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Dixie Rebel:

The Cabelas Alanak tent is way down on my list for tents. The only good thing I can say about it is that it's cheap compared to a canvas wall tent. In almost any environment one can expect condensation on the inside of the waterproof single walls unless they are heated with a wood stove. They have no floor and they do have a hole (stove jack) for the exhaust pipe from a wood burning stove. I would not try to heat one with a Buddy Heater, which would almost certainly create lots of condensation. You haven't lived until you wake up in the morning and your sleeping bag is soaking wet from dripping condensation.

Tell your buddies to spend the money and get a canvas wall tent. It's cheaper to buy the best the first time around.

I suppose that they can buy an Alanak tent now, experience how miserable one is and then use it for storage after they buy a better tent.