spike/wall tents & wood stoves

[Gold Boy]

I have an old canvas wall tent we use moose hunting when there is lots of timber for poles. Lots of space and was cheap $200. For flying in in northern BC we use a Bighorn 2. It's one of the lightest big tents if you include the weight of poles. Very solid in big winds. Any of the good portable wood stoves are fine. When above treeline we fly in charcoal, some firewood, and scrounge willow. Pretty fat and happy.

i'm likey, the sound of the bighorn ll tent..... feedback.

 

[splitshot]

i wounder how fire repellent is the bighorn/alaknak tent material?

Where you live, you should be asking how bear retardent

i'm likey, the sound of the bighorn ll tent..... feedback.

Don't think you could go wrong, I'm going to make a trip to Cabelas in Glendale and put an eyeball on both models before I decide. Be nice to compare with a std wall tent on a 90 degree day.

 

[inthewall]

My woodstove gets pretty damn hot. The wall behind the stove gets really hot too. Nothing has caught fire or melted. I think I will build a heat shield just in case. Kwik Kamp Stove

 

[Gold Boy]

guys.......... check out these wall tents, very !

 

[splitshot]

Lol, that stovepipe looks like a 6" deck gun off a destroyer.

I like the base camp but, whew....$1200 is a little out of my budget.

 

[Gold Boy]

Lol, that stovepipe looks like a 6" deck gun off a destroyer.

I like the base camp but, whew....$1200 is a little out of my budget.

they are spendy, but still under the price of most rtt's, including a stove.

 

[ken richardson]

Big Horn II

Finally found a something I could post to here. This is my first post but I have been lurking for a while. I recently purchased an m416 but have not picked it up yet. Have been eyeballing all of your wonderful toys here. Great information BTW.

ANyway, I own a Bighorn from Cabelas. Its really a fine tent. Unfortunately I bought it about a month ago and have yet to go camping. I did set it up in the yard though and its a breeze. Ill be adding a wood stove as soon as I get a few extra bucks. Between the new trailer and tent etc. my pocket book is extreemly light, and my wife is beginning to raise her eyebrows everytime she sees me on these sites.

For my needs, the comfort and room of this tent far outway the convienence of a rooftop. At least I have rationalized it as such. I also have the vestibule that goes with this tent. I have yet to find anything close to a good cot, thermarest, warm sleepiong bag combo for a good nights sleep. I highly recomend this tent.

 

[Gold Boy]

Cabela's Wedge Tent looks just about right!

 

[LandCruisers4Life]

Wow those wall tents remind me of pictures of old logging camps..... Also of hunting expeditions of Theodore Roosevelt in Africa.....

Cool, but way too much work unless you plan on being there a while !!!

 

[Gold Boy]

but way too much work unless you plan on being there a while !!!

some of the above tents set up in under 10mins.

edit, but yer, backpacking with a wood stove is not exactly light weight.

 

[Fly Rod]

Here is my wall tent... It is absolutely amazing and not that hard to set up with 2 people. If you are going to be camping somewhere for more than a few days, it is totally worth it.

Oh! And here's my outhouse... (it's like "Where's Waldo")

Come on! Everyone knows you should dig the pit down wing of the tent!

JK

I have stayed in a number of canvas wall tents at multiple elk camps. My favorite are the Montana tents. Very nice build with plenty of space. My favorite camp was with a "cook" tent connected to a "sleeping" tent via vestibules. I like not having my hunting cloths in the cook tent.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Cabela's Wedge Tent looks just about right!

For $950 it better give me a "happy ending" when I go to bed.

 

[Gold Boy]

For $950 it better give me a "happy ending" when I go to bed.

the wife will like a warm fire.....