DIY Hot Tent

[Howard Mee]

Has anyone tried to make their own Hot Tent?
What did you use for a pattern?
How did you decide on a material?
What did you use for the stove jacket?

 

[Howard Mee]

I found this from @WoodBow for stove jacks

It is literally fiberglass cloth impregnated with silicone. I made mine myself. Handles the temps no problem.
You can also buy the fabric or stove jacks from a place called something like bear paw shelters, or something like that.

 

[WyoKid]

IMHO it is better to buy one unless you want to do it as a hobby. I had a friend that made one from canvas tarps with no floor. He double stitched it, added a stove jack, added zippers and mosquito netting, with grommets for poles and then seam sealed it plus fire retardant treated it. Then he had to source poles cut to the right lengths, and added PVC end caps with bolts to fit in the grommets. Took him well over a year and he cussed a lot in the process.

 

[Howard Mee]

IMHO it is better to buy one unless you want to do it as a hobby. I had a friend that made one from canvas tarps with no floor. He double stitched it, added a stove jack, added zippers and mosquito netting, with grommets for poles and then seam sealed it plus fire retardant treated it. Then he had to source poles cut to the right lengths, and added PVC end caps with bolts to fit in the grommets. Took him well over a year and he cussed a lot in the process.

That’s fair


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[Paladin]

I made a hot tent out of a Big Agnes Tensleep 6 if that counts. I just bought a stove jack from Bear Paw and sewed it in.

 

[Howard Mee]

I made a hot tent out of a Big Agnes Tensleep 6 if that counts. I just bought a stove jack from Bear Paw and sewed it in.

That counts!
How does it perform?


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[Paladin]

It has worked pretty well but of course since the tent does have a floor i decided to use a little aluminum stand under the stove. Even with the feet on the stove I thought I would raise it up another 3 or 4 inches for just a little more separation. I had a short pipe anyway so it even gave me a little more clearance over the top of the tent. I bought a welders blanket to put down under it but never used it. Here's some pics set up in the back yard when I was checking it. I know the pipe's too short for the tent but so far no harm done.

 

[Grassymike]

RSBTR sells material for stove racks. I bought a piece. It says right on it that it is welders blanket.

 

[realunlucky]

Howard made this one- https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/mcr-85-copycat-tent.23137/
Still going strong used it the last few nights

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[Howard Mee]

Howard made this one- https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/mcr-85-copycat-tent.23137/
Still going strong used it the last few nights

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Thanks I’ll check it out
Much appreciated


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[bmart2622]

I made my own a while back. Its a slightly bigger version of a Mega Tarp

 

[dallas.kc]

Came across your post today, I'm working on one right now that I sort of designed myself. I built the main part of it a couple years ago, slept in it in the back yard and then haven't used it since. It's roughly based on the Kifaru sawtooth, but shorter. I'd have to go back and look at what material I used, and I bought some stuff to do the stovejack, but can't remember the details. I'll see if I can figure that out.

I just bought a stove to finally motivate me to finish the project and use it. Was hoping to get it out this weekend on a hiking/camping trip but I fractured my kneecap last weekend lol.

 

[dallas.kc]

This was a rough version of it before I added guy lines on the sides to pull the walls out. As I work on it I’ll take some more pics and try to find that other info if you’re interested


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