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Why are hot tents so expensive?
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I didn’t come up with it. Someone smarter than me told me about it lol
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Literally I don't know what I would do with myself if I didn't have things to complain about.
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It's the America way
Elkmagnet
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Everything has its place. A ultralight hot tent is pretty marginal at the truck. I would use canvas with a heavier stove.
In October on a backpack trip use a 3 season backpack tent.
Somewhere around November 15th through February 15th above 7000k in Idaho it can easily rain on you all day and hit -20 that same night.
I have been on two hunts where this happened. Ill say that in December when you are wet and the 15 hour long night is going to drop to -20 you would gladly pay for Brazos to air drop you a hot tent 7mi into the wilderness.
Ask yourself what do I really plan to do. Then ask if your partner will make you drive to a hotel if the forecast is challenging.
In October on a backpack trip use a 3 season backpack tent.
Somewhere around November 15th through February 15th above 7000k in Idaho it can easily rain on you all day and hit -20 that same night.
I have been on two hunts where this happened. Ill say that in December when you are wet and the 15 hour long night is going to drop to -20 you would gladly pay for Brazos to air drop you a hot tent 7mi into the wilderness.
Ask yourself what do I really plan to do. Then ask if your partner will make you drive to a hotel if the forecast is challenging.
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MTLabrador
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I wish we took photos of the damage that night, but we were not in a laughing mood. Pro tip, if you leave the tent door open in case wandering a prairie grizzly decides to sniff around the tent, don’t face the open end into a wind tunnel.
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Dude, yeah. I was really kicking around the idea of getting one for next year’s backpack hunt. Now I’m thinking I’d be better served buying a warmer sleeping bag and a pad with better insulation.
Same. Xtherm pad and a good zero degree bag.
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X3. Good thread.
I'll leave this here. I basically did this with an old canvas tarp I inherited for truck camping. So far I've used a lil buddy heater instead of messing with a wood stove, though.
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After spending 11 nights in a 12X12 Alaknak with temps ranging from 75 to 12 degrees, a few inches of snow, a little rain, and winds of 20 MPH with higher gusts making for a couple of nights of zero or sub-zero wind chill, I feel like I can chime in on this.
Pros- Warmth obviously. It was nice to be able to get up in the morning and start a fire, crawl back in the bag for 10 or 15 minutes and then get ready for a days hunt in the warmth of the tent.
I did not have condensation issues anywhere but in the vestibule. This was due to me boiling water in there on the Coleman Stove to use for coffee and Mountain House more
than likely. The inside of the main tent never dripped on me once during the trip and was never even wet to the touch. Maybe due to the fact that I got the stove hot enough for
long enough in the evenings and throughout the night to keep everything dry?
Room- Between the tent and vestibule I was able to keep all my gear, split firewood, plus a way to boil water for coffee and grub, both warm and dry.
Cons- Set up and takedown kinda sucked alone.
Size and weight to haul
Takes a pile of wood to keep things warm and dry at 12 degrees with snow.
Floor- I think I would prefer a shelter without a floor
I had no issues with the wind, rain, or snow. The tent handled them like a champ.
Pros- Warmth obviously. It was nice to be able to get up in the morning and start a fire, crawl back in the bag for 10 or 15 minutes and then get ready for a days hunt in the warmth of the tent.
I did not have condensation issues anywhere but in the vestibule. This was due to me boiling water in there on the Coleman Stove to use for coffee and Mountain House more
than likely. The inside of the main tent never dripped on me once during the trip and was never even wet to the touch. Maybe due to the fact that I got the stove hot enough for
long enough in the evenings and throughout the night to keep everything dry?
Room- Between the tent and vestibule I was able to keep all my gear, split firewood, plus a way to boil water for coffee and grub, both warm and dry.
Cons- Set up and takedown kinda sucked alone.
Size and weight to haul
Takes a pile of wood to keep things warm and dry at 12 degrees with snow.
Floor- I think I would prefer a shelter without a floor
I had no issues with the wind, rain, or snow. The tent handled them like a champ.
Shangobango
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Definitely considering Seek Outside for my next hot tent purchase for use when I am alone.
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They’re nice tents but not perfect either. My dad has an Alaknak tent, and we were camped one week at 11,000 feet during a first rifle elk hunt in CO. The temperature was right in that 30-35 degree range with wet snow/sleet mix. We fired up the stove and it practically rained inside that tent. Challenging conditions, obviously, but all synthetic materials will provide some condensation-management challenges. Dad’s is an older model and perhaps the newer ones are vented better.
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Honestly I think now that this thread exists I don’t have to bash them anymore... basically I was just tired of the fan-girling that was going on with 0 reviews or critiques.
Essentially was looking for “why my tent sucks”, but every thread seemed to suggest that the magical farting unicorn wolves came out of a special pouch in the hot tipi tent and then acted as your spirit guiding, leading you along an illuminated path to booner elk and meadows full of rams.
They’re f-ing tarps with a 1.5 lb stove there’s gonna be some issues.
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Hater. Just wait till you buy one and get a farting unicorn wolf of your own. Then you’ll see
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The 6p SG looks to me like it will be marketed to guides in Canada and Alaska who are accessing country by plane and will be living there for an extended period of time while clients fly in and out.
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Cheap skate. Those short-legged pooches only come in REI tarp pouches. If you want rainbow farts and booner bulls, you’ll need to pony up (and crawl on your face to open the door). Everyone knows that.
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