Hot Tent suggestions needed

[Luked]

Wanting to get a Tent setup for next year for a Rifle Elk hunt.
Want to get something that I am able to put a stove in.
Mainly for 1 guy possibly 2. Will be set up at the truck not packed in.

I really like the looks and reviews on the Kodiak Flex bow tents but they don't have stove jacks.
Their Cabin style tents look good but from what it looks like would be much harder for 1 guy to set up and they seem heavy.

Really not looking for a Teepee or Floorless either.

Have seen the Bell type tents from White Duck and they look to be a good setup.
Are there some others that I should check out also?

 

[sndmn11]

Have seen the Bell type tents from White Duck and they look to be a good setup.

They are trash.

https://seekoutside.com/courthouse-3p-sized-for-cots/ @RyanSeek43
or
https://www.davistent.com/product/go-tent/ @Back Country Hunter 2

 

[fmyth]

I heat my Kodiak 10x14 with a Little Buddy heater connected to a 20lb bottle and have never wished that I had a wood stove. Been there, done that, have the cinder holes in most my gear to remind me of many seasons in an outfitter tent with a wood stove. Now if I was going to pack in a few miles I'd have a teepee and a titanium stove but for camping by the truck no thank you.

 

[Luked]

I heat my Kodiak 10x14 with a Little Buddy heater connected to a 20lb bottle and have never wished that I had a wood stove. Been there, done that, have the cinder holes in most my gear to remind me of many seasons in an outfitter tent with a wood stove. Now if I was going to pack in a few miles I'd have a teepee and a titanium stove but for camping by the truck no thank you.

Had thought of that option also.
Just never used one of the Little Buddy type heaters. I know they are ventless, but never tried it before.
I used to have a Cabelas Alkanak. But dont guess they make them any more.

 

[fmyth]

Had thought of that option also.
Just never used one of the Little Buddy type heaters. I know they are ventless, but never tried it before.
I used to have a Cabelas Alkanak. But dont guess they make them any more.

I have 4 elk hunts and 1 deer hunt in Northern AZ, NM, and WY and will spend nearly all of Oct, Nov and a week in December in my Kodiak w my Little Buddy heater again this year. I camp between 7,500 and 10,000 feet and usually get 5-7 nights on a 20lb bottle. I would not use a Buddy Heater over night in a synthetic tent as the water vapor created by burning propane passes easily through the canvas but not synthetic material.

 

[Beendare]

Just get a wall tent with internal frame and a Cylinder stove. . It's like little cabin- awesome.

 

[450]

They are trash.

https://seekoutside.com/courthouse-3p-sized-for-cots/ @RyanSeek43
or
https://www.davistent.com/product/go-tent/ @Back Country Hunter 2

Are you saying Bell Tents are trash or White Duck tents are trash? Asking because I have been looking at the Elk Mountain Yukon tent.

 

[Fowl intentions]

Snowtrekker makes many models of canvas hot tents. They're light, easy to pitch solo and are pretty bomber. Good folks to deal with out of Wisconsin.

 

[eightyeight mag]

I heat my Kodiak 10x14 with a Little Buddy heater connected to a 20lb bottle and have never wished that I had a wood stove. Been there, done that, have the cinder holes in most my gear to remind me of many seasons in an outfitter tent with a wood stove. Now if I was going to pack in a few miles I'd have a teepee and a titanium stove but for camping by the truck no thank you.

Cinder holes in your gear???
What are you burning pine with pitch seeping out of it, leaving stove door wide open and storing your gear in front of it?
That’s crazy

 

[sndmn11]

Are you saying Bell Tents are trash or White Duck tents are trash? Asking because I have been looking at the Elk Mountain Yukon tent.

