A few tent questions.

[rusty_tlc]

You might consider a pop-up tent trailer if you stick to mild trails (you can do a SOA and upsize tires pretty easy). It's a nice compromise between an RV and a tent. Your wife will like it a lot better than a tent. If you buy used they hold their value well, so if it doesn't work out you have little to lose.

 

[kybishop]

I was really big into canoe camping for years. Still enjoy it but don't get out so often. So in being interested in canoe tripping I was exposed to the wilderness canoeist tent, the Duluth Campfire tent. This is a very heavy tent and built for the long haul. It has different configurations you can do and one is meant to have an open side for exposure to the campfire.

Campfire Tent :: Reliable Softgoods from Duluth, Minnesota

I ended up with the add on for the wood stove too. Wanted the wood stove real bad but never got one. The four dog night folding wood stoves are really cool.

For more modern tents it is hard to beat Eureka! in quality for the money. I have had a couple of their tents for years and they serve me very well. They make the Timberline which has been reliable to scouts from the get go.

Eureka!®

Good luck in your search.

 

[fzj75macka]

I have a northwoods tarp for overnighters. Awesome piece of kit. I'd buy any of their products and not think twice about it.

 

[GMUGNIER]

I have had many "expedition" style tents and so far I love this one - Buy Online - Heavy Duty Version Of The Classic Cosmos Tent
It has proven itself many times to myself and my family - I just love it. I have never found a better constructed tent. It is superbly engineered to withstand high winds and rain, as well as being super warm in the winter and able to open and ventilate in the summer - I can litteraly sleep on top of my sleeping bag in the winter and not sweat at all in the summer. I can assure anyone who is interested in this model will not be dissapointed. Unless of course you are refering to the price, which is high, however You get what you pay for...

 

[HWY22]

The Maggiolina Grand Tour or Airlander are bombproof shelters on top of a vehicle.
The lift Mechanism solidly holds the tent locked tight- drum tight.
The flat fiberglass roof is also solid and NOT hot or cold based on the weather outside.

I felt safer with these on my 100 than with my Tiros or Bibler on the ground. The Tiros and Bibler are popular tents used on Himalayan or McKinley Trips. I used them up Rainier, the Tetons and the Wind River Range during winter mountaineering trips.

Full canvas tents are sketchy - once a pole bends or a side rips, you are toast. This is why I always had a small OR bivy sack in my pack. Having said that, because of the design of the Maggiolina tent models I mentioned above, you do not have the inherent weakness with the standard tent poles and full fabric.

2 very different applications. For extreme mountaineering, you give up size for weight and comfort. You also set these up on the leeward side and have to keep digging it out for snow load limitations.
For extreme overlanding, the magg design gives you stability without using standard tent design- thus can be set up high in the wind. No poles to get bent and limited fabric without many seams to bust.

I am partial since I carry these tents. Actually I also carry 4 season shelters that I rent to clients in their summer trips in the Tetons- where it can snow any given day.

Again, 2 different apps. As we all know, one size does not fit all! This is why we have all the gear, tires, etc that we hoard!

Safe Travels!

 

[Burl6085]

Pro deal

If you are a professional of some sort or work for a government agency you can get a pro deal through Mountain Hardwear and get on of their tents at like half off. If you go to their website and look at tents some of the bigger ones have withstood the high winds on everest. Another option might be a Cot-Tent, either single or double wide they are pretty durable.