Tent recomendation.

crapshoot

crapshoot

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I was in need of a tent for hunting and what not. After a botched internet sale on a back packing type tent I had the pleasure of using a Springbar tent that belonged to Kerry Carver. Granted this is not a back packing type tent. It's much better. Sturdy built canvas tents made here in the USA and will probably last my life time. Not to mention they are way easy to set up. Ordered my vagabond 7 tent and it was delivered 3 day later. Excelent service and an excelent product. I highly recomend them.
www.springbar.com

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Good choice Lance. I've got a couple of Springbars. Have spent literally hundreds of nights in each. Still as easy to setup, roomy, water tight and comfy as the day I carried them out of Kirkham's.

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- DAA
 
I have 2 spring bar tents one is 20 years old and looks new still.It has a hole in the screen that is my fault.I had a problem with the seems 10 years after i bought it and they took it, and sewed new seems in it under warrenty.
 
That looks like a great tent!
As far as back packing tents I bought Kelty Sawtooth II tent from Sierra Trading Post to use last summer. It only weighs about 4 lbs. I spent 38 nights in the tent while working fires in California and it held up extremely well. No it never did rain on me but I was impressed with how well my little tent held up. No broken zippers or flaws in workmenship, It took on some extreme winds and never flinched. Its small just a one man rig in my opinion or a honeymoon type for two people. It has a little fly to cover your equipment. Sorry no picture. Also I was able to put it up or take in down in about 10 minutes or less after all the practice I got last summer with it.
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/322,88170_Kelty-Sawtooth-2-Tent.html
 
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I have owned a Springbar tent for years and without a doubt, they are the Best Tent Made in America. (As a matter of fact, tat's their motto and it's on all their tents.)

They are very well made, tall enough for most people to stand up in while inside, and will last a lifetime.

Good choice Lance!

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I use to go tent camping/deer hunting in Elk and Potter Counties here in Pa.for a week straight. Cold and snow, the tent was a spike type tent with a center pole and a small stove. Warm and compfy. I changed the design of the store bought one and made it to withstand the winds better. Floor hold-down loops every 2 ft. Made it out of heavy cotton canvas with a sewn in waterproof floor and a velcro openning for the stove. Used a military stove jack. Couple heavy plastic windows to see the bears trying to sneak up on me. The stove was made by a welder using steel 1/8 inch thick with a round bottom and air tight. You really want to control the fire. When the fire dies out in the light weight tin stoves it is cold now. After the second day I hunted while having breakfast in the tent. The smoke DID NOT upset the deer. So, all of this to say try designing your own to fit your needs. This is not a back pack type.
 
I was looking at a black pine sports snow pine tent. I was wanting a 4 season tent and at least a 4 person tent. I don't do any back packing but was wanting to save space in my lil Dakota truck when there is a group. I decided to go with space and better construction instead. Hard to find a 4 season 4 man backpack tent for under $350. I hate the new dome tents with the mesh roofs. They suck when it's 19 degrees out side.
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Lance, not to beat a dead horse, but if it is just to save space and not for actual backpacking, why not just get a small Springbar?

I've got a small one, 7'x8' that is rated as a "3 man" by Springbar, but I bet it is actually more roomy than a "4 man" backpacker tent. And I'm positive it will be nicer when it is 19* outside - I've used mine when it has been well below zero on many occasions. It's the one in the snow in my earlier post. It fits easily in my Jeep, which has a lot less space than your Dakota.

Here is a pic of both my Springbars in the back of my Jeep. The bigger one is almost as big as your new one (10'x12'):

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And a couple of pics of it in use:

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Just something else to think about I guess. Myself, I hate setting up those backpack tents almost as much as I hate having to crawl around inside of them. MUCH prefer the ease of setting up a Springbar and then being able to stand up inside!

- DAA
 
I thought about that Dave. But I figured I ight as well go big. Plus the wife is worried about Obamma and the economy and she figured we could live in the big one if needed. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Those canvas tents are pretty nice. DesertRam, I've used quite a few backpacking tents over the last couple of years, spend a lot of time outside for my reseach (geology through University of kansas). Some of the better 3 seasons tents I've seen and used are the North face Rock 32 and all of the mountain hardware tents. Northface 32 is quicker to set up than the the mt. hardware tents (only 2 poles but not quite as strong). Spent 3 weeks camping in deep snow last winter and we used a black diamond bombshelter. Thing was amazing! held up to tons of snows and completely waterproof. A little heavier but definitely worth it for winter camping
 
Im glad to see ya got ya one Lance you wont be sorry they are fantastic tents.. Kerry

Dave Im going to have to get me one like your smaller one I like that size

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Springbars are the only way to go slept in one since I was 5 and still use that tent. They are awesome in wind too had one night we watched the wind blow the top so low we thought we were gonna get wacked by the center pole and then watched it spring right back up. I was a scoutmaster for a while and found out if you want to get one you better make your purchase before Troops buy them all up. Like April or May, or the selection gets lower. Never a cold or wet night in a Springbar!
 


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