The brand, Elk Mountain is worse. From their description the material spec is "better material"... The Alibaba description is more thoughtful.
If you are stuck on a bell tent get a sunforger material from Stout. https://stouttent.com/shop/stout-bell-tent-5000-pro-overland-sunforger/

 

[fmyth]

Cinder holes in your gear???
What are you burning pine with pitch seeping out of it, leaving stove door wide open and storing your gear in front of it?
That’s crazy

Yes. Burning pine and aspen the only wood available in the National forest where I hunt. Yes cinders pop out while tending the fire. Yes the gear/boots/clothing/packs are often in the tent drying out. The only thing crazy is your response to my post.

 

[450]

The brand, Elk Mountain is worse. From their description the material spec is "better material"... The Alibaba description is more thoughtful.
If you are stuck on a bell tent get a sunforger material from Stout. https://stouttent.com/shop/stout-bell-tent-5000-pro-overland-sunforger/

I have talked to a couple people that own the Elk Mountain Yukon tent and they have nothing but good things to say about them. White Duck on the other hand was a different story. I like the ease of setup for the bell tent plus the room of the 16’ diameter. I would like room for 4-people. The only reason I don’t go with a wall tent is the frames are heavy/bulky. The tent will be packed in on some occasions.

 

[aimlowshoothigh]

Springbar CJ140 or Skyliner sounds ideal for your use case.

 

[Old3Toe]

Have used a Kodiak 10x14 for 10 years. Love it. One guy (me) can set it up in 15 minutes or so easy--you should have no worries there. A stove jack is something I've contemplated, and am still contemplating. I even have the jack just never have done it. I too have used a big buddy several times and that's partly why. The other part is space. Even in the big 10x14, the slopey walls diminish the space which the footprint suggests you have.

 

[sndmn11]

I would like room for 4-people. The only reason I don’t go with a wall tent is the frames are heavy/bulky. The tent will be packed in on some occasions.

A set of traditional poles for a Davis Tent can be under 5' and the girth of a football when packed up.

 

[JDarchery]

I have 4 elk hunts and 1 deer hunt in Northern AZ, NM, and WY and will spend nearly all of Oct, Nov and a week in December in my Kodiak w my Little Buddy heater again this year. I camp between 7,500 and 10,000 feet and usually get 5-7 nights on a 20lb bottle. I would not use a Buddy Heater over night in a synthetic tent as the water vapor created by burning propane passes easily through the canvas but not synthetic material.

question: do you run the heater over night? are you worried about CO?

 

[fmyth]

question: do you run the heater over night? are you worried about CO?

I run it all night in my canvas Kodiak 10x14 tent. I have a battery powered CO detector and the tent is vented. Youtube has a dozen or more videos of tests running Buddy heaters in tents. I won't run a Buddy heater all night in any of my synthetic tents.

 

[JDarchery]

I run it all night in my canvas Kodiak 10x14 tent. I have a battery powered CO detector and the tent is vented. Youtube has a dozen or more videos of tests running Buddy heaters in tents. I won't run a Buddy heater all night in any of my synthetic tents.

appreciate the reply!

 

[kpk]

Cinder holes in your gear???
What are you burning pine with pitch seeping out of it, leaving stove door wide open and storing your gear in front of it?
That’s crazy

This year we cut up some down and dead wood - all that was left close by to have a fire at night. We had one pile of wood that would turn the campfire into chaos. Absolute non stop popping and blowing embers 10-15 ft out of the ring. I've never seen such a thing. (It had just rained or we would have never burnt that stuff). We left a pile of that crap and actually considered leaving a note on it in a zip-loc that said "wood go boom".

I found out this year that my buddy heater wouldn't work at 10k feet. We suspect it was the low oxygen sensor causing issues. I ran a Coleman propane lantern for 10-15 minutes before going to bed and when I'd wake up and that did an awesome job of heating up my Springbar. Ran that lantern for 5 days on a 1lb tank.

 

[eddielasvegas]

I have spent a number of nights in my Kodiak Canvas 10x14 tent with a Buddy Heater and it works really well. Highest elevation I've been is 7,500', which is about the max for a BH.

Get a thermal fan for the top of the BH. It makea a huge difference for circulating the hot air from the BH.

Good luck,

Eddie