There are three of us going on an elk hunt (first rifle season) to Colorado next fall. All three of us are between 5'10" and 6'1", 180-210 pounds.

We're going to be needing a tent with stove capabilities to do a full first season (one week) run at up to 12,000 feet. Yes, I've hunted this area before, and yes, if it's still warm the elk will be that high.

We're looking for a floorless tipi-style or tarp style tent, stove compatible, and lightweight, but with enough room for three guys and their gear for an elk hunt.

Here's the rub: none of us routinely hunt with that many people in the party. Generally, we're solo or occasionally with one other person. This hunt is a once-every-so-many-years type gig. So, one of us will end up with this tent after the hunt and if it could work well for our usual hunts, that'd be perfect.

Suggestions?

Check with these guys:

http://seekoutside.com/

And if you have questions, send a PM to KevinT.

For a big tent Buck has a nice setup for sale. I have a TI 6.5 and would think the 7.5 with three would be fine.
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth..._Titanium_Goat_Vertex_7_5_Ti#Post9275098

The Backcountry Shelter would be an excellent choice, being modular you could join them for your big group and then have two smaller tents for the rest of the season. I'd see what they could do for you.

http://store.seekoutside.com/backcountry-shelter/

We used the ti-goat 7.5 vertex and their small Wifi woodstove on recent Roosevelt elk hunt on Afognak Island, Alaska, and it worked great. We even squeezed 4 people into the tent, and once, in years past, we slept 5. At just a little over a pound per person for shelter it is really hard to beat.

Our recent hunt was boat based and we would go ashore with camping gear and hike until we found the elk. No base camps - just hike around with all the gear all the time. We'd call the boat to where we ended up when we got an elk. So lightweight was key. I'd think the Ti-Goat vertex 7.5 with Wifi stove would be just about perfect for what the original poster wanted for CO elk. Or, alternatively the Seek Outside 6 man teepee. Really any teepee and woodstove under 6 pounds and with around 120 square feet inside would work great.

Below is a link to a video of our recent hunt - it shows just how comfortable teepee camping with a woodstove can be. And those Roosevelt elk sure are big!

http://vimeo.com/109401605

Patrick

Patrick,

That was an outstanding video. That looks a trip of a lifetime.

The gals bull was a beauty too.

Congratulations

Killer vid.Thx.

A kifaru sawtooth might be a little tight for 3 but would fit the after description well.
And I agree that a couple of backcountry shelters would be about perfect.

I too enjoyed that video! My SIL is working on Afognak, want to go see him.


4ager, my only experience with tent stove you're asking about is the Kifaru 8 man with stove. It's easily doable with 3 guys, but probably a bit much for a solo use setup.

am thinkin the guys sounding off about 2 tents are closer to the mark.

Thanks for that video. Sure was making me want to fly up again soon...

Wife isn't totally sold on the tipis, but I think if we were in our 6 man by ourselves, it would be different.

Though she has done well with the 2 of us in the paratipi. But its never been bad weather.

She has been in snow/sleet with 5 of us crammed in the 6 man but deemed it to warm to run the stove...

Just spent a week in my SO 8 man with SXL stove bird hunting eastern Montana.
Worked perfectly for 3, gear, and a GSP. We used low cots most of the time and burned the stove after dark. Felt like a palace during the week when there were just 2 of us and the dog.
Super comfy, best tent camping trip ever.
Sounds to me like you need an 8 man and a BCS-2.

That's a fun video. Thanks.

The video was flat awesome! Well done and looks like a great hunt!

A Kifaru tipi & stove of course! I'm partial, though - I've got both a 4-man and 12-man and love them to death. For 3 guys with lots of gear I wouldn't go less than an 8-man.

how do those things vent if one guy, say, gets real gassy when he eats venison jerky?

It becomes a two-man tent and one guy sleeps outside.

Beware of the really tasty beef stew ... it was tasty but we had problems with it at camp last year

I just got back from a week of hunting in CO and me and my hunting buddy used a 6-man Seek Outside tipi and a SO large stove. It was just about right for the 2 of us plus gear and a couple of day's worth of wood inside although, I kinda wish I had sprung for the 8-man tipi. For 3, plus gear, the 8-man would be the minimum but I'd personally go with a SO 12-man tipi and an extra large stove. By the way, we camped at just under 11,000 ft. and were comfortable although, it was a bit close on occasion. Seek Outside makes an excellent tipi and stove and I have been very pleased with their service and quality.

Strongly considering a base+tarp+base LBO set up with a stove for this trip based upon the trip needs and the highlighted rub to the whole deal.

I have the eight man SO. To me the ability to stand up and move around or hang gear to dry makes it a no-brainer. I don't know what kind of deal you guys are looking at as to who buys the thing, but you could end up fighting over it by the end of the trip.

Great video Patrick...I saw you in the Kodiak airport on Oct 10th picking someone up, but you looked busy or I would have said "HI". Love the videos you put together, great stuff sir!

Was/is there a mention of a modular system that's out there?

If not, get your retirement plans ready.

Might look into the Seek Outside Little Bug out Shelters...very modular and no one in the group is stuck shelling out all the money for it
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http://seekoutside.com/featured-product-in-detail-lil-bug-out-hybrid-tent/

Depending on how things go I might be giving one of these a whirl next season..we shall see.

This advice right here. ^^^

Kinda went against my normal procedure and was an early adopter of the LBO. I've been super happy with it. Fits our family of 4, some gear and a stove- in the Base+Tarp+Base configuration. Makes a bomber 2 man in the Base+3panel and a very spacious solo shelter in the Base+any vestibule...

It's not standup capable though, if that's a important consideration for your group.

My hunting partner and I spent 8 days last year in the base+tarp+base set-up with a stove. It's a great tent, and worked fine for 2 of us. But, I think it would be too small for 3. Even with the 2 of us, we stashed a lot of our gear outside under a tarp. I personally think you need something bigger. I recommend you visit with the SO folks. They are top notch.

Steve