Using a grow tent as a full fledged darkroom

[Shula]

Thanks, Dan. The thing I like about the grow tents is that there are all sorts of ports for air exchange, electric, etc. And there is an infrastructure for lighting. Supposedly, they are light tight.

[Shula]

Thanks, Willie. Zipwall looks interesting.

[Shula]

Thanks, everyone. Some great ideas. If you have more, I'm eager to listen.

[Vaughn]

I would plan your ventilation well. Ventilation does little good if the fumes exit the darkroom pass ones head. If at all possible the system should be designed to have fresh air pass ones head, pick up the chemical fumes and directly exit the darkroom. One way is to use an exhaust fan to draw the air over the trays of chemicals, with the fresh air inlet behind the worker.

[Jo1831]

Several threads have mentioned growing tents as a possibility (you know, the ones to grow "plants" indoors), but I have yet to read of anyone who actually used one of these tents for a darkroom. I'm looking at one that is 10x5x6.7 feet, for example. It appears to be light proof, lots of ports for ventilation, bars to hang lights, etc. My main concern is the fact that the interior walls are made of mylar or some reflective material.

Here is an example:
http://hydrobuilder.com/secret-jardi...-10-x-6-6.html

So my questions are:
1. has anyone used a tent like this for a darkroom? If so, what is your experience?
2. Even if you haven't used such a tent for a darkroom, do you think the walls will be a problem?

Thanks for your help.

Hello - I just saw this post.

My solution would be to modify the framework in a 'grow tent' with mylar interior. Just shorten by a couple cm all over (trim poles).
Then place the actual tent on the frame inside out. Your interior is now black, the window flaps are on inside, as is your zipper tag to work the doors from the inside.

I have a 120x120x200 cm tent about to arrive, it cost A$199. That is my plan to modify for portable wetplate.

https://www.crazysales.com.au/online...ay-205977.html

Cheers,
Jo.

[Two23]

People are using grow tents for on-location dark rooms when doing wet plate. My question about doing something in a garage is temperature control. Where I live it gets below zero (F) in mine, and in summer it gets well over 100 degrees in there.


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