Best tent with a stove

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I am heading to Alaska next fall for the 3rd time and we are considering changing it up a bit and bringing a tent with a stove in it this time. What have you guys used and liked or disliked. It needs to be light weight as we will be getting flown in. We are looking for a high quality tent and I know it wont be cheap. TIA
 
Or more importantly I should be asking if its worth the PIA of setting up and tearing down repeatedly. We will be doing a float hunt so we will be moving every other day or so.
 
on two floats i took a six man tipi and would take it again.
the stove is a pain but if you are cold or wet and going to be set up for 2 days you may use it. sometimes there is no use for a stove as wood is scarce.
 
 
Snowtrekker makes a pretty light hybrid wall tent. Not sure how packable it is though. I used their boondock one this year in Alaska with a four dog stove on a lake hunt and loved it. It’s very fast to set up as well. I can set it up by myself in about 15 minutes. Fits three guys on cots with gear and stove with wood just fine.
 
I've taken my kifaru sawtooth 3 times to alaska and loved it for its durability and once you're familiar with the set up its really quick. the last two hunts we had 3 guys so I went with the seek outside 8 man tipi and It's not terrible to set up but i can be a pain to find an area with a big enough space for the footprint.
 
Alaska Gear has a new model out, the Ursa. I ordered one but have not yet received it. My thoughts are it should be perfect for moose or float hunts where major winds are not a factor. It is reasonably lightweight and stove ready. Add one of their fold up titanium wood stoves and call it good.
 
I took the Argali Selway (6P) with stove and absolutely loved it. You said "we" so I assume you'll have a couple guys with you. I would ABSOLUTELY take a stove despite the set up/tear down. Having a couple guys to split chores you won't even notice it.
 
Wife & I have used the SO 8 person Tipi on 3 Alaskan hunts. It’s worked well and has stood up to some vicious winds. For us, the woodstove is a must as we like to dry out wet stuff (including ourselves). We’ve had rain most of our days hunting moose.

The footprint is pretty big and I don’t love the wasted space around the edges, but the thing has been good overall. You’ll need a half liner to reduce condensation. Two of them might even be better. We bought the combo with the XL stove. The firebox is still pretty small and if requires frequent feeding, especially with the wood available up there.

I’m intrigued by the SO Redcliff and might look into it before next year’s hunt. It’s just hard to go away from our current setup as we know it works.,
 
We have used a Redcliffe, Tipi and this year the Courthouse. All worked great and filled the need.

Stoves. I'd highly recommend the Winnerwell Fast-fold titanium for a hunt where you are setting up and taking down multiple times.
 
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