I have a Marmot Limelight 3p, I love it! It has seen torrential rain, snow, ice and 40 mph winds with no leaks or tears.
In search of: The Best Ground Tents
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I agree with @Anders0nic the REI garage sale is a really good option. You can get a great tent as a very reasonable price.
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truthfully it takes less than 5 minutes from taking it out of its bag. This is the Tentipi video below.......
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvlODHO8D9o&ved=0ahUKEwiGw9f9xcXUAhVECMAKHcS-AUMQyCkIHjAA&usg=AFQjCNGxHdAf9dK-nwE6d56x1LbkIW1oVw
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checking out all possibilities with this tent on line. This looks like a great option for winter camping. Planning a trip to Alaska. With the ability to use wood burning stove, liners, etc... this woulb be a great option for a base camp setup.
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I have the optional porch too. I'd like to get the "Eldfell stove" which is a wood burning stove. there is a hole in the to
if the tipi to accommodate the chimney from the stove. I love my tipi, but I must warn you, it's not cheap
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I have a titanium stove that I think could be used with this tent. I'm blessed, cost is always way down on my list of concerns.
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Just ordered a Tentipi: Safir 9CP, inner-tent, tent floor, and tent porch. Ordered it from Mansfield outdoors. If it works out, this will be my new winter base camp tent. Thanks for the recommendation @Defender 90 Keith
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I hope it works out too. All I know is that I'm really impressed with mine.
We have 3 tents and all of them are great ... a 2p Kelty Zen, a 4p REI Halfdome, and a 6p 12Survivors Shire.
The 12Survivors is our most recent purchase and may also be the biggest bang for the buck. It runs about $200, features a bathtub construction, full mesh walls, fully taped seams, a full rain fly with 2 small vestibules for gear, and aluminum poles.
I like that it looks like a traditional smaller dome tent, but at nearly 6'4" I can almost stand all the way up in the middle. We recently slept 5 people and 75 lbs lab and a 50 lbs hound dog, and we all fit fine. It also held up great to 1.5" of rain and 20mph gusts.
For $200, I feel like it's a deal.
They also make a 2p for $100, and a 4p for $150
The 12Survivors is our most recent purchase and may also be the biggest bang for the buck. It runs about $200, features a bathtub construction, full mesh walls, fully taped seams, a full rain fly with 2 small vestibules for gear, and aluminum poles.
I like that it looks like a traditional smaller dome tent, but at nearly 6'4" I can almost stand all the way up in the middle. We recently slept 5 people and 75 lbs lab and a 50 lbs hound dog, and we all fit fine. It also held up great to 1.5" of rain and 20mph gusts.
For $200, I feel like it's a deal.
They also make a 2p for $100, and a 4p for $150
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You should check out the Orland stoves. They are beautiful and jack out of the side windows of the Bell Tents. Also, had no idea about the nylon tents with the stove. pretty cool.
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Saw the folks from Mansfield at the NW Overlanding Rally and I picked up this 9 person Tipi. Very nice people, helpful and informative. Tent is easy to put up and only had one pole and fits in a small duffle bag sized bag.
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Personally I like backpacking tents they are easy to set up, small so they don't take up much space and they are usually the best when it comes to waterproofing. I have a marmot catalyst 2p tent, I got it from dicks sporting goods. Their website likes to blow out tents for 50% off.
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I have one too. Off next week I'm it. I have the optional porch which hasn't been tested yet. Looking forward to it
Just ordered the black pines turbo tent will have a review in a couple weeks
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Keep us informed. I will be buying in the near future and as of now the Black Pines is in the lead, (well, oz tent is in the lead but $$$$ talks).
This spring we picked up the Big Agnes Big House 6. It's a 6 man tent with 78'' of head room and 75'sq of floor space. We're able to get two Cabellas sleeping cots along with the Pack 'n Play for the baby and still have room to move around. I'm 6' tall and have more than enough room to stand up, get dressed etc. We also pulled the trigger on the optional vestibule, we essentially gives you a covered porch with enough room for up to 6 adults and a cooler ;-) to get out the the rain, or seek shade in the mid-day heat. So far we've weathered a couple of pretty legit storms with winds strong enough to knock down trees and it's been fully reliable. It is a little on the expensive side, but for what you get and the fact that it packs into a provided duffle bag that's small enough to take as an airline carry-on bag. It's a pretty solid piece of gear.
http://www.bigagnes.com/Big-House-6-Deluxe
http://www.bigagnes.com/Big-House-6-Deluxe
Just got it in... This bad boy is nice! I have a real nice backpacking tent for solo trips but I think I have spoiled myself.
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