You said you want a grow tent for under $50?

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NewClosetGrower

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oh yeah and no one can hate on CFL's bro! they work just fine if your patient and willing to spend the time moving them and adding more if needed etc... i have 2 600W HPS on lights movers and a 400W MH/HPS...my wife and i grow 100% organic Veggies year round and sell them at the flea market and we have a vegtable stand by our home (yes i live in the sticks) but i still grow my special plants with CFL's...not even big ones just the 23W from Lowes! and i have great results..keep up the good work bro!
 
PappaBear

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420Marine said:
love the thread man....I have to say pretty efficient build as well. +rep
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Thanks Marine,
A good tip is also, use ceder, it comes in the same size planks. Natural bug repellent and at Lowes less than $1 more a plank right now.
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stinkbudd1 said:
Man whatever you do dont stop pushing this knowledge at us this is a great DIY thread and you are right maybe there should be more feed back to you but then you have laid it out so well maybe everyone is busy building there own ? lol i know i am soon! A definate + rep to you so far and dont worry we are here some of us are just out for the moment..Grow shop home depot etc,etc,..Peace
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Stinkbudd1, welcome.
You are probably right. Good to have you.

carl.burnette said:
subscribed.
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Carl! (cheers theme song ringing in head)
 
PappaBear

PappaBear

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NewClosetGrower said:
oh yeah and no one can hate on CFL's bro! they work just fine if your patient and willing to spend the time moving them and adding more if needed etc... i have 2 600W HPS on lights movers and a 400W MH/HPS...my wife and i grow 100% organic Veggies year round and sell them at the flea market and we have a vegtable stand by our home (yes i live in the sticks) but i still grow my special plants with CFL's...not even big ones just the 23W from Lowes! and i have great results..keep up the good work bro!
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Thanks ClosetGrower,
Good to have you.
 
Little Tommy

Little Tommy

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Great do it yourself thread. Makes me wish I needed a tent. + rep for your obsessive compulsive disorder that keeps you organized. I have been blessed with the same situation. A couple years ago I built some large free standing shelving units for seasonal basement storage. I made complete drawings first including complete materials list so that when I went to the home improvement store, they could cut all the lumber for me. It's the disease that keeps on giving. The humor is also an added bonus.
 
PappaBear

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NewClosetGrower said:
lmao, +rep for the truest thing ive heard so far today bro!
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Thanks again ClosetGrower!

Little Tommy said:
Great do it yourself thread. Makes me wish I needed a tent. + rep for your obsessive compulsive disorder that keeps you organized. I have been blessed with the same situation. A couple years ago I built some large free standing shelving units for seasonal basement storage. I made complete drawings first including complete materials list so that when I went to the home improvement store, they could cut all the lumber for me. It's the disease that keeps on giving. The humor is also an added bonus.
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Haha yea,
I like finding things and when I cant I feel like I've been robbed.
9 beans in the cooker, Lowes and a grow shop. Can you do the math?
This little thing is getting ran through very soon.
 
AlaskanGrown84

AlaskanGrown84

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Alright, this looks like the stuff I want to learn!! +rep This will def help the problem I'm having in my closet! Is it ALOT of work? Kinda easy?? I read a little so far, I'll get more into later I guess- busy weekend! Happy Halloweeen everybody!
 
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NewClosetGrower

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AlaskanGrown84 said:
Alright, this looks like the stuff I want to learn!! +rep This will def help the problem I'm having in my closet! Is it ALOT of work? Kinda easy?? I read a little so far, I'll get more into later I guess- busy weekend! Happy Halloweeen everybody!
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its not my thread bro, so i dont want to intrude...but...building anything can be difficult...especially a grow box, my first time i didnt plan on the thing getting as big as it did...boy was i pissed at myself...just take your time man, and when you have a problem, step back and think about all the outcomes of it..good luck
 
PappaBear

PappaBear

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AlaskanGrown84 said:
Alright, this looks like the stuff I want to learn!! +rep This will def help the problem I'm having in my closet! Is it ALOT of work? Kinda easy?? I read a little so far, I'll get more into later I guess- busy weekend! Happy Halloweeen everybody!
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If you can measure, cut, and drill than it should be a walk in the park.. If you cant measure or cut than get them to cut the wood "in house", its free and easy! Very quick and very efficient.

Measure twice, cut once.
 
WWShadow

WWShadow

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PappaBear said:
If you can measure, cut, and drill than it should be a walk in the park.. If you cant measure or cut than get them to cut the wood "in house", its free and easy! Very quick and very efficient.

Measure twice, cut once.
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Just found this thread and I am liking your DIY efforts, neat & clean, props on using screws rather than nails. it makes a lot of sense. waiting for the rest of the story, lol
 
PappaBear

PappaBear

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I forgot to mention one of the great points about the PappaBear Cabin is CFL lights clamp on very securely..
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I have DIY still designs, DIY carbon filter design, and a few more. Those are for later though so the tent for now.:mrgreen:
 
PappaBear

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WWShadow said:
Just found this thread and I am liking your DIY efforts, neat & clean, props on using screws rather than nails. it makes a lot of sense. waiting for the rest of the story, lol
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Yea, the screws were a must. When I originally started building these I was just looking to deter costs of a $200-300 tent. The cheapest I found one anywhere was $150 (so weak). So I decided I could build one that I could breakdown if necessary, and the PappaBear Poly-wood Cabin was born.
 
PappaBear

PappaBear

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NewClosetGrower said:
bro, i havnt seen your DIY carbon filter but there is one here on RIU that is amazing, and its only 10 bucks ill look for the link
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Cool, this one is pretty legit though, you can free stand it in a room. Also its easily refillable w/pre-filter.
Like my cabin, it too can also be easily adjusted in size to accommodate even an 8x8x8' cabin. Send me
the link, I am interested to see what other users ideas. I'm just as much about sharing information as
teaching it.
 
HippySmoke

HippySmoke

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No offense meant but much of this information is common sense, that saidI am glad someone finally began creating a tech for this. Even though building a small grow tent like this takes common sense many folks either lack common sense or foresight for a perticular isssue. Once your tech is completed I would love to see it put together in one post and stickied in the DIY section. TYVM subbed to see the final product.
 
PappaBear

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Just came back from the grow shop, picked up some ocean forest for $14 and 100sq ft of polyvinyl for $10. Getting into "crafts" mode. Than a burn and sip, than on to the build. Also I have been running my mouth about 16oz cups, sorry, but they are not 16oz they are 18oz haha
 
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