The advantage of the smaller tents is that they take less effort to heat in cold weather. Solution? Buy a bigger stove!
Statistics: Posted by Andy BB — Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:56 am
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[/url][/url]Statistics: Posted by Akicita — Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:12 am
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Statistics: Posted by Brado16 — Sat Sep 03, 2016 7:50 pm
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A bigger shelter is great for more people if you are car/basecamping.
For a dedicated car/truck shelter, we have a 12-man tipi. It's a little heavier than you would want to pack, with 70d fabric, and screens, I think ity's about 16 lbs all in, with pole and stakes. It's a palace. We put two cots on one side, table, firewood, dog bed on the other side, and a cylinder stove from our wall tent. It's a serious home away from home.
A few pics of the 12,
Shane
Statistics: Posted by MontanaMarine — Fri Sep 02, 2016 9:00 pm
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Statistics: Posted by swisski — Fri Sep 02, 2016 7:45 pm
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I also have to say Shane's comment is spot on with being able to stand up in these shelters. It is really nice to be able to do that while getting dressed or just getting around in general- just a whole new added level of comfort.
I almost always run the liner and I use the XL stove. The liner is a must in my part of the country (Pacific Northwest), where the combination of condensation and wind can make you feel like you're waking up in a hurricane- not cool. Trial and error taught me to never leave without the liner again. When I have that, I feel unstoppable and the issue of condensation is completely gone. I like the XL stove because of the fact that it is large. More simply put, it allows me to put bigger pieces of wood in the box, allowing for longer burn times.
Honestly, whichever shelter you go with you will be pleased. These are quality products. Here are a few pictures of my 8 man, and my buddies Cimarron. Unfortunately we were a few days late with the Cimarron photo contest. They aren't the best for showing the amount of space in each shelter, I'll try to capture that more on our next adventure.
8 man:
During last archery elk season, we would fire up the stove and hang things up to dry out. We experienced some torrential downpours. We had access to a vacant lot with a nice grass patch near the river. The issue with that is the moisture from the grass only fuels the condensation, but with the liner and stove, we were comfortable.
Statistics: Posted by swisski — Fri Sep 02, 2016 7:45 pm
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Statistics: Posted by kevin_t — Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:10 pm
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Now...how do I decide between these two? I might just call Kevin...
By the way, thanks to both Akicita and Montana Marine for the great photos.
Statistics: Posted by RPJR — Thu Sep 01, 2016 2:04 pm
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The 6-man tipi is another viable shelter for what you want. The 7'10" peak gives me real standing room, I'm 6'3". Plenty of room for an army style cot, folding chair, stove/heater etc.
Shane
Statistics: Posted by MontanaMarine — Wed Aug 31, 2016 11:07 pm
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[/url][/url]Statistics: Posted by Akicita — Wed Aug 31, 2016 1:01 pm
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