Wall Tent Setups

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Demonical

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I've got a 12'x14' canvas wall tent; bought it at Northwest Tent & Awning, Edmonton, (now Campers Village) back in 1990. It has stood up really well over the years, and only just required some minor patches to the roof last year. Patched a few small burn holes.

We've always used it with a dirt floor and 45 gal drum stoves; home-made jobbies. They work great.

Anybody go to the trouble to build a wooden floor? I'm thinking about doing that, this year...

Lets see your wall tent set-ups.


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Spring bear hunt 2011.

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Moose hunt 2009.

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Barrel stove.

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Nice set up. Looks comfy. With that size of stove you could turn your tent into a sweat lodge awfully quick! :)
 
I started using a propane Buddy heater for overnight in my 10X12 Woods tent. Even on -10 nights it keeps the tent comfortable. Allows a sleep without getting up to feed a stove. Daytime and for drying clothes I fire up the hippy killer sheet metal stove. The Buddy heater runs all week on a 20 pound BBQ tank. I have an extension hose with the tank outside. Same set up for cooking but I have a 3 burner coleman. I will try to get some pics this fall's moose hunt. Set up right wall tents offer a cozy week in the woods.

Darryl
 
Here's our tent for two we will use for our moose hunt next month. Pictured here at a winter camp a couple of years ago.
8' x 8' with standing height. Essentially free standing, but does need some guide lines to stabalize and pull the walls out. The beds have to packed up to accomodate cooking and lounging because it is small - but does the job. We do all our cooking on the wood stove, so no need for a kitchen area.
Made from Sil Nylon, the total package, including stove, weighs in at around 15lbs.
Stove and tent are made by me.

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RickP said:
Here's our tent for two we will use for our moose hunt next month. Pictured here at a winter camp a couple of years ago.
8' x 8' with standing height. Essentially free standing, but does need some guide lines to stabalize and pull the walls out. The beds have to packed up to accomodate cooking and lounging because it is small - but does the job. We do all our cooking on the wood stove, so no need for a kitchen area.
Made from Sil Nylon, the total package, including stove, weighs in at around 15lbs.
Stove and tent are made by me.

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Nice set up. Do you get any problems with condensation and dripping?
 
Sask_Hunter said:
Nice set up. Do you get any problems with condensation and dripping?
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There is enough heat and air flow that condensation is a non issue except on the lower corners away from the stove. We have to wipe that area down in milder temps or knock the ice off in sub zero temps. It has never really been a problem. Certainly no dripping.
 
Here's a semi permanent or long term setup. We build a floor and walls with 2x4s and plywood and place the tent over the framing a few feet higher to increase head room. The canvas tent walls are secured with 1x6s and a rudimentary door is framed and installed.
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RickP that's a pretty decent looking setup.

kps1911, that looks 'Industrial'!

I'm seriously thinking of a plank floor this year.


Today I went to UFA and bought an electric fence setup; 12v battery powered of course. I've been thinking about getting one for a long time, as I do a lot of solo camping-hunting in remote bush; a lot of grizzly and black bears where I hunt. Will sleep a little more comfortably with that fence setup.
 
RickP said:
Here's our tent for two we will use for our moose hunt next month. Pictured here at a winter camp a couple of years ago.
8' x 8' with standing height. Essentially free standing, but does need some guide lines to stabalize and pull the walls out. The beds have to packed up to accomodate cooking and lounging because it is small - but does the job. We do all our cooking on the wood stove, so no need for a kitchen area.
Made from Sil Nylon, the total package, including stove, weighs in at around 15lbs.
Stove and tent are made by me.

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Looks like a pretty tough, bare bones way to hunt moose. :)
 
Grizzly Adams said:
Looks like a pretty tough, bare bones way to hunt moose. :)
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Yep, we're eating Red River cereal and MRE's for a week. I doubt we'll even bring a cooler. No cots, we sleep on the ground with a ground sheet and thermarest. I do however bring two pairs of boots and two sets of rain gear. My rifle, shotgun, fishing pole, cribbage board and 3lbs of coffee pretty much rounds out the kit. ;)
 
RickP said:
Yep, we're eating Red River cereal and MRE's for a week. I doubt we'll even bring a cooler. No cots, we sleep on the ground with a ground sheet and thermarest. I do however bring two pairs of boots and two sets of rain gear. My rifle, shotgun, fishing pole, cribbage board and 3lbs of coffee pretty much rounds out the kit. ;)
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hard-core! :D
 
Yeah, I'm not reliant on trees anymore for poles; I can set up in a wheat field now! This thing needs to be set on a wooden floor though, to take advantage of the frame.
I'm gonna build a floor out of planks. It means some extra work-trips freighting the stuff into our camp location, but I've got lots of time. Plus, once the stuff is there, I'll use it year-after-year.
 
Demonical said:
Yeah, I'm not reliant on trees anymore for poles; I can set up in a wheat field now! This thing needs to be set on a wooden floor though, to take advantage of the frame.
I'm gonna build a floor out of planks. It means some extra work-trips freighting the stuff into our camp location, but I've got lots of time. Plus, once the stuff is there, I'll use it year-after-year.
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There are advantages to be free standing, that is to say no poles or trees. A framed tent is tighter with less flapping in the wind, better control of water runoff, better utilization of interior space, etc.

With those high walls (I'm envious) make sure you stake it down good if you setup in that wheat field - think sail.

I've seen 2" x 4" 's with partially bored holes around the perimeter used in lue of a full wood floor.

Definately a nice set up.
 
Not shown in a hunting situation:D, but this camp belongs to some friends of mine. We were celebrating Thanksgiving.

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What happens when you get a little careless tending the stove.:D Good thing I had insurance. :) Replaced it with bigger and better.

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