Hot Tent Suggestions?

[NikonF5user]

Odd to start this as summer is approaching, but I've been thinking I need to jump into the hot tent camping cadre next year - not really necessary here in Maryland, but it would be nice to do more up north in the winter. Before I dive in, figured I'd check here to see whether anyone has hot tent experience? Not sure whether I'd combine paddling with a hot tent, but it's not impossible! I suspect the ideal for me would be 2-3 person that is moderately light as I doubt I'll toboggan with the tent. I think initially I'll try it with short hikes or paddling in the the ADKs this fall, and branch out from there. Would love to hear thoughts, experiences, and suggestions!

 

[Tryin']

How cold are you going with it, and how much space do you want? Also, the stove is a huge piece of the system weight. My stove is a stainless bomb-proof unit, but weighs 20 lbs. My friend has a titanium affair that weighs much less, but gets kinda fiddly to set up. For lightweight systems, the western hunting crowd has a ton of info cached on forums such as rokslide.com

Battle of the 2.0s: Seek Outside Cimarron vs Redcliff Floorless Shelters - Rokslide

The Seek Outside Cimarron and Redcliff tents have been extremely popular among the backpack hunting crowd for nearly a decade. My first experience with the original Cimarron was in 2017, when I was comparing various mid-style shelters for a Rokslide article...

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With no other info than what is provided so far, I would suggest a Seek Outside Cimarron bundle.

Cimarron 2.0 Hot Tent Bundle

Cimarron Hot Tent With Wood Stove Bundle

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When you dont care as much about weight, options open up and prices drop. OneTigris, NatureHike, and Luxe are all options with which I have positive experience.

This guy has a bunch of no-bs reviews on gear that he buys. Quite a few Chinese hot tents on his channel.

https://youtube.com/@theoutdoorgearreview?si=-1mzYgDkBeJmfh0_

 

[memaquay]

The premium hot tent for people who canoe or man haul has always been the snowtrekker. I have this one - https://snowtrekkertents.com/collections/tents/products/9x11-5-basecamp

However, there are many other hot tents on the market now, many considerably cheaper than the snow trekker. If I were to buy the same model now, it would be around $3000.00 Canadian, without the stove or any extras. That's pretty hefty for a tent that gets used a few times a year.

There are many nylon knock off winter tents now that you could buy and try, and if you don't like it, no great loss.
https://www.amazon.ca/POMOLY-Chalet...204&sprefix=polmoly,aps,246&sr=8-6&th=1&psc=1

My main winter camping tent now is a pop up ice fishing tent. I have the Eskimo 650 XD. This is a quality, robust, decadent winter camping option. It is insulated, not bothered much by wind, and very easy to heat. Comes in around $1000.00 Canadian. However it is quite heavy and large to transport.

Needless to say, the Eskimo gets hauled in by skidoo or freighter canoe.
My snowtrekker only gets used now in shoulder season, primarily in October for moose hunting.

 

[lowangle al]

I think hot tents are great for canoe tripping and they aren't just for winter. I sometimes take mine anytime before June or after mid September, depending on the weather report. With a hot tent you can be a lot warmer and dryer and use a lot less wood. I have two different set ups. One is with a canvas Campfire tent and a Kni-co stove. This probably weighs close to 50 lbs. The other is a nylon tipi style with a small folding stove from a hunting supply company called Kifaru that Weis less then 15 lbs.

This setup saved the day after being out in cold rain and wind all day.

This is in more mild weather. The tent can be snugged up to keep more heat in or I can enclose the front with visqueen with a hole for the stove pipe.

 

[Robin]

Odd to start this as summer is approaching, but I've been thinking I need to jump into the hot tent camping cadre next year

Perfect time to start accumulating hot tent gear imo, far better now then later in paddling season when things start to cool down and used gear becomes scarce or new items get back ordered.
I use a downsized canvas wall tent with an interior frame and a small no brand wood stove that I cut down. I have over 100 nights in it. Mine is capable of fitting 2 people on cots, but I have always gone solo. You can actually build your own wood stove, lots of plans out there..Just big enough to take the chill off evenings and morning, I sleep with a cold stove, I think most people who backcountry camp via canoe or sled sleep with a cold stove, it requires a lot of wood preparation and waking up hourly to keep these stoves hot all night.