Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Winter Camping and Activities :: My new hot tent - modified hub shelter
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tg |
HTH! tg |
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tg |
I am looking to sell this shelter with the stove jack BUT converted back to the original pole system. If anyone is interested let me know. Would like to get $80 for it which is ~what I paid for the tent and stovejack, not including labor. Because these are no longer in production and I purchased it at steep discount I am not depreciating its value much. <--email me for quickest response tg |
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MNLindsey80 |
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PortageKeeper |
Congrats! I didn't know. You do need someone to watch you on those trips though ;) |
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amhacker22 |
I don't think I knew that...congrats! |
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tg |
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butthead |
butthead PS: Congratulations on the "addition"!!!! bh |
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Minnesotian |
That is some excellent work. Nice modification. How about the size of your stove. Do you find that it is too big for that tent? |
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tg |
It is very much a wedge style. Clam only made them for a few years but they were a part of a "ice fishing starter kit" so there are some floating around. The twin hub 1 is too small to lay down in so for anyone interested in one of these make sure you get the 2. Interested to see this breakdown ti stove! Hope all is well with you and yours! Not sure if this is the year with our new portage monkey but I want to do some winter camping with you. Rich |
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spoonman |
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tg |
spoon-you are right the bowing out walls are great! I bought the pole sections from quest outfitters (they sell a lot of DIY gear). I will warn you that I spent quite a bit more on the poles than I did on the shelter. A cheaper option might be to buy fiberglass poles or repurpose some from an existing or retired tent. |
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SevenofNine |
What center height do you have? |
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butthead |
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tg |
MN-The stove is the smaller four dog titanium. I don't think its too big for the tent but you could probably get away with smaller. Considered a smaller stove like the snowtrekker solo but it wouldn't be much weight savings and would require more wood processing (cutting to even shorter lengths). karola-that definitely crossed my mind-although once setup in the "big tent" it seems like a lot of hassle to disassemble 7/9-center height is roughly 7' at the top corners-dips a bit in the center to where I have to duck slightly to not rub my head (6'3"ish) on the roof. Still pretty comfy. Rich |
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PortageKeeper |
I've never seen a wedge style ice shelter... or am I seeing it at that kind of angle? Is it an older version? Good plan, btw. I will soon post some photo's of a break-down ti box stove that I am making. Just got more ti to finish it but the holiday season will slow me down a little. |
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tg |
I found mine brand new in the box on craigslist and paid like $50 for it. Not sure if they're still making them. The twin hub II opens up to a 7'x7' footprint. Unfortunately when folded up it is >5' long! Beyond using it as a solo hot tent I had envisioned using it a packable ice fishing shelter for the BWCA. But at >5' in length it was not exactly packable. So I started thinking about ways to modify it. So I removed the standard long, heavy fiberglass pole and metal hub assemblies. And I replaced them with aluminum tent poles (roughly the same diameter ~0.43"). 4 poles total (2/popout panel) at ~126" each. The poles collapse down to 26" which will make the shelter much more packable. When I take the shelter down I will get actual weights but I'm pretty sure I shaved 3# off of the 15# listed original weight with this change. I used some simple webbing and buckles to stabilize the poles where they cross and these also serve as panel pull outs. Last step was to sew in the stove jack I purchased from Snowtrekker. I played around with stove placement and arrived at the position you'll see in the pics. With it in this position I can lay down across the back of the shelter or along its length I have no plan to part with my snowtrekker but I'm going to have some fun with this thing! tg |
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JustinLinnell1 |
Thanks........Justin |
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ArrowheadPaddler |
quote JustinLinnell1: "I have been thinking of making a hot tent out of a six man Eskimo house (7'x 14' & 38 pounds). I was hopping to have a local place sew a purchased stove jack in the roof to accept the stove pipe. My only concern was that the fish house material won't let out the moisture like canvas would, leading to condensation issues despite the 5"x5" vents on either end of this style fish house. Any thoughts or advice? I appreciate your help! You could do it yourself with a Speedy Stitch sewing awl, they cost about $20. I've used one to sew stove jacks on two different tents. They are really easy to use, no sewing experience necessary. Speedy Stitcher Sewing Awl |
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PortageKeeper |
quote JustinLinnell1: "I have been thinking of making a hot tent out of a six man Eskimo house (7'x 14' & 38 pounds). I was hopping to have a local place sew a purchased stove jack in the roof to accept the stove pipe. My only concern was that the fish house material won't let out the moisture like canvas would, leading to condensation issues despite the 5"x5" vents on either end of this style fish house. Any thoughts or advice? I appreciate your help! I'd bet there wouldn't be any issues, unless you're camped on the ice. Some of the fish houses that I've seen are made from breathable fabric... not sure if yours is though. Hold your mouth up against the fabric and try to force air through. Sometimes you can tell. Either way, wood stoves do an excellent job of dragging any moisture out with the heat. As soon as the stove isn't running though you notice the difference. |
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