincing patchwork of leather panels. I'd rather see a pile of these types of tents, than modern dome tents that have to be torn down for events.

I also remember someone mentioning that their panted canvas tent (maybe it was one of the UK guys) was so convincing that people were fooled unless they got right up to it. Think about it, chances are anything beyond 10 feet or so would fool even the most trained hawk eye.

If I had the $240 to buy one of the canvas ones, I'd do it. Then, I'd spend another 10 bucks on brown paint and a bit of black or white to do the tinting...and paint that sucker!