Tipi style wall tent?
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Seems like the short vertical walls gives more usable space versus a tipi.
MTLabrador
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It’s pricey, but I really like the look of this one.
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Montana Canvas Bridger Tent – Montana Canvas
The Bridger Tent is a 14' x 14' Tent with 5' walls and a 10' peak. It comes with a sewn in floor and a zip-out section for stove feet with a corresponding 5" oval stove jack. The entire package of tent body, frame, tension adjusters, stakes, rope and bag weigh in at 83lbs. When packed-up in...
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El Jason
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Stove jack?
El Jason
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Not sure how I feel about a sewn in floor.It’s pricey, but I really like the look of this one.
Montana Canvas Bridger Tent – Montana Canvas
The Bridger Tent is a 14' x 14' Tent with 5' walls and a 10' peak. It comes with a sewn in floor and a zip-out section for stove feet with a corresponding 5" oval stove jack. The entire package of tent body, frame, tension adjusters, stakes, rope and bag weigh in at 83lbs. When packed-up in...
I’m sure the thin nylon could easily accommodate that
Caseknife
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One of the guys on my goat hunt last fall had a Peax Dyneema TeePee with the titanium stove. Not impressed with it at all. The stove took up too much room and it was very cramped inside for a bunch of old guys that can no longer sit cross-legged even for a few hours to get out of the rain and fog. Was pretty sandy soil and the sand got into the zippers because everything was very wet and made them almost impossible to operate. He sent me a picture a week ago, he "popped" his high dollar down sleeping bag on his stove during the night.
Irrelevant
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Hard pass on any tipi, there's like zero usable space. I really like my 4-season 6P dome with a small heater. It can withstand crazy storms, double wall holds heat. Setup is modest.
Nunyacreek
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I have an older relite 12x12 spike tent from Montana canvas that I bought used 10 years ago. I used it this weekend. The door/wall design is mediocre but it’s about 25lbs and 3’ sidewalls make a huge difference. It has a floor which I like and zippered out slot for the stove. I cut poles most places I go. I also use a light 10x12 canvas wall tent with 5’ sidewalls and it’s better but requires more setup. I’ve used lots of tents but for me the spike tent holds its own. By the time you have pyramid tent with no sidewalls and sufficient space you have a HUGE footprint. I spent a week in it at zero and below and it was totally manageable, with two cots two chairs and a small table. Sadly I don’t think there’s a perfect tent..
Laszlo Cravensworth
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Someone on here recommended this company on a different thread a few weeks back.
I’ve been thinking about getting one.
Yukon Bell Tent
Experience the ultimate camping comfort with Elk Mountain Tents' Yukon Bell Tent! Complete with screened windows, air vents, zipped-in floor, stove jack, and more.elkmountaintents.com
Sounds like one person can set it up fairly quickly.
I have a flexbow, but I'm still really intrigued by the bell tents. I did quite a bit of reading on them 2 years back and almost everyone that has one loves it.
El Jason
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These are must haves. If I’m going to sleep sit on the ground, I can do that with my current set up.
El Jason
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@MTLabrador sent me this link. This one looks pretty appealing as well.
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Go Tent - Davis Tent
Due to popular demand, Davis Tent has built a durable, light-weight versatile tent. This is a two-man tent with a 5.5" Stove Jack and includes the Traditional Pole System. The Go Tent can also serve as a 3 person tent when a stove is not in use. This tent comes in 10oz natural color canvas...
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I have a pyramid (square) and a tipi (round). The mid is 10 x 10 and the tipi is 13 foot diameter. Both are silnylon and weigh around 2 lbs each. The mid is fast to set up with 4 stakes and pop it up. Lots of room, with 2 guys you get 5 x 10 space each. The tipi takes longer to set up, at least 12 stakes at the correct spacing. The tipi shines out on the lakes in the winter, heavy winds and with the cone shape it hardly wiggles.
I end up using the mid for summer or fall camping and the tipi in the winter on the ice. Cant go wrong either way.
I end up using the mid for summer or fall camping and the tipi in the winter on the ice. Cant go wrong either way.
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Arctic Oven 8 Hot Tent
The Arctic Oven 8 is a premier 4-season hot tent, born out of necessity in Alaska and trusted worldwide. Crafted for extreme conditions, this rugged shelter offers a 60 sq ft footprint and the option to expand with a 16 sq ft vestibule for extra storage. Engineered with Vapex to combat...
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The arctic oven hot tents are pretty legit. Kind of the middle ground between a light tipi and wall tent. Hunted out of one late rifle a couple years ago. I'm with @Irrelevant on the tipi's. They work fine for what they are but if I'm truck or horse camping i'd prefer a wall tent or one of these dome style hot tents. The material they use for the dome style tents seems to stay pretty dry on the inside and it’s tall enough to stand in. We had a storm come through and were living like kings in that thing. I think they would be ideal for late 2-3 night rifle hunts from the truck or late backcountry hunts off horses. Plenty or room for two guys, stove, a couple cots and the basics. If I'm tuck hunting late for 4+ nights, it's hard to beat a wall tent.
They came out with this one as well that seems like a good middle ground:
@MTLabrador sent me this link. This one looks pretty appealing as well.
Go Tent - Davis Tent
Due to popular demand, Davis Tent has built a durable, light-weight versatile tent. This is a two-man tent with a 5.5" Stove Jack and includes the Traditional Pole System. The Go Tent can also serve as a 3 person tent when a stove is not in use. This tent comes in 10oz natural color canvas...
I'd be looking at something like this, and old Cabela's Bighorn or a Spingbar type if I were in the market again. The center pole in a hot tent eats up real estate.
Irrelevant
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I should add, I can stand up, put two cots and two chairs in it.
Though the older version had a better vestibule.
rjthehunter
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Peak height of 5' 2" and 47lbs!Arctic Oven 8 Hot Tent
The Arctic Oven 8 is a premier 4-season hot tent, born out of necessity in Alaska and trusted worldwide. Crafted for extreme conditions, this rugged shelter offers a 60 sq ft footprint and the option to expand with a 16 sq ft vestibule for extra storage. Engineered with Vapex to combat...
The arctic oven hot tents are pretty legit. Kind of the middle ground between a light tipi and wall tent. Hunted out of one late rifle a couple years ago. I'm with @Irrelevant on the tipi's. They work fine for what they are but if I'm truck or horse camping i'd prefer a wall tent or one of these dome style hot tents. The material they use for the dome style tents seems to stay pretty dry on the inside and it’s tall enough to stand in. We had a storm come through and were living like kings in that thing. I think they would be ideal for late 2-3 night rifle hunts from the truck or late backcountry hunts off horses. Plenty or room for two guys, stove, a couple cots and the basics. If I'm tuck hunting late for 4+ nights, it's hard to beat a wall tent.
They came out with this one as well that seems like a good middle ground:
I'm sure they have a use, but they're expensive, and heavy. I'd personally go wall tent before one of these.
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Arctic Oven Igloo Hot Tent
Durable, strong, and resistant to heavy winds. The Arctic Oven Igloo stands up to the harshest conditions.
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Sorry, its been a while since I looked into them. I think my buddy had the igloo version with a peak height of 6-3". I'm 6-1 my buddy is 6-4. Felt like we had plenty of room and it was nothing for a mule at 37-lbs and a relatively small pack size (27"x22"x18"). If I had some cash burning a hole I wouldn't hesitate going with one of these for the in-between style of hunting I do probably 80% of the time anymore. Just my personal opinion. I've used them all and was really impressed with this tent.
