Floorless in colorado

[LWkyhunter]

Give me reasons I should or shouldn't go floorless in Colorado for elk second and part of the third week in September...

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[mad_angler]

Should.

You don't have to worry about taking off your boots outside.

You don't have to worry about spilling water or other drinks.

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[mrbillbrown]

When I first started elk hunting I was hesitant to go floorless in Sept for archery elk. Several guys tried to convince me it was "the way" to go and I needed to do it. Coming from OK where bugs, snakes, and spiders are plenty and always using a floored tent it just didn't seem right. That first trip I used a Big Agnes Copper Spur 2 tent and it worked fine. No real complaints at all. Having a better feel for CO elk hunting, the second year I tried a tarp set up and couldn't believe how much better it was. I won't go back to a floored tent for the foreseeable future during my Sept elk hunts.

No floor and moving in and out without worrying about taking my boots off or dirtying up my tent floor was outstanding. If it was raining you could duck in and out without major planning to avoid water or mud in my living quarters. Shelter set up was much easier because I didn't have to worry about a flat, clear spot much bigger than my sleeping area. The other side of my shelter could be rock or root filled and it wouldn't hurt the floor of a tent. It's lighter in overall weight. Depending on the floorless shelter you choose it could set up much faster and easier. (my Tut goes up with 4 stakes and 60 seconds if I needed to duck out of rainy weather).

Only major reason I see to avoid a floorless shelter is bugs. I haven't experienced any issues with bugs where I hunt and camp in CO and Way too many positive reasons to not go floorless for me.

 

[SoTxShooter]

I've done 13 nights in CO in September over the last two years in a floorless shelter. No complaints here! More room and less weight. Never had any issues with bugs, and only had one mouse (that I'm aware of) come in and out of the shelter one time.

 

[Dos Perros]

I take a floorless but if the weather is good I just sleep under the stars. Love that.

 

[Medic727]

Mrbillbrown says it all. Floorless is great. I just use a lightweight tyvek sheet to sleep on. I get some spiders on my stuff but they just give me someone to talk to when going solo

 

[rayporter]

you can take a bath inside and within and hour cannot tell it was wet.

 

[Back Country Hunter 2]

I’ve had no issues going floorless. Will do it again this September.

 

[rj2]

you floorless guys still keep a traditional style freestanding tent around for certain applications? I have a redcliff light now, and a cimarron light on the way. thinking of getting rid of my kuiu mountain star, but feel like it might be nice to have for certain times. just not sure what those times are..

 

[Jbehredt]

you floorless guys still keep a traditional style freestanding tent around for certain applications? I have a redcliff light now, and a cimarron light on the way. thinking of getting rid of my kuiu mountain star, but feel like it might be nice to have for certain times. just not sure what those times are..

Summertime camping along the river I like an enclosed shelter. The ground comes alive at night.

 

[Poser]

you floorless guys still keep a traditional style freestanding tent around for certain applications? I have a redcliff light now, and a cimarron light on the way. thinking of getting rid of my kuiu mountain star, but feel like it might be nice to have for certain times. just not sure what those times are..

I personally do not, but would consider it for hunting in the desert.

 

[mad_angler]

When the mosquitoes are bad, I use a floored tent

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[dmess]

I do in AZ in warm weather (too many snakes and scorpions moving around at night for me) and when mosquitoes are bad. Other than that I prefer floorless.


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[jonahw12]

I've been using floorless for archery in September and have had no problems. checkout the supertarp from kifaru and use your trekking poles for supports

 

[Dos Perros]

I keep a traditional tent for when my wife comes.

I always imagine I’ll use my MSR 3.5 season tent in a really windy application where there’s no wood to burn but hasn’t really happened yet.

I use it during turkey season, too. Spring summer buggy stuff.

 

[Jimss]

Floorless is obviously a chunk lighter weight and bulk. A great scenario for me is to buy a quality 4 season tent such as Hilleberg. Use the fly with frame (floorless) during decent weather and switch over and add the interior tent body and possibly even a footprint in snow or rain.

I often add a thin painter's plastic floor with my fly to keep the dust down and assure my bag and matress stay dry.

 

[NUGGET]

Floorless is a fad. If you’re “worrying” about dirty boots in a tent you should probably go see a shrink. I also love the floorless guys that bring tyvek etc. why not just bring a tent with a floor?

I use a floorless shelter 90% of the time. But nothing beats a tent with a floor. If anyone says any different just remember they don’t know what they are talking about.

 

[dmess]

Floorless is a fad. If you’re “worrying” about dirty boots in a tent you should probably go see a shrink. I also love the floorless guys that bring tyvek etc. why not just bring a tent with a floor?

I use a floorless shelter 90% of the time. But nothing beats a tent with a floor. If anyone says any different just remember they don’t know what they are talking about.

Floorless tents have been around since the Stone Age so not quite a fad. The tyvek is usually just under the sleeping bag (at least for me). I prefer a floorless for any hunt after September 1 and you typically get more room for less weight. Always a plus. And you can use a stove for the sub zero late hunts. But I probably need to see a shrink and don’t know anything anyway even after 35 years of doing it. Thankfully we have a few experts on here to straighten us all out.


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[Mike Islander]

Floorless is obviously a chunk lighter weight and bulk. A great scenario for me is to buy a quality 4 season tent such as Hilleberg. Use the fly with frame (floorless) during decent weather and switch over and add the interior tent body and possibly even a footprint in snow or rain.

I often add a thin painter's plastic floor with my fly to keep the dust down and assure my bag and matress stay dry.

That's my basic setup at the moment. Nallo 4GT is right at 3.7 lbs floorless (including stakes and stuff sack). For the weight of a BA Copper Spur you get 90 square feet of space. I may eventually grab a Cimarron to get some standing room, but for now it's the Nallo for my convertible tent.

 

[NUGGET]

Floorless tents have been around since the Stone Age so not quite a fad. The tyvek is usually just under the sleeping bag (at least for me). I prefer a floorless for any hunt after September 1 and you typically get more room for less weight. Always a plus. And you can use a stove for the sub zero late hunts. But I probably need to see a shrink and don’t know anything anyway even after 35 years of doing it. Thankfully we have a few experts on here to straighten us all out.


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You just lost any weight savings adding a stove. And you can have a stove in a tent with a floor. I have two floored tents with stove jacks.

let’s look at the advantages of a floorless tent:

1). Squirrels/rodents can get it along with all the bugs

2). It’s awesome setting it up when it’s been raining all day. Climb into that floorless shelter to the nice wet ground

3) All your shit will get dirt on it because you have no floor.

4) You can shit right where you sleep. You might as well because rest your hunt is going to shit because you can’t handle carrying 8 oz more for a floored setup

5). You can look down at people that use floored tents to only one day grow older and wiser and just take a floored tent

6). You can use the word “run” when talking about your tent.

I know you think I’m a floorless hater but like I said 90% of the time I use floorless. But it’s not the best choice, ever.

lets look at the advantages of a floored tent:

1) everything