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    Wall Tent or ? - options for 3 person base camps

    I have a 14x17 Montana wall tent, it's great for 3-5 people. Looking for something smaller for solo/up to 3 person hunts, something that a guy can easily set up by himself. Has to have abiity to take a wood stove.

    Wall tent? 10x12?

    Eskers poleless tent?

    Teepee?

    Any suggestions or experiences, would be greatly appreciated.
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    Re: Wall Tent or ? - options for 3 person base camps

    Seek Outside 8 man or 12 man with Big Mother stove, scewwns and liners.

    Big bux, but, worth it, IMO

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    Re: Wall Tent or ? - options for 3 person base camps

    Cabelas Alaknak 12x12 Wall Tent, lightweight at 67lbs, this is a great tent and have used it a few times, maybe a little more than your looking for,
    also Cabelas Instinct Outfitter 10x10 may be a better fit

    Check out esker-arctic-fox-winter-hot-tent-9x9.html. might be along the lines of what your looking for, 9'x9' or 10'x10' options
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    Re: Wall Tent or ? - options for 3 person base camps

    I'm really happy with my Seek Outside Tipi. Light and easy to set up. It has easily withstood a few heller storms with no trouble.

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    Re: Wall Tent or ? - options for 3 person base camps

    Very happy with my Cabelas Bighorn 3 (on sale now!). I have a Wilderness 4 Stove and it provides heat for 6+ hours. Tent packs into a large duffle. 3 persons would be perfect.

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    Re: Wall Tent or ? - options for 3 person base camps

    We have two tents from Reliable Tent in Billings MT.

    One is a Yellowstone 12x12, the other is a Glacier 15x17, both are easy to deal with.

    Also, we gave daughter a 17' square Pyramid/ Range tent that they have used all summer up and down the west coast.

    For heat a 24" Hippy Killer works well on all three.

    https://reliabletent.com/product/glacier-tent/

    https://reliabletent.com/product/yellowstone-tent/

    http://www.greatwestmetal.com/Products.htm


    These are well built tents and stand up to high winds, pack up easy, and have away less infrastructure to deal with than a wall tent.
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    Re: Wall Tent or ? - options for 3 person base camps

    I use a 10x10 cabelas outback guide tent. I sewed in a stove jack that I bought from Titanium Goat and use a collapsible stainless wood stove that I built. I originally sewed a large zipper into the floor so I could unzip a portion of the floor and roll it back for using the stove, but the floor is not needed and I wound up cutting it out altogether. This is the setup we use for basecamp on fly-in trips, riverboat trips when weight is a consideration. Just finished a fly-in caribou hunt using this setup for 4 guys. Tight with 4 guys and a stove but worked well. Also had a Golite Shangri-la tent setup to store packs, lawn-chairs, etc. Have a heavy canvas wall tent that we use for truck camps.

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    Re: Wall Tent or ? - options for 3 person base camps

    The cabelas tents are great. I’ve had mine for 12 years and not a problem. Extremely waterproof. The aluminum pegs suck though. My next smaller three man tent for weekend will be the Arctic oven tent. Amazing tents

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    Re: Wall Tent or ? - options for 3 person base camps

    10x10 is a good size for 1-2 people, 3 in a pinch if you're smart about the setup. I have one made by Canvas Tent Shop, is actually a spike tent so super easy to set up on your own and less weight than a full frame. 60 lbs or so all in. Comes with sewn in floor, stove jack, 2 windows, and zippered doors at both ends. I bought a fitted rain fly with stove jack as well.

    Been a super little tent.

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    Re: Wall Tent or ? - options for 3 person base camps

    Quote Originally Posted by BgBlkDg View Post
    Seek Outside 8 man or 12 man with Big Mother stove, scewwns and liners.

    Big bux, but, worth it, IMO
    12 Man tent - Tea thats a BUNCH smaller ther Dewey lol RJ

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