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12-15-2017, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 1,714
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Help Me Choose A Tent
Hey guys, I am looking at buying a tent for hunting season and the odd winter trip. There are so many to choose from. During hunting season I need to have my own sleeping quarters away from the main tent for the following reasons. 1) Cpap machine with generator and 2) I am allergic to deer, moose, and elk hair/hides.
I am very blessed to have friends that have no problem skinning for me, but I cant be around them ounce the animal is down. Even riding in the same vehicle where clothing may be contaminated will cause me to have an attack.
So I was looking for something small to accommodate myself and maybe a second person, gear and a wood stove.
Do I go with an 8x10 wall tent? Tipi style tent? or any other options out there that you would recommend?
Thanks for the help.
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12-15-2017, 08:48 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 509
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Hiking in ? If not I would look at a arctic oven from Alaskan tent and tarp
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12-15-2017, 09:10 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Stony Plain
Posts: 1,144
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This may sound kooky, but I assure you I'm serious. How about an Eskimo Fatfish 6120i. Great 1 or 2 man portable set up. Windows are only Velcro'd in. Pop one out and replace with stove ring (same as in wall tent). Multi season use out of this setup. Put some thought into this. You'd be hard pressed to answer "why not?".
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12-15-2017, 09:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Tobin Lake/Grande Prairie
Posts: 258
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Moo Snukkle
This may sound kooky, but I assure you I'm serious. How about an Eskimo Fatfish 6120i. Great 1 or 2 man portable set up. Windows are only Velcro'd in. Pop one out and replace with stove ring (same as in wall tent). Multi season use out of this setup. Put some thought into this. You'd be hard pressed to answer "why not?".
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I think about these lots for hunt camp and only reason I can think not to us the small pain in the butt zippered doors
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12-15-2017, 09:29 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Bazeau County East side
Posts: 4,177
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Moo Snukkle
This may sound kooky, but I assure you I'm serious. How about an Eskimo Fatfish 6120i. Great 1 or 2 man portable set up. Windows are only Velcro'd in. Pop one out and replace with stove ring (same as in wall tent). Multi season use out of this setup. Put some thought into this. You'd be hard pressed to answer "why not?".
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Arctic oven and Wall tents breath. Moisture?
Someone has to have a wood stove in there ice shack???
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12-15-2017, 09:36 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Bazeau County East side
Posts: 4,177
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sitting Bull
Hey guys, I am looking at buying a tent for hunting season and the odd winter trip. There are so many to choose from. During hunting season I need to have my own sleeping quarters away from the main tent for the following reasons. 1) Cpap machine with generator and 2) I am allergic to deer, moose, and elk hair/hides.
I am very blessed to have friends that have no problem skinning for me, but I cant be around them ounce the animal is down. Even riding in the same vehicle where clothing may be contaminated will cause me to have an attack.
So I was looking for something small to accommodate myself and maybe a second person, gear and a wood stove.
Do I go with an 8x10 wall tent? Tipi style tent? or any other options out there that you would recommend?
Thanks for the help.
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I vote small wall tent.
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12-15-2017, 09:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Stony Plain
Posts: 1,144
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dmcbride
Arctic oven and Wall tents breath. Moisture?
Someone has to have a wood stove in there ice shack???
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Insulated fabric breathes. Not waterproof so a fly is a must. Tent is a multi use $650 investment. All I see is a win win situation
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12-15-2017, 09:59 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Stony Plain
Posts: 1,144
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Another option to convert ice tent. For me, i would not consider this route without wood stove.
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12-15-2017, 10:28 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: YEG
Posts: 719
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Check this out:
http://atuktents.com
P.S. I hope you’re still loving that Marlin.
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12-15-2017, 11:07 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,184
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For what you’ve described I would go with a smaller arctic oven with wood stove. I’m seriously looking at a larger model, but I think that would work good for you.
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12-16-2017, 12:24 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: edmonton
Posts: 1,845
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When my wall tent finally kicks the bucket i will be buying and arctic oven tent
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12-16-2017, 12:51 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,051
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There are a couple Arctic Ovens for sale in AO buy and sell.
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12-16-2017, 04:43 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 1,714
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After a long discussion with the wife she recommends that I use our truck camper as the best alternative for all of my health conditions. She insists that with the canvas tents even if I were to buy new I would still have problems with my asthma with old mildew and the canvas smell. The camper would allow me to be self contained as well. Access to camp is not an issue and is on private land. So this is the way I will go. At first she was against me using it, as she was afraid that it would get damaged, dirty and that it would get ruined. You see my wife is not an outdoors person at all and it takes everything to get her out. She loves our camper because of the condition it is in and wanted to keep it that way.
Thanks for all your input.
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12-16-2017, 05:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: rocky Mountain House
Posts: 1,536
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Have a look at the Arctic Fox Esker 10X10 pyramid. I went twith the 9X9 and regret it a bit. Just a bit tight to get the cot in. The extra foot would do it. I have a small wood stove made from a 10 pound propane bottle. It heats it great and doesn't take too much room.
https://www.canadianoutdoorequipment...ent-10x10.html
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