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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
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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.
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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.
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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/
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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.
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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 Ted, looks like a good camp.
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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.
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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.
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grampa liked burn holes in his roof, too. I'll gladly carry an adjustable elbow in the stove, to keep my roof sound......
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grampa liked burn holes in his roof, too. I'll gladly carry an adjustable elbow in the stove, to keep my roof sound...... Home made spark arrestor made from 1/4" hardware cloth has kept my roof in good shape for several seasons now.
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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?...
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Yeh, how do you control the wind direction?
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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?... Going out the front or side lets you get to your spark arrestor easier if it does get gummed up as well.
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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?... Going out the front or side lets you get to your spark arrestor easier if it does get gummed up as well. 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.
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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
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Melting snow would drip inside and on top of the stove with the resultant hissing and spitting. A tarp covered the burn holes. No chit? The hits just keep on a-coming.....
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