Lightest Tent with floor and stove

[Wiscgunner]

I'm gonna go on a rugged backcountry hunt for a week, I'm so badass. Oh but I'm also affraid of bugs.

Perhaps best not to be so quick to judge. Here in the midwest, and many other parts of the country, there is real fear of disease. Ticks bit year round carrying lifelong illnesses.


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But then again, some people don’t like snakes, mice or scorpions.

 

[Jac]

i have a floorless with a nest. 2 years ago on a mountain goat hunt we seen a couple
Snakes up high, that would be a horrible surprise to have one of them sliding over your face or into your sleeping bag.

 

[reaper]

Well,if you have snakes and skorpions...i won't go without something to protect me so a nest is a good idea for sure but in the same time it add weight and space.

You can also check nortent 4 or 6 tipi they have some Floor and nest and they looks to be some badass shelters.

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[T3clay]

If you know so little about this type of gear, and also lack backcountry experience, you're not in a good position to try to "go ultralight".

So lack of knowledge of tents limits me to carrying heavy gear? You don't have any clue what my situation is.....

And who said anything about lacking back country experience?

 

[durangobrad]

Perhaps best not to be so quick to judge. Here in the midwest, and many other parts of the country, there is real fear of disease. Ticks bit year round carrying lifelong illnesses.
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But then again, some people don’t like snakes, mice or scorpions.

You right, I wouldn't sleep on the ground there either.

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[tdhanses]

I'm gonna go on a rugged backcountry hunt for a week, I'm so badass. Oh but I'm also affraid of bugs.

And mice, the dang evil mice!!

 

[tdhanses]

We're just trying to go ultralight. And I'm not sure if that's the option were going to go

Hard to do this ultra light with a floor. But if you need a stove there really isn’t any critters to worry about.

 

[tdhanses]

Perhaps best not to be so quick to judge. Here in the midwest, and many other parts of the country, there is real fear of disease. Ticks bit year round carrying lifelong illnesses.
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But then again, some people don’t like snakes, mice or scorpions.

If you need a stove none of these are of concern. I live in KS and tick season is really only Apr - Sep, I’ve never gotten or seen a tick once it’s cold.

 

[tdhanses]

So lack of knowledge of tents limits me to carrying heavy gear? You don't have any clue what my situation is.....

And who said anything about lacking back country experience?

No, your requirements do. Personally if you need a floor skip getting a stove.

Also maybe I missed it but what do you consider light weight? What weight range are you looking for?

Truthfully you might want to look into you each getting your own if you are ok with floorless. The seek outside silex with stove is about as light weight as you can get and have decent room but I don’t know if you could use a stove and nest together. Just something to consider is you each get your own system.

 

[Jac]

We had a pack rat chew 3 of six straps off our trekking poles. Much higher risk of rodent trouble in camp sites or busy area imo

 

[Wiscgunner]

If you need a stove none of these are of concern. I live in KS and tick season is really only Apr - Sep, I’ve never gotten or seen a tick once it’s cold.

Tick live through the winter months and are active anytime it is above 32degrees. This means ticks can be a problem during the day but dormant at night or active of some days of a trip and not others. I know several people with Lyne Disease and I have no interest, personally, in getting it or something like it.

Clearing leaves, pitching your tent in short grass, permethrin treated cloths or even spraying the area you plan to put the tent are effective additions to avoiding ticks. Spiders and scorpions are not my specialty so no clue there. I certainly see lots of times when a nest and stove would be used together but to each their own.

 

[Brendan]

Here you go. Tent with a floor and a stove. It's lightweight compared to a Wall Tent and stove anyways...

 

[BackcountryBloodline]

And mice, the dang evil mice!!

Ya mountain mice are dirty lil bastards but if they want something in your tent they'll just chew through your floor to get it, they don't always go out the same hole either so if one gets in there's a high potential you end up with two holes in the tent or a stowaway because of a floor. Floorless at least they can just get in and out without causing any damage to the tent itself. Oh and food isn't the only mouse attractant, in late fall they'll chew holes in your sleeping bag shell to steal the insulation out of it. They'll also chew on sweaty backpack straps, boots etc...forget the bears, mice are the biggest assholes on the mountain. Ticks definitely suck and are a big part of why my son wants a nest, if you're spring bear hunting that's definitely something to consider but as mentioned I wouldn't worry about it much in the fall.

 

[T3clay]

Hard to do this ultra light with a floor. But if you need a stove there really isn’t any critters to worry about.

You know..... This is a good point.

 

[T3clay]

Tick live through the winter months and are active anytime it is above 32degrees. This means ticks can be a problem during the day but dormant at night or active of some days of a trip and not others. I know several people with Lyne Disease and I have no interest, personally, in getting it or something like it.

Clearing leaves, pitching your tent in short grass, permethrin treated cloths or even spraying the area you plan to put the tent are effective additions to avoiding ticks. Spiders and scorpions are not my specialty so no clue there. I certainly see lots of times when a nest and stove would be used together but to each their own.

I think snakes would be added to the list of Concerns. I'm not super worried about ticks. And his biggest worries are snakes and scorpions.

 

[tdot]

I think snakes would be added to the list of Concerns. I'm not super worried about ticks. And his biggest worries are snakes and scorpions.

What state/area and time of year are you guys planning on? As you can see from the responses, this info matters.

What works for us here in BC in October doesnt relate to August in Arizona. The only scorpion I've ever seen was a tattoo, that my drunk buddy got to be cool.

 

[T3clay]

What state/area and time of year are you guys planning on? As you can see from the responses, this info matters.

What works for us here in BC in October doesnt relate to August in Arizona. The only scorpion I've ever seen was a tattoo, that my drunk buddy got to be cool.

We want somthing that will work for all seasons, but 80% Co and Wyoming Rifle seasons

 

[tdot]

We want somthing that will work for all seasons, but 80% Co and Wyoming Rifle seasons

Then I think a floorless mid with a stove and a nest is probably your most versatile and lightest answer.

Does CO or Wyoming have snakes and scorpions to worry about any time of the year? During rifle season?

 

[tdot]

I stopped configuring my gear to handle 100% of the possibilities that I could encounter. It's much easier, lighter and more affordable to set gear up for the 80% use scenario and have a few extra pieces that allow survival/enjoyment the other 20% of the time.

 

[T3clay]

I stopped configuring my gear to handle 100% of the possibilities that I could encounter. It's much easier, lighter and more affordable to set gear up for the 80% use scenario and have a few extra pieces that allow survival/enjoyment the other 20% of the time.

I can't disagree! Just exploring options!