Here she is, in all her glory!

The Snowtrekker Arrives!

she looks great!!! you could sleep in it now without the stove.

Looks like someone is excited for winter to arrive. Have fun

nice job jenny! bwaak bwaak bwaaaaaaak

if you paint your stove black with high temperature paint,, make sure to do another burn in the stove outside to cure the paint-- this will emit some smell.. doing it in a tent would not be fun....

looks like fun!!!

Setting up tent.......

The short but fat gold poles (2) install on each side of the tent. You slide the short gold poles in thru the sleeves on the side of the tent. There is a gap in the center of the sleeve. You insert the pole through one of the "leather looking loop" that is on the end of the included ropes. Then shove the fat gold pole the rest of the way through the sleeve.

The small black poles are then installed vertically into the grommet along the bottom of the tent that now lines up with the hole in the "leather looking loop". One end of the skinny black pole goes in the bottom grommet and the other end goes into the grommet in the "Leather looking loop." Stake out the rope and use the little plastic doohinkus to tighten the rope.

The small diameter gold pole (1) is installed through the sleeve on the back of the tent and uses another of the leather looking loop with a rope attached. No vertical pole in the back.

Hope that makes sense.

When did you order your tent? We ordered ours the last weekend in October and are awaiting its arrival. Tell us more about this black painting on the stove... (ours is all shiny and new in the basement) Wouldn't mind burning things in it! :)

Sweeeeeeet!! Enjoy!

quote McVacek: "When did you order your tent? We ordered ours the last weekend in October and are awaiting its arrival. Tell us more about this black painting on the stove... (ours is all shiny and new in the basement) Wouldn't mind burning things in it! :)"

we ordered ours probably 1st week in october... your's is just weeks away, i'm sure!

white wolf is the one that talked about the black bbq painting of the stove... it's in the "getting closer..." thread.

thanks everybody! really excited to sleep in it!

I burn wood to heat my house with 2 wood stoves. Normal use from moisture in the summer and spilled water from boiling water for moisture in the winter produces rust. Each fall, before the burning season I use some elbow grease and the Black Spray paint made by Rutland (any high temp paint will work) and give it nice coat. The whole point of my writing this is to make sure that those of your who do it to your hot tent stoves -- is after painting your stove,, you will have to fire up your stove to cure the paint. I make sure my family is gone and I open several windows -- the smell is nasty.
I'am jealous of all of your who have a hot tent system!!!
BTW-- papinator-- I'am in Waukee.

quote McVacek: "When did you order your tent? We ordered ours the last weekend in October and are awaiting its arrival. Tell us more about this black painting on the stove... (ours is all shiny and new in the basement) Wouldn't mind burning things in it! :)"

You don't need to paint it right away. After a few good fires, the outside of the stove will naturally begin to rust.

Go over it with a bit of steel wool, and a couple of light coats of heat risistant spray.

Then fire it up to cure the paint.

quote WhiteWolf: "I burn wood to heat my house with 2 wood stoves. Normal use from moisture in the summer and spilled water from boiling water for moisture in the winter produces rust. Each fall, before the burning season I use some elbow grease and the Black Spray paint made by Rutland (any high temp paint will work) and give it nice coat. The whole point of my writing this is to make sure that those of your who do it to your hot tent stoves -- is after painting your stove,, you will have to fire up your stove to cure the paint. I make sure my family is gone and I open several windows -- the smell is nasty.
I'am jealous of all of your who have a hot tent system!!!
BTW-- papinator-- I'am in Waukee.



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Ah! Them perhaps you will join me in a snow dance!! Lol. There are a few other central Iowans here... I smell a mini winger coming on...

I remember the day I took my snowtrekker out of the box! Bring on the snow and cold!

Papinator

Well......a little time has passed, have you had any further adventures with your Snowtrekker? Got it all figured out? Nothing beats a chilly night passed in a comfy hot tent......

Just wondering how things have gone.

Soooo jealous! Thanks for the sharing the vid!

quote awbrown: "Papinator


Well......a little time has passed, have you had any further adventures with your Snowtrekker? Got it all figured out? Nothing beats a chilly night passed in a comfy hot tent......


Just wondering how things have gone."

We are taking her out tomorrow night :) However, it's supposed to be like in the 50's so... poopy. Won't get the real cold weather effect but we'll sleep in her none the less! :D

Will also get to try out some of the dehydrated food I've been jigging up.