6+ Month Wall Tent

[mtnrunner260]

Looking to put a wall tent on private land for 6 - 8 months to be used for family camping.
Thinking 16x20?
Need it to hold a couple beds and chairs.
Would you build a wood floor for it?
What brands/tents would you suggest?

Just get this and call it good?

Canvas Wall Tent (16' X 20') Sleeps 6 - Davis Tent

This tent is built durable for longevity and designed for your comfort and warmth. All of our tent feature options are included on this tent. Each tent will have a front zipper door, stove jack in the left roof as you walk in the front door, screen window with flap on the back wall...

www.davistent.com

Thanks

 

[S.Clancy]

If you are going to buy a nice one (like the one you posted) cover it in a tarp or the UV is going to hammer it over that length of time.

 

[John pettimore]

One time for 6-8 month or annually for this duration?

 

[sndmn11]

Looking to put a wall tent on private land for 6 - 8 months to be used for family camping.
Thinking 16x20?
Need it to hold a couple beds and chairs.
Would you build a wood floor for it?
What brands/tents would you suggest?

Just get this and call it good?

Canvas Wall Tent (16' X 20') Sleeps 6 - Davis Tent

This tent is built durable for longevity and designed for your comfort and warmth. All of our tent feature options are included on this tent. Each tent will have a front zipper door, stove jack in the left roof as you walk in the front door, screen window with flap on the back wall...

www.davistent.com

Thanks

If you get that, you will want to cover it with a vinyl fly to protect from UV damage. @Back Country Hunter 2 is the Davis Tent employee on here.

Wood deck is a great floor.

 

[Back Country Hunter 2]

Definitely build a wood platform and get a UV resistant rainfly. Depending on the amount of shade the tent gets, you could look at our SunPro series. Link below

Oasis Retreat - Sun Pro Treated (16' X 20') - Davis Tent

This line of tents is designed specifically for high UV exposure. A great investment because of its longevity and your guests will love the spacious and comfortable interior. Proven resilience in sunnier climates with high solar exposure 5’9″ sidewalls – ridgeline height 10’3″ UV-rated...

www.davistent.com

 

[mtnrunner260]

One time for 6-8 month or annually for this duration?

Annually for at least 5 years. Then still used for shorter stretches after

 

[John pettimore]

Then I would certainly build a platform, a good one that could then be reused if you decide you want a cabin, storage shed, deck, etc.

Build it bigger than the tent and you’d have a nice deck when you don’t want to be inside the tent.

 

[Beendare]

Definitely build a wood platform and get a UV resistant rainfly. Depending on the amount of shade the tent gets, you could look at our SunPro series. Link below

Agreed^ and make sure the Vinyl tarp over it is not touching the canvas

 

[Axlrod]

When I was a kid we had one we put up July-Nov. They were Mil surp and lasted 3-4 years. We put in a wood floor - 2x4's on edge with CDX plywood glued and screwed- my dad was a building contractor.
The tent was next to a creek. We put 30' of 2" PVC up stream, and had the outlet just off the front flap of the tent and wired to a tree 2" off the ground. "Running water"!

 

[huntsman22]

Build it bigger than the tent and you’d have a nice deck when you don’t want to be inside the tent.

Good gawd, NO......

build it exact, so you can bring the walls down over the edge of the deck and fasten them in place. This is gonna be set up for 6 months, not overnight.......

 

[John pettimore]

Good gawd, NO......

build it exact, so you can bring the walls down over the edge of the deck and fasten them in place. This is gonna be set up for 6 months, not overnight.......

There are plenty of ways to accomplish this without an exact sized platform.

 

[huntsman22]

But an oversized platform ain't one of them.......

 

[RWT]

I would double my budget and have a Tuff shed built or a similar brand delivered. Much nicer set up with minimal maintenance. Then bring smaller tents that set up easily for overflow.

By the time you mess with a tarp and floor you are 25% away from the cost of a shed