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18" of snow is the perfect scenario for testing that puppy out. Get out there and show us a pic of a red stovepipe.
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Temps can get VERY cold in Nov in the mountains (-20 or -25C) and I'm not sure if the Kifaru and stove will be up to the task. I'm looking at a liner and a stove of course, but not sure which size I'm going with yet. Something tells me 6-man would be about right?
After -10, it doesn't matter if its degrees C or F... Its friggin COLD
I'm Irish...
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Rackmastr,
I have had a Kifaru 8 man at -13F (-25 C.) The thermometer hanging on the clothes line hit 138 degrees F before opening the door.
It did have a liner.
Six man would be a good choice.
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Cool man! Six man with a liner is about what I thought....
A medium stove you think is the best choice too?
How small would a stove and 6-man tipi/liner pack up to in a backpack?
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138 degrees sounds like a sweat lodge. I'm envious.
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Lounging around in these tipi's is great and as mentioned above they get very warm very quickly. Unless you have a cot your at ground level on your sleeping pad. The first shelter I tried the stove in didn't easily seal to the ground, it still got very warm inside but there was no laying around in the skivvies.
I also carry a light foam pad for the lounging around part. Invariably there is the occasional spark that makes it out the door and would be bad for an ultralight air mattress.
I own a ti goat stove and found building the fire and feeding it through the 3 inch round hole was an unnecessary misery. I built a new front panel with a bigger door and it worked great.
I've also recently started experimenting with building stoves from round tins designed to get air under the fuel and have been pretty impressed with how adjustable the heat is by using the door and damper to control them and they go from low to really cranking in seconds which helps when you wait too long to feed them or are using damp wood.
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new here but maybe this will interest some........ ![[Linked Image]](http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u309/elkantler75/100_6759.jpg)
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Yea the Kifaru Medium stove is the best for the six man. Works great. The tipi and stove pack up pretty small. I can get you some deminsions or picures.
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Yea the Kifaru Medium stove is the best for the six man. Works great. The tipi and stove pack up pretty small. I can get you some deminsions or picures. Sure man that would be great!
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Hey Rack! Merry HoHo my friend! I too am looking into a Kifaru w/stove. Sure is lots of info-almost overload  Plan on ordering towards the end of Jan., whether a Kiff or Ti. Sill haven't decided on a para tipi or a four man though  Just gonna be me, me and my Rotti, or me, Tasha (Rotti), and grandson. I can hear you guys already, "get BOTH!" lol If you get yours before me, I would like to have a look. And I will let you know when mine comes in. Happy New Year folks!!
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LeRoy, for your use I'd go with either a 4 or 6 man. Paratipi is a "crawl in" shelter, 4 man is a "crouch in" shelter, and 6 man is "walk in" shelter.
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TTT.....any more info out there??
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I'd say go for the six man. The extra space and height is worth the small weight penalty.
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I'd say go for the six man. The extra space and height is worth the small weight penalty. Cool man. I'd love to know how small the tipi and stove fold up to in a pack....
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SMALL ........... I have used the 8-man with lg stove for a couple yrs and the setup weighs ca. 14lbs and once loaded in my MR CC, I have rm for 5 days of the other stuff. Regardless, whatever size you are contemplating, go 1 size bigger.
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SMALL ........... I have used the 8-man with lg stove for a couple yrs and the setup weighs ca. 14lbs and once loaded in my MR CC, I have rm for 5 days of the other stuff. Regardless, whatever size you are contemplating, go 1 size bigger. That would almost confirm the 6-man then. Probably a medium stove as well I'm guessin....
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