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You fellers have any preferred vendors in outfitter tents? I am about to take the plunge and buy from these fellas:

http://www.deluxewalltents.com/tents.htm

Perry over there seems to be a great fella to deal with.

I am new to the big tents myself - all my life I have tarped up and used the small 4 season geodesics and I got along with that kind of set up finer than frog's hair for years. Unfortunately I looked at the bum in the mirror as I was shaving the other day and discovered that I am no longer a young man and that I had turned into a creaky old stubfart during the night! My bones don't fit on the ground the way they used to, and now I have two great, big hoople-headed dogs to contend with too...my trusty little three man Kelty tent just won't cut it any more. Never thunk I would get this old, I figured that either Darwin or Murphy would have taken me out long ago!

I am told a 12x14 should go up in a half hour or there abouts - is that realistic in your opinion? Any of you put these up by yourselves? My other option is one of those tent trailers that has the attatched platform for the ATV...and I don't think I want to go that route yet for my hunting camp. I may be old...but I ain't that old ... (yet).

Your two bits are as always, sincerely appreciated. A little camp talk about now would also help with this stifling cabin fever I have going on right now. I want to get out, plunk myself down in front of the fire with a drink and decompress in the worst way...

Cheers!
 
If you buy one of their tents, with the aluminum frame, you can have it up, tarped, floor down)tarp), cots in, and stove set up, by yourself, in a half hour, if you don't dawdle. If beer is involved, it may take a little longer. LOL. They're an excellent tent, go for it.

Gord
 
Get the one in the middle.
My buddies have a 12' x 14' and they wished they would of
bought the 14' x 16'.
He made an inside pipe frame and ran a stringer from end to end.
Good place to hang the ginchies when they are wet.
Not to mention the socks, shirts and stuff.
Bit of a nuisance, but they dry remarkably quick.
Don't forget the stove pipe ring.
 
Go 14X16. That's what I have and the extra couple of feet make a big difference. I put it up myself in under 30 minutes, including stove set up. You could price check w3.vantagepoint-outfitters as well (BC company). If you're planning on going to the WSSofBC convention in Kelowna he'll probably deliver it to you there. lol (oops... brainfart. thought Kamlooky posted thread)

RC
 
I have had a 10 x 12 with 3 foot walls for years and I can't see having anything bigger unless you have more than one buddy with you but that is just me. I suddenly turned older this year also. Remember the bigger they are the harder they are to carry and set up, Whatever you do you should get an inside metal pipe frame. I made a frame for my tent out of one of those portable garage pole frames that suits my purposes. However the tent can leak where it rests on the frame poles so I sling an appropriate-sized quality weight poly tarp over the tent. It is large enough to provide about a two-foot eve over each side of the tent and is also long enough to cover the tent awning. Rope and peg it down all around and you should be snug as a bug in hunting season weather. Since poly tarps are kinda flamable I use a good spark arrestor on the chimney. Of course I have the stove pipe ring exiting the back of the tent and clearing the wall by about a foot and a half.

I have used my rig in some absolutely foul weather and there is nothing like a good canvas shack tent.
 
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Tagged for interest,

Also buying one of those this year. I'm looking at Canvastentshop.ca who seem to have complete kits for reasonable prices
 
A friend who does a lot of mineral exploration work in the summers swears by the Cabela's outfitter tents. He has 2 of them. We hunted together in Fall 2011 and camped in one for a week in very wet conditions.
I was impressed. The smaller model packs up into a duffel bag about the size of a big hockey bag. Light rainproof and very quick drying material. Has a stove ring, vestibule and interlocking foam floor pads and it has bug screens on the zip windows. Sleeps 3 quite comfortably with room for gear, extra clothes .
He got the tents for easy one piece move in helicopter or float plane when he was working in the Yukon. Usually above timber line and trees/poles were scarce or non-existent so that helped him with his choice. I have used canvas tents but I have to say for ease of transport, light weight, easy set up and well thought out features, the Cabelas tent would be worth a look.
Cheers
 
Well thanks for all that fellas.

