I recommend a wall tent also, and get an internal metal frame (build your own or buy a kit). I toted a bunch of planks into our camp site and built a nice floor, which we've left at the site (obviously).
We've camped there a couple times, more trips to come.
With the wooden floor, I welded up a small stand for the stove to sit on. I put ~1" of sand in the bottom of the stove, to prevent the stove bottom from burning through.
I found the sand insulated the bottom so well, there was virtually no heat coming off the stove bottom. I put a piece of tin under it anyway. I'm all about overkill...
Wow, that brings back some memories. Had the same setup when I lived in Northern western Ontario. Once setup, it was a great place to stay, always warm, comfortable. Most importantly, there was lots of space, very important since you live, eat, sleep with the same group for an extended period of time, often without a shower for days..
The addition on a wooden floor was huge. Prior to the floor, it was merely a large tarp that was always the same temp as the ground. With the floor, kept the tent warmer, easier on the feet and gear, and made a more level platform for cots.
We also kept 2 tents, one for sleeping/dining/card playing/bull####ting, etc, and a second tent for our cook tent. Cook tent was only heated with a propane heater, since it was usually vented by keeping the door open for cooking, and the propane heater provided a lot of heat for a little time we would spend in there. Also, food stayed cooler in there since it was usually outside air temp. It was not nearly as fancy as our main tent, and didn't have to be since only an hour or so a day was spent in there. It was nothing more than a tarp shed contraption to block the wind and rain. We stayed on an island, but if on the mainland, animals will be more attracted to the unoccupied tent than the occupied one at night
However, it takes a good day of assembly to put these things today. I say that, because we stayed waaaay out in the bush, and to bring every single thing we needed, and repeat trips back and forth were not feasible and extremely time consuming. We stayed in a place only accessible by boat that took several hours to get to, and didn't have the luxury of a lot of tools/supplies to make adjustments or changes. However, we modified it every year we went, and things improved with time and we became more efficient with practice.
However, if you can't afford the time, and are planning on staying somewhere that is road accessible, I would highly suggest finding an old enclosed trailer and converting to a camper setup. I'm planning on this very thing as we speak, having just purchased one. There is room for 4 cots to be setup quite easily, led interior lighting, shelving installed in the V nose, and plenty of space for personal goods. For travelling, we can pack in two quads, BBQ and cooking supplies, everything needed for the trip. On reaching destination, we can unloaded all the gear, setup cooking outside in a makeshift cook tent, setup personal effects inside, and use the rollout awning for outdoor space. When the hunt is over, everything is packed back up and away you go. Setup time should take no more than an hour or two, your residence is warm, dry and protected from the elements. Its lightweight, easily transportable and can serve multiple roles.
