DapperDan
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I couldn’t find a tent forum so I’m throwing this in general forums. For the last 9 years I have used a big angnes UL fly creek 2 as my ultralite tent and a hilleberg late season two person tent (mostly in Alaksa). I’m kind of getting the itch to try a floor less with a stove set up not due to cold but mainly to dry stuff out. And I turn 40 in a few weeks so it think I’ve earned some comfort. lol.
I enjoy both current tents for what they are and both have pros and cons I’ve slept in the hilleberg black label when it was 70 degrees at night and the big Agnes well below freezing. Nothing like 8 am sun hitting a four season temp with the vents closed and it being 70 degrees. Talk about sweat soaked underwear….
If I’m going to go a hot tent option I really only need it big enough for 2 people plus packs/weapons. I’ve watched plenty of videos and read other threads but it’s hard to get a feel for how much room is in each shelter. As of now I’ve looked at the seek guardian and Cimarron with the u turn stove. Seek does make some dynemma tents but none available as of now. It seems that several companies use the same material and some use different material. Can anyone explain the differences between the materials used? Pros/cons.
Ideally, I’m potentially looking for a shelter for two that has room with a stove option and as lite weight as possible in order to potentially be ran solo on late season hunts. My big Agnes set up is sub 3 pounds with the footprint and I really don’t want to add much more going solo considering I added a 85mm spotter. The dynemma cimarron has what’s really caught my eye for weight/space at sub 5 pounds with a large stove but wouldn’t be available this year. And it’s double the weight of my current set up for a solo pack. For two it would be pretty hard to beat from what I’ve seen thus far on weight comparisons.
I’ll be in the flat tops area for second rifle this year. Probably don’t need a hot tent but it would be nice to dry some stuff out if the weather goes south. My nephew should be joining but he can’t make it until the 27th due to being on tour with his bluegrass band. I’ll have to drive down and pick him up at the nearest town since he decided getting rid of his truck for a Tesla was a good idea…. And I’m not wasting 2 days picking him up from the airport when he flys in. Lol
I haven’t looked into any other shelter manufactures yet but plan to.
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I enjoy both current tents for what they are and both have pros and cons I’ve slept in the hilleberg black label when it was 70 degrees at night and the big Agnes well below freezing. Nothing like 8 am sun hitting a four season temp with the vents closed and it being 70 degrees. Talk about sweat soaked underwear….
If I’m going to go a hot tent option I really only need it big enough for 2 people plus packs/weapons. I’ve watched plenty of videos and read other threads but it’s hard to get a feel for how much room is in each shelter. As of now I’ve looked at the seek guardian and Cimarron with the u turn stove. Seek does make some dynemma tents but none available as of now. It seems that several companies use the same material and some use different material. Can anyone explain the differences between the materials used? Pros/cons.
Ideally, I’m potentially looking for a shelter for two that has room with a stove option and as lite weight as possible in order to potentially be ran solo on late season hunts. My big Agnes set up is sub 3 pounds with the footprint and I really don’t want to add much more going solo considering I added a 85mm spotter. The dynemma cimarron has what’s really caught my eye for weight/space at sub 5 pounds with a large stove but wouldn’t be available this year. And it’s double the weight of my current set up for a solo pack. For two it would be pretty hard to beat from what I’ve seen thus far on weight comparisons.
I’ll be in the flat tops area for second rifle this year. Probably don’t need a hot tent but it would be nice to dry some stuff out if the weather goes south. My nephew should be joining but he can’t make it until the 27th due to being on tour with his bluegrass band. I’ll have to drive down and pick him up at the nearest town since he decided getting rid of his truck for a Tesla was a good idea…. And I’m not wasting 2 days picking him up from the airport when he flys in. Lol
I haven’t looked into any other shelter manufactures yet but plan to.
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