Floorless Tipi Regrets?

[Rallen]

I'm on the fence about trying a floorless tipi. The ability to have a stove and weight reduction over my current setup are the driving factors. Give me the good bad and ugly.

I love mine. Lots of space inside which is nice if you are stuck in bad weather for am extended period of time. Condensation can be an issue if you don't have a liner or a stove but overall I recommend.

 

[tttoadman]

I have a 1/2 nest for my silvertip just to be bug free for sleeping. I can sit in my short chair inside the tent and also have another person. Good compromise for long late season evenings.

Admit that my usual go to is still my six moons floored pole tent just because it is small and fast.

I have no regrets for floorless but I will usually only use it later we hen the bugs are mostly gone.

 

[shootnrun]

You won't regret going floorless. I absolutely love it, as many do.

The 2 learning curve issues I've encountered is bugs and location.

If I know there will be bugs, namely mosquitos, I bring a bug bivy or nest.

Not paying close attention, I once set my tarp in what appeared to be a bench but was actually a trough. And when it rained for many many hours, I ended up in a bit of a situation. Never made that mistake again.

 

[mrbillbrown]

Carry a small tube of seam sealer in your possibles kit. Or a glassing tarp. Found a small pinhole (poor seam sealing by me) that dripped on me one trip. Having no seam sealer with me at the time, I had to string up my sheep tarp as a liner to keep the water from dripping on me all trip. Lesson learned and cheap insurance.


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[*zap*]

Snakes are my biggest concern around here. A full nest can mitigate that but caution is still necessary. Under 50 degree high Temps there would be not issues, usually. Other than that floorless is a great option, nest/bivy for bugs.
Discovering half a dozen or so young copperheads in the wood stack can be somewhat disconcerting.

 

[Conrad101st]

I hate snakes but I never worry about them at altitude in cold weather.

I’ve seen people go ape over a small drip too from condensation. Somehow, it never even registers with me. I just fire up another cup of mocha and smile.

 

[schur7559]

This will be my fourth year with floorless shelter. The first year I had a Cimarron, which was way overkill for a single person- both in weight and more so in footprint size. It became an issue finding a suitable spot to pitch it on multiple occasions. I’ve since downgraded to a Silex and it’s been great. It’s super easy to pitch and I get it up in about half the time as my buddies with their freestanding tents. I’ve never had a problem with bugs at 9-10,000 feet.

As for your question about a stove with lows around freezing- I definitely would not consider it for those temps. When I hunt in September it normally gets down to the mid 20’s and I’ve never wished I had the stove.