We did not pitch any of these. They found us because of 135 years of doing things right — and because American canvas manufacturing at this scale is genuinely rare. This page is for journalists, producers, and editors who want to tell that story.
Featured coverage
How It's Made
Our Denver manufacturing floor and the handcraft behind every canvas tent — featured on one of Discovery's longest-running and most-watched series. The episode follows a wall tent from raw Sunforger canvas through cutting, sewing, and finishing in our facility.
This Built America
Ford's series celebrating American manufacturers and the stories behind them. Colorado Tent Company was featured as an example of a 135-year-old American manufacturing operation still producing at scale in the same city where it was founded.
with Dennis Quaid
Featured in ViewPoint's series exploring American craftspeople and the companies that have stood the test of time. Colorado Tent Company was presented as one of the last remaining full-scale American canvas tent manufacturers.
Fast facts for press
| Founded | 1890, Denver, Colorado |
| Founder | Alfred Proctor (Denver Tent & Awning Co.) |
| Current owner | Harlan & Karah Hummer (acquired 2022) |
| Location | 10975 E. 55th Ave., Unit D, Denver, CO 80239 |
| Manufacturing | 100% in-house, Denver, Colorado |
| Primary material | 10.10 oz Sunforger® cotton duck canvas |
| Also makes | WeatherMax® 80 tents, ArctiCreel (since 1940) |
| Notable clients | United Airlines, FedEx, Orvis, L.L. Bean, NOAA |
| Key credential | ArctiCreel — US Patent No. 2,555,128 (1947) |
| COO | Chris Davis — third-generation tentmaker |
Press Kit
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