Post by: J. Holden on September 03, 2022, 01:25:42 PM
-Jeremy :coffee:
Post by: kevsuperg on September 03, 2022, 03:03:44 PM
Floorless which so far hasn't been an issue, I use a drop cloth.
I use it a few times a season sept, Oct, nov.
Hard to beat a wood heat vs propane.
I highly recommend seek outside .
At a bow shoot recently, a couple are camped next to me in one of those over the truck tent deals.
The next morning, damp after a nights rain, the lady climbed down out of her perch as I came out of my tipi and she was hit with this burst of warm dry air.
She told me later she was so jealous because their tent had a leak and a stinky, noisey propane buddy heater. I gave her two Tylenol for her headache.
Kevin
Post by: ozy clint on September 03, 2022, 04:41:48 PM
A Sawtooth would be a palace for one guy and great for two guys.
Post by: kerry on September 04, 2022, 09:52:45 AM
The only work around is if elk hunting, is the footprint on the sawtooth is big and requires more flat ground than some elk high country offers.
Post by: kevsuperg on September 04, 2022, 10:42:16 AM
My Cimarron is 7x7 footprint.
This was this yr , opening day , didn't need the stove . ( it's in the black bag)
Kevin
Post by: Walt Francis on September 05, 2022, 01:31:02 AM
I have used the Kifaru 6 man, 8 man, and Sawtooth in Alaska and Montana hunting moose and elk. They are great tents, I highly recommend them.
My favorite is the Sawtooth, it has plenty of room for two people including their gear. As previously stated the Sawtooth is a mansion for the solo hunter. My Sawtooth has went with me on my last two Alaskan solo moose hunts.
Seek Outside makes a lighter Titanium stove than Kifaru if you are backpacking.
Any tent that you are capable of standing up in is going to have a large footprint. However, being floor-less, they adjust to uneven terrain quite well.
Tipi tents take longer to set up then most backpack tents, they are better suited for being used in the same place for several days.
Post by: kerry on September 05, 2022, 09:10:28 AM
Post by: kevsuperg on September 05, 2022, 10:29:30 AM
Sorry have to disagree, my Cimarron can be up in 1 minute tops. Just four stakes and one carbon fiber pole. Once it's up you can use tie outs to open up the sides for more room if desired.
Comes down and packs away just as quick.( stuff sack)
The stove takes longer to set up!
Respectfully. Kevin
Post by: JamesD on September 05, 2022, 11:37:47 AM
I purchased mine after spending a week in a fellow PBS members in west TX. I would have been miserable waiting out the weather in my two man tent that I slept in at night. It was a no brainer order when I got back from the trip.
Post by: kbetts on September 06, 2022, 10:20:35 AM
Post by: YosemiteSam on September 06, 2022, 04:32:52 PM
That being said, my tipis are the cheap Chinese-made knock-off version called Luxe. I have 2 of their tents and have spent a fair number of nights in.
The Hexpeak gets the most use. I've ran it floorless, with a 1.5 person inner and a 2-person inner when the wife comes along. It makes for a very comfortable backcountry camp. I tend to run some kind of inner though just because we have carpenter ants in most places that will crawl up and bite at all hours of the day or night. The 2-person inner is okay for 2 people. Plenty of space & wouldn't be too awkward with a hunting buddy. But the pole in the middle isn't ideal for times when the wife comes along, if you catch my drift. But we make it work.
The Octopeak is roomy enough for 2 guys and a stove. You can even do 3 guys and a stove but won't have as much room for gear. I run mine floorless for colder weather trips. I took it to MT for BHA's Rendezvous that had some wind & light snow for part of our stay. I was cold but the wood stove was nice to have. Once the stove got rocking, it warmed up nicely so I could drift off. I think a low cot would have made things a lot less drafty & much warmer too.
If you're splitting up the weight with a buddy, it's well worth having a floorless tipi with a stove. But anytime I'm solo in the backcountry, I'll leave the stove behind -- too much weight. My winter trips rarely get below 45 degrees and although the stove would be nice, it's too heavy to lug down where I go and too much work to prep all that wood on my own during the day and still have time to hunt (early Dec). Just taking my 0-degree bag costs me 1 lb of extra weight and no extra fuss vs a stove that costs me about 4 lb and a lot of time/effort prepping wood.
Post by: J. Holden on September 06, 2022, 06:20:20 PM
-Jeremy :coffee:
Post by: Wudstix on September 06, 2022, 11:33:43 PM
:campfire: :coffee: :archer2: