Got a few questions on Canvas wall tents. I'm just looking at them right now but down the road I'll probably get one. I've looked at : Montana Canvas Davis Tent company Alaska Tent and Awning Reliable Tent and Tipi and a couple others I can't remember right now. So what features should I look for? Who has experience with any specific companies and can recommend them or who has the best prices? I know I need to store it dry and it will shrink when I get it wet. Thanks for ANY information on them.
Being in CO, I would have to vote for Davis. They are great to work with and make a very nice quality product. I have a 14x16 and love just about everything about it.
Davis. Go to their web page and watch their videos. Buy one size bigger than you think you'll need, add windows and a screen door, I'd probably put my stove-jack in the wall if I were to do it again.
I gotta give a nod to Montana Canvas and the relite fabric. Anyone who's packed a wet canvas tent will know why.
Never fails that it's snowing/raining when we're packing the tent to head out.
I'd say Montana and Davis are atop the list for wall tents.
Windows are a nice touch. Screens are too if you use it in the summer.
If you have the means a larger 12-20 with a divider ( Montana Canvas) makes a nice all in one (sleeping and cooking). Of course if you hunt in bear country... forget about that option and not a good idea.
10X12 is comfy for 2 grown men. If you are hunting with more have another tent just for cooking and dining and get a 12X14 for sleeping.
Being in CO, I would have to vote for Davis. They are great to work with and make a very nice quality product. I have a 14x16 and love just about everything about it.
I have a 14X16 Davis tent that I bought about 6 years ago. At that time their prices seemed to be the best. You can usually get the "show" prices in the spring. I like a door on each end with a screen door, a window on each side, and the stove jac in the roof. I have used the tent during early antelope and archery deer and elk season season and it is really nice to get a cross breeze without the bugs.
I store mine in a large rubbermaid garbage can with wheels. That will make a lot of sense once you need to move it around.
Whatever model,size, configuration - put the tent up in ones lawn, run sprinklers both inside and out for a couple hours, and let it dry in the sun to preshrink before use. Will make for a tighter weave and enhance subsequent water resistence.
I gotta give a nod to Montana Canvas and the relite fabric. Anyone who's packed a wet canvas tent will know why.
Never fails that it's snowing/raining when we're packing the tent to head out.
I'd say Montana and Davis are atop the list for wall tents.
Windows are a nice touch. Screens are too if you use it in the summer.
If you have the means a larger 12-20 with a divider ( Montana Canvas) makes a nice all in one (sleeping and cooking). Of course if you hunt in bear country... forget about that option and not a good idea.
10X12 is comfy for 2 grown men. If you are hunting with more have another tent just for cooking and dining and get a 12X14 for sleeping.
Realite almost guarantees the inside of the tent will be like a rainforest. Id would and have went with Davis. Very good folks to deal with.
Second that. Spent a miserable two hunts in a friends realite tent with inadequate ventilation and everything seemed wet. Also harder to keep comfortably warm with wood stove. Canvas with proper ventilation is much better. Davis or Montana are both good brands but Davis has better customer service in my experience.
I am ordering a 14x16 from Davis today. It will have the Colorado door and a window in the back wall. Today is the last day that the angle brackets are on sale for 1/2 price. Davis and Montana are both good tents, but the Montana Canvas tents always seem dirty looking, I think that the parrafin waterproof coating must attract and hold dirt more than the other kinds of waterproofing. It is a lot of money for a tent, so I hope I like it.
but the Montana Canvas tents always seem dirty looking, I think that the parrafin waterproof coating must attract and hold dirt more than the other kinds of waterproofing.
You're right about that. The dirt sticks to it and you can't get it off again period.
I took a pressure washer to mine and it didn't even phase the dirt.
I am ordering a 14x16 from Davis today. It will have the Colorado door and a window in the back wall. Today is the last day that the angle brackets are on sale for 1/2 price. Davis and Montana are both good tents, but the Montana Canvas tents always seem dirty looking, I think that the parrafin waterproof coating must attract and hold dirt more than the other kinds of waterproofing. It is a lot of money for a tent, so I hope I like it.
I'd think about adding side windows also. If you use it in any kind of warmer weather, it's money well spent.
I wanted side windows, but with my budget I would have had to have gone with a smaller tent. I tossed it around for quite a while and decided I could add windows later, if needed, but I could not make the tent bigger. This site has been a great help in my research, thanks
If weight is a factor, such as pack horse load you should probably look at a 3' wall height and a light weight canvas. If you are packing it in a truck I can't recommend a 5' or 6' wall height strongly enough. I prefer chimney in the back wall so you are sleeping close to the door in event of a tent fire. Yes. I have been in one and a freshly treated canvas tent flames up very quickly. There's a bit more work keeping the inside clean from wood debris but worth the time it takes for the safety factor.
