Tents for cold weather

[wingnut]

2017 Alaska camp, 12 man and 16 man Kifaru tipis both equipped with Ti 3 dog stoves.

Mike

[Sam McMichael]

Tent Smiths makes very good canvas tents, and their customer service is stellar. I got my rendezvous tent from them and have been very satisfied. I have a wedge tents but have friends that own both the wall tent and marquees. At rendezvous, lighting must be by candle latern, and that is sufficient to keep dampness from becoming an issue. There are many dealers that produce very nice tents, so finding a good tent will not be hard, but I most definitely prefer canvas over synthetic fabrics.

[snakebit40]

I have a 10x10 Kodiak Canvas tent. It's a great tent, but doesn't come with a stove jack. I just bought a stove and going to buy the jack, and have to put it in myself. The only negative (which is a big one) is that my warranty will no longer be valid once I put it in. I'm looking forward to trying it out this winter. I'll post pics of the process if anybody is interested.

I would love to see how it comes out. Are you planning on going out the side or through the roof?

I'm planning on going out the side. I will most likely put a 90 degree elbow on the stove pipe. I just go the stove yesterday, so now I need to order a stove jack. It will probably be September before I get to it, but I will keep you posted!

[KSdan]

I sewed my own stove jack into an Alaskan Guide 8 man ten.  Though I am a sewing hack- it worked out great.
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Dan in KS

[snakebit40]

I bought a Mesa Colorado stove for my 10x10 Kodiak Canvas tent. I will be ordering a stove jack in the next couple weeks and get it sewn in ASAP.

Here is my stove with its first burn

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[Don Stokes]

If you're burning wood, make sure the roof is fire retardant! It's no fun to wake up to a big smoldering hole from sparks.

[fujimo]

[snakebit40]

Finally installed my stove jack today. The tent is ready for hunting camp next week!

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[snakebit40]

Used a speed stitcher and worked very nice once we got into a groove. (Have a friend if you do this)

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[azhunter]

Kodiak Canvas wall tent. Easy to set up. Very sturdy and you don't have all the piles to take take up space. Great tent.

[azhunter]

Meant don't have a lot of poles.

[jeff w]

I have a Kodiak Canvas also.  Great tent and very well designed and thought out (vents, screens, doors, etc).  I have always used a Little Buddy heater to warm it up when needed.  With the design of the doors it can stay fairly comfortable in warm weather too.

[snakebit40]

I have a Kodiak Canvas also.  Great tent and very well designed and thought out (vents, screens, doors, etc).  I have always used a Little Buddy heater to warm it up when needed.  With the design of the doors it can stay fairly comfortable in warm weather too.

I thought about getting a buddy heater but wasn't sure how they would fair in sub 20 degree temps. I'm weird too in that I just like the nostalgia of a fire.

[Mike Theis]

I have a 10x12 canvas wall tent from Davis Tent out of Denver. Includes a vinyl 10x20 rain fly, which creates a a cooking area outside the tent of 10 wide x 8 deep. I have a 3/4 floor, with a small carpet which can be hauled out and shook, if necessary. The wood stove is a Davis as well, which looks like a std round iron cylinder stove. The frame system is traditional vs internal full frame, which IMHO helps to keep the tent down tight on uneven ground. Sleeps 3 tight with stove, 2 uber luxurious. All components from Davis are top notch. Add the military issue 9" angle tent stakes, and the tent is going nowhere in wind. I have had this tent for 5 years on numerous trips to Colorado and Utah. Works really well in snow, cold and wind. No worries.

A note on wall tent size. I went slightly smaller as it was sometimes a trick to find flat enough ground in mountainous terrain that allowed a good, tight pitch with the bigger tents. If you had two larger tents in camp, most often someone had to compromise on non-level ground. This can cause big problems in wind. Sometimes it is better to have two smaller tents in camp rather than one really large one.

[cedarshaft]

We just spent 3 days camping in rain and heavy winds in a canvas wall tent with a 4 Dog stove. Never leaked and stayed warm and dry. Camp had plenty of dry seasoned firewood.