I have been looking at Montana and Davis tents. What are you thought,experience, Ect.

I've got a Davis, and it's a nice tent. No complaints. It got some small tears from bad wind up near the peak ends. I took it to Montana Canvas in Belgrade for repairs, as they are not far from here.

I couldn't help but look at the display tent that MT Canvas had set up in their shop/store. It seemed to be better made in my quick look. just heavier duty sewing, some design differences in the peak ends, difference in the internal frame angles, stove jack, and a few other details like rope sewn into the eaves to make it stronger along the grommet line.

I'd have to say in my opinion, the MT is the better tent. But you will pay more for it.

I have a Davis. It's pretty basic, but then it was priced that way originally too.

The one we use mostly is a Salem Tent & Awning. They make very nice wall tents. Shipping might be a bitch though.

[bleep]! Just noticed the OP was Fred. Fred, you should talk to the folks at Salem Tent & Awning.

One of the guys at work was looking for one, and he decided to buy a surplus military Temper tent instead. $3300 for a like new 20x24.

We erected some of these type tents in Iraq, and eight years later soldiers were still using them.

Pretty stout construction and one guy can elect the tent and frame.

There are very few places we hunt where we'd have room for a 20x24. That's the size of a 2 car garage.

Beckel Canvas

Webbing is even better.....

Love my Davis....

Great folks too...

Kwik Kamp also makes a very good tent.

Thanks guys for the input keep it coming I'm going to have to get something going right after the first ofthe year. Sold my camp trailer and going the tent route for a while. Thenks!!!!!!!! Lol.

Will do.

You're one tough SOB backpacking a wall tent

I thought that too!

Fred, I had Salem Tent make me a tent-fabric rain fly for my Davis, complete with the high heat rubber grommet for the stove pipe. Might ask whoever you buy from about that; they might have ready made ones on hand. If you can afford it, it's much nicer than a blue tarp and if you are gonna be in a wall tent in a lot of rain you need it IME. I stake mine up off the tent with extendable poles so there's an air gap between them.

Wall tents with end/wall stove jacks are easier to tarp and you'll not end up with burn holes in the roof......

Thanks for the advice it is appreciated.

Another vote for Davis. Great products, and great family.

Bravo in Oregon makes an excellent custom wall tent. He uses only the finest material. I'm with huntsman22......pipe out the back.

Alaska tent and tarp is a first class outfit. Check out their website.

Plus one on Bravo tents. Awesome folks and great work

I only have experience with Davis tent so cannot speak on the others, but I have been very happy with y Davis tent

The Cabelas Alaskan on the left is a great tent

The Davis in the middle is a great tent

Both are rigged for wood heat

The Cabelas Outback Lodge on the right is also a great tent but no heat

I'm happy with our Davis, good tent and really good people to deal with. Used a Montana for years and it's still a good tent.

When I bought my last one I shopped and looked at a lot of tents. I bought mine from Reliable. I think they are in Billings. I bought 10.10 oz Sunforger canvas. I have a hole in the top. I will have to try the hole in the wall on the next one.

I don't have one, but I have heard form multiple sources that these are among the best.
And the product support is top notch.

http://www.bravotents.com/

Most tents are good.
This is what I think is important.
A sod flap, 5 foot side walls, A proper opining for a stove pipe.

I have a 14 X 17 Montana It works great. I have the sod flap and 5 foot side walls. Openings at each end, for hooking two tent together when needed.

Ted, looks like a good camp.

This.

As huntsman said get the stove jack in the side wall of a door (left side) and life is much better. I learned that trick from Saddlesore, and got my tent about 7 - 8 years ago from Beckel.

Another trick - when picking the size you want, test your size buy using some sticks and make a layout in the yard, then put your gear in it to see if it fits.

I think mine is a 10x15, and I got the alumn. Frame - WOW I can set it up alone.
I also got a Artic hex tent (us mil. Surplus), it only has a single pole in the middle of it. I can set both tents up by myself with little trouble.

Stove wise I have a the $300 cables barrel looking stove (heavy sucker) for the wall tent, and a SIMMS collapsable for the Hex.

