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VTer
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Re: Tent Input
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Reply #20 on:
July 05, 2013, 04:28:00 PM »
I'm not sure why people ask for advice and then don't listen to it. