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I color coded my frame joints with different color paints to make assembly easy for anyone to set it up. Green pole end to green joint, red pole end to red joint... :thinking-006: |
Stack some wood or something on the inside flap all the way around the floor so a skunk doesn't come in. Its alot easier for them to get in than out.
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Lots of great tips guys...learned from years of fine tuning to get things as comfortable as possible. Here are two more.
1. If you put cardboard around the sides (the height of the walls), your tent will stay significantly warmer. If you have a door that doesn't seal super well, have a 3 foot high piece of cardboard for that as well. 2. Put your stove on a piece of 3/4" plywood that is just larger than the stove. Easy to make the stove level and stable that way....but be sure to put a piece of tin over the wood to reflect the heat back into the tent. |
If you have a screen on your stove pipe it will plug up every 2 or 3 days. Its a pain but one needs to keep that screen clean. As well make sure your stove pipes are set up such that the creosote runs back into the stove. If creosote runs on your roof it will make a terrible mess that you can't clean up. As well keep a big bowl of water on top of your stove otherwise the air gets too dry. Bonus is hot water to clean up if it didn't all evaporate.
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Keep feeding your hunting partners beer before bed. They will then take turns stoking the fire throughout the night
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Invest in a decent tarp for a fly and definitely get an internal frame. If you can get a tarp that is a few feet wider than the tent you can overhang it for more rain-proof storage.
I prefer the stove pipe go straight out the top, so if you buy yourself a silicone stove ring you can stitch it right to the fly and your pipe will go through both layers. Home Depot has evestrough spikes for roughly $1 each. Add a washer and they work well as tent pegs. ALWAYS carry a roll of paracord for misc tie up jobs and for anchoring your fly. Princess Auto always puts it on sale. The red stuff gets tripped over less.:) |
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been doing this for 20 years, some have been previously mentioned:
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have a fly.
It also keeps chimney sparks from burning a hole in your roof. Grizz |
On another post, you will now need to pay a $30 camp fee to set up your new tent in Alberta Foothills west of highway 22 and 43.
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My main go to tent is know a tee pee bell tent. I can't say enough about the bell tent. Better in every way, hands down. I've made alot of believers out of the nay sayers when they hear it's a China made tent. 16' diameter, one pole to set up, which collapses for easy transport, one man can do it slowly and still be done under 30 mins without breaking a sweat, it takes the storms like no one business, built in removable rubber floor, windows with big screen, you name it, bright inside, very roomy, can use stove in middle or along wall, The best part, it was under 800$ shipped. 4 guys pitched in on it and it's seen more than 30 trips is 4 years. For a stove a stove I use the h45 military heater. Can be used with Diesel or wood. If I have really cold trips and a couple people diesel can be affordable and you always have a hot tent. But I must admit I usually use it with wood because of the price of diesel and the large capacity of the stove allows for you to burn all night without having to get up and Stoke the fire or add logs. That stove was 100$ on Kijiji US. Shipped to a friend in the states then brought across the boarder a season later just to save of cost. Either way you go, you will enjoy your time and always be finding better and newer ways of doing things. |
Welder's blanket
I purchased a welder's blanket from Princess auto to put under my airtight stove this year. That should prevent burn holes and possible disaster.
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