I'd agree that near any tent & awning maker can produce an excellent product. Overkill on zippers, and specify ones particulars, and one is good to go.

Much prefer a hole in the top, as no additional bends or supports are needed.

grampa liked burn holes in his roof, too. I'll gladly carry an adjustable elbow in the stove, to keep my roof sound......

UFO spark arrestor

Home made spark arrestor made from 1/4" hardware cloth has kept my roof in good shape for several seasons now.

an adjustable elbow is smaller AND lighter than a gummed-up spark arrester. And more efficient and labor-saving. And no holes needed in your roof tarp. Need I go on?...

Yeh, how do you control the wind direction?

UFO

wind? a 'T' works great.....

Going out the front or side lets you get to your spark arrestor easier if it does get gummed up as well.

yet another plus....

I am very particular about the wood I put in the stove and as you can see I am not burning railroad ties. Never had a gummed up arrestor in several seasons, but did wire brush it once after spiders decided to make a fly trap out of it while in storage.

Decades ago, pard's wall tent had the roof flue and 4' side walls. Melting snow would drip inside and on top of the stove with the resultant hissing and spitting. A tarp covered the burn holes. At 6'-2", I had to hunker down at the cook stove. About 2 decades ago, I went with a 5' side wall and side wall flue hole with a pipe frame from Rainier. Have set it up myself from E. WA to WY. Solid company, making very nice wall tents since the Klondike gold rush days.

Linky

No chit? The hits just keep on a-coming.....

Nah, but you probably will anyway......

Dirty spark arrestors aren't much of a problem here either

Mostly split oak and hickory

I've had two Reliable wall tents, fantastic tents for the price.they use to have "hot deals" on their website check it often.

I have never had the a spark arrestor issue burning rock maple or red oak at home. While burning douglas fir, lodge pole, etc in MT it becomes an issue IME. Made much worse if your running the stove choked down.

I have a Davis and have used a MT. Both are a quality product. If I were in the market again I wpuld look long and Hard at the MT for the reasons others have mentioned. This is with the caveat we are talking about the Canvas MT tents, not that Realite crap.
I would also run the stove jack like Huntsman suggests. He knows what he's talking about.

Seems like a small garage to me....

Another vote for Bravo in Camas, WA. J

I second the Bectel Canvas( EENA Tents) Had one for 20+ years. Liked the zipper doors on both ends, stove jack in the end.

I sold it a year ago and it was still about like new. I sold it because if I kept it I would try something stupid like more pack ins and I'm too damn old and gimped up for that.

I was fortunate to know Art Davis when he was still active in the business.He made a good tent and other packing supplies

Pretty hard to pick the best, but I dislike Cabelas.Too many other of their products have gone tits up on me

I have a tent from the wall tent shop its been great i love it. It was fairly priced and came with alot of free options the Davis tent I was looking at would of been an added cost. such as the reinforced ridge and eaves i got my choice of a back door or back window no add cost. Free storm flap to keep the wind from cutting threw the zipper on both doors and it came with a tent bag, which Davis also wanted to charge me for. The wall tent shop also uses D rings for your eve ropes rather than grommets that tent to rip out over time or over sinching the ropes. The staff was very helpful when i was ordering the tent in helping me find the best fit for my need with out pushing a bunch of extra product on me that I didn't need. They even walked me threw how to get my frame put together when i couldn't figure it out. All in all I was very pleased with the service I received and love my tent. I would recommend giving them a call and getting a quote at least before you make your decision.

I researched tents for about a year before buying. I decided on a Davis and have been happy with it for the five years that I have had it. My next purchase will be a Kodiak Canvas for when I am camping alone or with one other person.
There are a lot of good tents out there, just make sure that it's dry when you put it away.

Also put it in a rodent proof container

Thanks for that reminder.

20 years or so ago, Cabelas sold Montana Canvas and I got a 12 X 14 with a Kwik Kamp frame. It's been a great setup. Seems very tough. 5' walls and a good sod cloth and well-placed stove vent.

Three of us also have a 16 X 20 Salem Canvas. This is a lighter weight tent, although of good quality. Some may be heavier than this one. This one has no sod cloth and no stove hole.