And just what type and quality of wall tent did you get for $60 bucks..??
I lived/hunted out of a 14' x 16' wall tent for 2 to 3 weeks at a time for 16 yrs. Internal frame is a must, cut your own Guy rope pegs out of metal fence posts. 24" long fitted with hooks. The plastic pegs will not hold squat in rainy weather, ground gets to soft. A sheet metal wood stove was a must have for heat and comfort. Propane lights. Heavy 10 to 12oz canvas even when water proofed is not reliably water proof, so two extra large high quality plastic tarps to go over it all. One ran L to R the second run front to back that sticks out at least 10 ft. at front because this is where you cook etc. to keep a lot of condensation outside. What condensation you do produce inside will pass through the canvas, condensate on the first tarp and run off. It also creates two airspaces which has a insulative effect.
We have stayed in such a set up through days of heavy rains and heavy wet snows without issues. Warm, dry and comfy.
It is a 1970s Pioneer Brand (Jones Tent and Awning) canvas 10x12 in great shape with one little "L" shaped rip about 1 1/2-inches long on each rip. Soon to be sewn. I don't usually go out after October 31 or been out for more than a week so I've never needed more than a campfire and a hiking tent or my truck canopy for comfort.
I've got a lighter weight equally vintage 9x12 Egyptian cotton tent also in very good condition, too but I don't think the lightweight fabric is suited to have a stove jack. The previous owner used to guide for grizzly bear hunting on the BC coast and interior moose and never used a stove.
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