Brno I really looked hard at the Cabela's tents. They are so cool - they had two I liked. One was the Agatakagakak (or something like that) and the other was called the Big Horn and they looked awesome in the pictures. Problem is a picture is great - but I am one of those guys that has to actually see things and lay hands on them and smell and sniff them before I buy. I have seen the outfitters tents in Wholesale and other sports stores so I went with them instead.

Perry at Deluxe is recommending rebar to make extra heavy duty pegs for winter applications - any of you guys do that? I need some in the worst way and if you could post a pic of these I would really appreciate it. I bought some super heavy duty pegs from Tramper's Village 100 years ago but even they are of limited use in frozen ground.
 
I have a Norseman (AB based) 12' x 14' with an internal frame. It is a bit tight to have 4 cots inside, and I using a pop-up shelter as cooking/lounge area. If you buy new, the front overhang feature is nice, as is a rear window.
 
http: //www.snowtrekkertents.com/ These are the premium canvas tent out there, self supporting and easy to pack. And pricey too, but you get what you pay for.
 
Go the rebar route on the pegs. Even if you bend them they will straighten out and can be reused. Rubber hammer is also a good idea.
 
Beaver Skin said:
We picked up a 12x14 by Northwest Shelters. I have found no shortcommings at all and it was few hundred less then the others.
Click to expand...

I have a 16x20 from Northwest Shelters. Great tent made with the same Sunforger Canvas as other manufactures but much lower price. Love the double zipper roll up door that usually costs extra with other manufactures. I got my 16x20 on a cash deal for 1700$ all in this past summer.

Some pics

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Nice roll up screened windows

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Stove jack with cover for when not used.

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Reinforced at joints

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Some extra pics

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Never had any issues with tent up in winter. Never used rebar. My older tent (14x16) was set up inthe mountains for sleeding all winter. We had a wooden floor laid ontop of the snow, and had little pockets for the leg poles to sit in a bit. Rebar would work but may have some difficulty driving them in depending on frost depth.
 
Another question, boys:

What about floors? I did not buy the 'velcro-in floor' option - I am thinking of throwing down plywood for the floor and then putting a big tarp over that. I figure that should work for the winter...but what about summer? Are bugs a big problem in these tents?

There is nothing worse than trying to sleep when some damned mosquito or horsefly is buzzing round waiting for you to fall asleep so they can feed on you...
 
I have gone moose hunting in Northern Mb is late fall, and caribou hunting in february with access by winter road only. We use frameless Woods Prospector tents. Have had as many as 4 set up one year. On the Caribou hunt, there is 3 feet of snow then endless muskeg after that. We cut a brace for the main beam secure it between 2 trees, clear the snow away, lay pallets and screw plywood to it. We lay 4 smaller trees on each end of the tent and secure to main beam, creating an "A" frame. We will add another thinner tree across those poles and secure the tent walls to them, then backfill snow around the tent to seal the bottom. Wood stove inside can get it quite tropical, the average temperature on that trip is -40'c. The moose hunt doesnt usually involve snow, so set up is easier and we just apply plywood directly to the ground. We had a pole framed tent on one trip to try it and it just didnt hold up. Simple and easy is what seems to work best for us.
 
12x12 with 5ft porch Deluxe is our guest cabin, been up all winter with zero issues and Perry is great to deal with.

Big enough with the porch for a family of 4 and TONS of gear.
 
I have a 12'x14'x5' Fort McPherson tent. It's extremely well built. We used it on the barrens with 2 adults and 2 teenagers and still had enough room for lawn chairs and a cook table. Fort McPherson tents are the standard in the Northwest Territories. Lots of sizes and wall heights. Very well built and a good companty to deal with. Can't recommend them enough.
 
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