Anybody have one? if so, how do you like it & what size?

I have the 6 man and really like it for truck camping. It is very well built and will stand up to any weather thrown at it. The vestibule on this size you can put a chair in it and be able to take off your boots with room to spare! It's 6'3" in the center so you can stand up when getting dressed.

Snag, thats the same 1 i'm looking at for maybe comptons or whatever.

I've been using an 8-man for years. Bombproof.

Killdeer

Love my 8 man can put it up solo in about 10 minutes will stand up to the weather.  Just need instructions on how to fold the dang thing up.

I have the 8 man. Love it. Bombproof like Kildeer said. I have had it for years in super high winds and downpoors and it is terrific. Money well spent.

Ditto on the 8 man. I've had mine for years and find it to be very durable.

This one is somewhat similar..........it is an 8 man which is perfect for 2-3 hunters and gear.



I can handle the erection all by myself but it is a lot more fun when my wife and I do it together.  

Bjorn that was just dirty.  Is that an old military arctic tent??

I have an 8 man and and have used it in some bad rain and never had a leak. I had a 6 man but I like the extra room of the 8 man. Bob

I have the XWT 8 man and it is a great bomb proof tent. Has a small vestibule in back and a nice size one in front all built in to the rain fly which never leaks. As said above though it is comfortable for 2-3 men.Sets up easily (even by my self)and has excellent headroom which is a must for me.

Consider the 8 man ... great for 3 men with cots and gear or 4 men and gear without cots.  Mine has been in 60 mph winds, downpores, and wet snow ... NEVER a problem.  Mine is older and you have to be careful with the door zipper ... I think that they have improved that in the newer design.

This was taken during a November muley hunt here in Oregon. This was the first time I used it. Definitely a keeper.

Spent many a night in one during Colorado elk season.  A very fine tent that will take rain, wind, and snow and not skip a beat.  Would recommend the 8 man for three folks with cots and gear.  You definately want the vestibule.

DB

Can you put a heater or wb stove in it?

I've owned one since 94 and would'nt trade mine. Been in storms, snow, high wind and high heat. Newer ones are better for the heat with the new ventilation system but it's great all around. I owned an 8 man and now have a 6 man (kids are all gone) looking at a 4 man.

I took my four-man to Alaska and it worked great.

However, I brought it back to Idaho and it was crushed and completely destroyed by heavy, wet snow. The snow broke the poles which straightened out as they snapped and thus ripped the tent wide open.

I had the set the tent up a few days before, then returned to town and hiked in again for a long weekend of the late mule deer season. After a two-hour hike I arrived at the tent at 11 p.m., it was no where to be seen. I had to dig it out of the snow, as it was flattened.

Still, I propped it open enough to crawl into and spent the night in a feeezing wet sleeping bag. When I awoke before dawn, the wet felt liners (had to cross the creek a few times the night before) of my Schnees pack boots had frozen solid, but not in the shape of my feet. Took me forever just to get my feet into them, and about 20 minutes of hiking straight up a ridge until they melted enough to fit my feet.

I arrowed a nice buck about an hour later.

Moral of the story-----unless the poles of the larger Alaskan Guide tents are thicker and stronger than the four-man version, If the snow gets heavy you may spend some cold nights in a collapsed tent.

I have the 6 man and upgraded to the alum poles. The new ones have a built in vestibule. Haven't been through a snow storm yet but went through a tornado like thunderstorm and the tent never dripped !

The XTW has the aluminum poles and I highly recommend them also.

I have an 8-man.  Took it to Alaska some years back and my 2 hunting buddies bought one when we got back.  The only down side is that they are very heavy.