Anybody using one of these tents? Pros/cons etc? Looking for something a little easier when it’s only two people versus setting up a 16x20 wall tent. Looks like a pretty small footprint and quick to set up just curious if anyone has real world experience with this tent.
MT Canvas Bridger
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Salmonchaser
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I thought about one real hard last year but went with their spike tent for the same reason, at 70 I don’t like lifting that 16 x 20 onto the ridge pole by myself. The guys at MT were really trying to sell me on the Bridger but I have some experience with the spike. I now own three MT Canvas tents. Don’t see how you could go wrong.
2rocky
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Beau Created a Tent wit Snow Trekker that really caught my eye. If you pack in on horse or llama, I think this might be one of the most packable "wall" tents around today..
snowtrekkertents.com
Wilderness Ridge Divide Series
Hand-made in the USA, Snowtrekker® Tents will keep you warm on the coldest of winter nights in the wilderness.
snowtrekkertents.com
$$$$Beau Created a Tent wit Snow Trekker that really caught my eye. If you pack in on horse or llama, I think this might be one of the most packable "wall" tents around today..
Wilderness Ridge Divide Series
Hand-made in the USA, Snowtrekker® Tents will keep you warm on the coldest of winter nights in the wilderness.
2rocky
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yep...my 12x12 Alaknak from Cabelas was $800 on sale out the door in 2009 when I got it plus two free cots. At the time I rationalized it as eliminating 15 motel stays to be the payoff.
With time and inflation costs have gone up. That tent is 20% more as the base price and is mass produced in the thousands.
Snowtrekker is a smaller shop and the Wilderness ridge series is a custom line. It's gonna be a premium price. I rationalize that as if I eliminate the cost of one extra pack animal over a year, I'll pay for the lighter, more packable package. Or if I don't buy a custom rifle, or don't shoulder mount one more elk, or or or.....
We have a pastime in the outdoors where we pay a fortune to live like a homeless person. It is up to us to make as much time with our expensive gear to where we appreciate the cost in time served and experiences gained over decades. i hope my kids fight over my camping gear when I'm gone and don't just sell it in a yard sale...
