most wind-proof backpacking hot tent?

[Nimrod85]

Does anyone have any advice on the best backpack-able hot tent for windy or severe weather conditions? I have a Silex, and it's pretty great--but with only four stakes and no floor it's vulnerable to the wind and to rain splatter under the tarp.

I also have a Kifaru Sawtooth. It's also great, though a bit heavier. The size lets me sleep away from the edges to minimize rain splatter, but it's so tall that it didn't stand up well in a windstorm on last year's elk hunt. Rather than staying warm inside, I was constantly going out to fix stakes.

What I'd really like is something like a Hilleberg Namatj 2GT except built with a stove jack. Or--better yet--some kind of free-standing geodesic-dome tent with a stove jack that's still relatively light (8 lbs is heavy but would be okay for what I'm thinking).

I'm also considering buying a backpacking dome tent and then sewing in a stove jack--probably to an attached vestibule.

Anyone have any ideas? Does anyone manufacture this kind of thing?

 

[ADKHTR]

Does anyone have any advice on the best backpack-able hot tent for windy or severe weather conditions? I have a Silex, and it's pretty great--but with only four stakes and no floor it's vulnerable to the wind and to rain splatter under the tarp.

I also have a Kifaru Sawtooth. It's also great, though a bit heavier. The size lets me sleep away from the edges to minimize rain splatter, but it's so tall that it didn't stand up well in a windstorm on last year's elk hunt. Rather than staying warm inside, I was constantly going out to fix stakes.

What I'd really like is something like a Hilleberg Namatj 2GT except built with a stove jack. Or--better yet--some kind of free-standing geodesic-dome tent with a stove jack that's still relatively light (8 lbs is heavy but would be okay for what I'm thinking).

I'm also considering buying a backpacking dome tent and then sewing in a stove jack--probably to an attached vestibule.

Anyone have any ideas? Does anyone manufacture this kind of thing?

I’m right there with you, for all the same reasons, I have a Hille Kaitum 2 GT for sale right now in the classifieds that I bought originally to purposely convert to a hot tent but I’m not super excited about cutting a hole in a $1,500 tent that has no fire retardant added and then using a wood stove, hence why it’s for sale, but I still mite do it…..

 

[Ice-kub]

I have a pomoly locomotive 3, they make a smaller version (locomotive 20), it was very sturdy through a wind storm for us.

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

Have you tried a tipi? With your current gear, I don’t think you will be happy with a cheap Chinese option. Seek makes tipis that are pretty amazing in wind.

 

[ADKHTR]

I have a pomoly locomotive 3, they make a smaller version (locomotive 20), it was very sturdy through a wind storm for us.

Does heat, when running your tunnel tent with a stove, make it to the far end, at least enough to burn off any condensation?

 

[Ice-kub]

Does heat, when running your tunnel tent with a stove, make it to the far end, at least enough to burn off any condensation?

It's only about 4 feet high so it gets pretty warm, we didn't have any troubles with condensation

 

[ADKHTR]

It's only about 4 feet high so it gets pretty warm, we didn't have any troubles with condensation

I’m familiar with your tent, I’ve researched it quite a bit, it’s basically a Hille knock off with a stove jack, it’s a genius idea if you ask me, I also know my Hille Nallo 2 GT was a wet SOB with condensation so that’s why I asked, if nothing else I can burn the condensation off, dry things out, with a stove quick it would be a success for me in that type of tent, a tunnel tent.

 

[passinggas33]

This whole pomoly thing…how come I’ve never heard of it? I assume cheap Chinese knockoff? Would people ever trust these? I see that 8p dome tent and think of the stone glacier tent that runs significantly more than that. And these hilleberg knock offs as a hot tent. Anybody other than @Ice-kub ever used one? Looking for a nice big shelter for my next Alaska adventure and wondering if these would work or leave me in a world of hurt.

 

[Ice-kub]

I’m familiar with your tent, I’ve researched it quite a bit, it’s basically a Hille knock off with a stove jack, it’s a genius idea if you ask me, I also know my Hille Nallo 2 GT was a wet SOB with condensation so that’s why I asked, if nothing else I can burn the condensation off, dry things out, with a stove quick it would be a success for me in that type of tent, a tunnel tent.

There's not a lot of room for activities but it's definitely worth checking out, the stitching around the stake out points is very robust. I thought the wind was going to pull the thing right off us but it never did. Was a little sketchy with the stove in the wind, actually pulled the pipe out of the stove at one point, got a little western for a minute but the tent heats up real quick with the short roof height

 

[Ice-kub]

This whole pomoly thing…how come I’ve never heard of it? I assume cheap Chinese knockoff? Would people ever trust these? I see that 8p dome tent and think of the stone glacier tent that runs significantly more than that. And these hilleberg knock offs as a hot tent. Anybody other than @Ice-kub ever used one? Looking for a nice big shelter for my next Alaska adventure and wondering if these would work or leave me in a world of hurt.

For a quarter of the price in Canada with out outrageous exchange rate, why not give it a try?

 

[Bull_n_heat]

This whole pomoly thing…how come I’ve never heard of it? I assume cheap Chinese knockoff? Would people ever trust these? I see that 8p dome tent and think of the stone glacier tent that runs significantly more than that. And these hilleberg knock offs as a hot tent. Anybody other than @Ice-kub ever used one? Looking for a nice big shelter for my next Alaska adventure and wondering if these would work or leave me in a world of hurt.

I made the dive on one last summer and put together a review. I think there are perhaps better options out there, but for the money, the Circle 6 was no slouch. I would assume their other models are on par with that

Pomoly Circle 6 review

I have a fair amount of experience with hot tents, having both used a wall tent for years and a smaller Seek Outside Redcliff for a handful of seasons as well. Don’t get me wrong; that Seek tent is excellent for what it is, but when it that sil-nylon gets wet, it sags to the point that it’s no...

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[sneaky]

Nortent Vern 2 and Vern 3 can be had with stove jacks

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[MI223]

Does the kifaru have tie off points for guy lines? I can't believe you had issues.

A few years ago we got stuck in a storm in a Luxes twin peak. The tent was whipping and shaking all night but it stayed put. We had every tie out point used and several tied to trees.

My redcliff is big and I have never been in weather like that night in the twin peak, but I feel pretty confident it would hold up well using all the guy lines and good stakes.

I think a smaller tipi like the Cimeron or 4 person tipi would be a good option