Drying Gear in Hot Tent (SO Cimarron, others)

[jonesn3]

How are folks drying gear in their Seek Outside Cimarron, or with similar hot tent systems? Are you fashioning a makeshift clothesline, hanging anything from the center pole, etc? Being a novice at the hot tent/tipi, I simply laid clothes and boots over my pack or stack of firewood to dry when the stove was burning hot. Seems like there’s probably a better method…

 

[CoWapiti]

One guy posted a pic in another thread of a little section of irrigation pipe with an end cap on one end that they slid over the center pole and then used peg board hooks in the holes on the irrigation pipe. Looked pretty handy. Not sure on weight of such a contraption but I believe the poster indicated it was minimal.

 

[Poser]

It definitely helps to get your gear up high where there is more heat. You can use your tripod if you have one. I also use a couple of loops of cord around the center pole. A clothes line will also work.

 

[jonesn3]

One guy posted a pic in another thread of a little section of irrigation pipe with an end cap on one end that they slid over the center pole and then used peg board hooks in the holes on the irrigation pipe. Looked pretty handy. Not sure on weight of such a contraption but I believe the poster indicated it was minimal.

Thanks, looks like I need to do a better job with the search feature. There’s a couple older posts, this one for 2022 is the one I think you’re referencing

Hanging/Drying Gear in Cimarron

How are you guys hanging your gear in Cimarron to dry it out?

rokslide.com

 

[CoWapiti]

That's a similar concept. Here's the link to the post I was referring to. It's post #420.

Cheap Stuff that Works

Old school wool, gloves and pants especially. Not sure why we ever let companies convince us anything is better. Crazy creek chair (you’ll never look back compared to the chunk of z rest). Iron sites.

rokslide.com

 

[northernmadman]

This is in my tentipi. Works amazing. Similar to a fiberglass tent pole with elastic inside. Hangs about 6.5' off the ground. Most gear is dry in an hour when the stove is going

 

[Ross]

You can find something like these guys then run the line around the pole at the same time for added support. Don’t recall where I bought online but a google search should find something similar