Dougfirtree
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This is a big part of what I find appealing about the idea.
Why are hot tents so expensive?
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Totally it's a lot of $$ and probably something that wouldn't get a ton of use, as it has a pretty niche use case.
My assumption is that a single person can set it up in 10 min, just based on the pics and my experience with m 6p tent. I've never set up a wall tent, but I assume more of a project ?
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My point is that the tipi design isn't really suitable for hot tents period. I wonder if a hot dome solve some of the condensation issues.
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The SG is also a double wall tent, so I’m sure it solves a lot of the condensation issues.
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It is, but it’s not bad. I can set up my 12x14 in well under an hour by myself. With help it’s very easy to set up.
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I get the desire for heat while backpacking when it's cold or wet as a moral booster, but that's about it. And in that case, just build a fire.
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Unless the wind is blowing 40mph rite?
MTLabrador
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When you were almost picked up and thrown by the tent I started to get concerned.Unless the wind is blowing 40mph rite?
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I gotta up my Tillamook Mudslide intake.
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This thread has been informative as hell. I'm glad I read it. I may stifle my urge to buy a hot tent setup for now.
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they also used like a dozen lodgepoles to support which would resolve a ton of my complaints with a single pole design used in current tipi tents.Oh I dunno. These dudes made it work...
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Tipi tents in big wind country?
Paired with a solid bp tent it seems hard to go wrong!
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Tipi tents in big wind country?
Seriously... you are comparing a 500+ lb dwelling with 15-25, 6 inch diameter trees supporting it to a single pole + tarp that weights 2-3lbs? Kinda like comparing a big Agnes to a ger... What’s your beef jerky? It’s the design not the mass. Sheesh, some people’s children.
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Exactly, they were 500lbs + and were specifically designed to mitigate all the issues we are discussing, including having a double lining on the bottom.
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Ok... you win. I was looking for a “touché” not an HT physics lessonTipi tents in big wind country?
Paired with a solid bp tent it seems hard to go wrong!Tipi tents in big wind country?
Seriously... you are comparing a 500+ lb dwelling with 15-25, 6 inch diameter trees supporting it to a single pole + tarp that weights 2-3lbs? Kinda like comparing a big Agnes to a ger... What’s your beef jerky? It’s the design not the mass. Sheesh, some people’s children.
The single thing i hate most about my Seek Outside tipi isn’t the condensation challenge, but rather the need to lay prone to unzip the door. I swear... in 10 years I’m gonna end up selling that thing because it’ll take me 20 minutes just to get out.
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Ok... you win. I was looking for a “touché” not an HT physics lesson
The single thing i hate most about my Seek Outside tipi isn’t the condensation challenge, but rather the need to lay prone to unzip the door. I swear... in 10 years I’m gonna end up selling that thing because it’ll take me 20 minutes just to get out.
I cut a 8-10” piece of an arrow and attached it to the zipper with some p cord. Much easier to open and close the zipper
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Have you folks talked to Seek Outside about condensation? They have quite a few recommendations to improve it. I don't own a bit teepee but have used them in a few trips and with the wood stove they are pretty amazing. As long as you have good air flow we didn't have any condensation issues. The morale boost of knowing you can get warm and dry certainly makes it easier to slog through the mud and snow longer.
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That’s what smart people do - find solutions to problems. Me? I grouse and mumble under my breath as I get on my belly and slide face-first toward the end of the zipper
I agree that they're more expensive than they should be. I ended up biting the bullet on a SO 4-man tipi and stove 3 years ago. These were my considerations:
1. Always wanted a wall tent, but 80% of my hunting is alone and I've used them enough to know it'd suck to set it up myself.
2. 5' pickup bed doesn't easily accommodate wall tent poles. Definitely not buying a trailer just to bring my tent along.
3. Fits on the back seat floor of my truck as opposed to wall tent taking 60% of my bed.
4. Set up/take down in 5 minutes to move camp.
5. Stove is great to get a little heat before you get up in the morning. Also like it for drying boots at night.
6. Condensation easily mitigated with liner or allowing some ventilation under the tent perimeter.
There are certainly cons, but overall it fills my niche pretty well.
1. Always wanted a wall tent, but 80% of my hunting is alone and I've used them enough to know it'd suck to set it up myself.
2. 5' pickup bed doesn't easily accommodate wall tent poles. Definitely not buying a trailer just to bring my tent along.
3. Fits on the back seat floor of my truck as opposed to wall tent taking 60% of my bed.
4. Set up/take down in 5 minutes to move camp.
5. Stove is great to get a little heat before you get up in the morning. Also like it for drying boots at night.
6. Condensation easily mitigated with liner or allowing some ventilation under the tent perimeter.
There are certainly cons, but overall it fills my niche pretty well.
