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Date/Time: 04/30/2024 12:20AM
Cold tenter or hot?

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Previous Messages:
Author Message Text
MNLindsey80 01/11/2016 07:01PM
Coldie!


But ask me again after my trip!
Gadfly 01/05/2016 12:03PM
In the past it depended on the distance I was traveling. But with my new Ti setup I can't justify skipping a couple lbs for the advantages of a hot tent. Even though we really only use the stove for a couple hours at night before we go to sleep and maybe an hour in the morning it is nice to have on those extra cold days.
Soledad 01/05/2016 11:24AM
Hot tent for sure.
PortageKeeper 01/05/2016 11:11AM
The last tent/stove combo that I made comes in at 10lbs, 4oz.
That's a two man tent, center pole, stakes and guy lines, sewn in ground sheets, stove, stove pipe and firewood bag. Not as light as any summer tent but worth the extra weight to me. Note that this is a sil/poly tent. I would/can use it in winter, but it is nothing like a canvas tent.
Pinetree 01/05/2016 10:00AM
quote PortageKeeper: "With an ultralight tent and ti stove it is really hard to consider cold camping again. I don't even want to cold camp in spring or fall anymore."


How much extra weight do you add for going HOT.
karola 01/05/2016 07:39AM
I do both depending on the distance I have to travel in. I have a -40 bag and 2-person cold tent for the long trips.
PortageKeeper 01/02/2016 03:34PM
With an ultralight tent and ti stove it is really hard to consider cold camping again. I don't even want to cold camp in spring or fall anymore.
awbrown 01/02/2016 02:35PM
Once you've gone over to the HOT side, you'll never go back.....
Pinetree 01/02/2016 12:47PM
I started winter camping in about 1988 and than few people hot tented it. Hot tenting really has grown and refined. Myself I will stick with cold camping for now and a little lighter tripping.

Your choice? HOTTIE or COLDIE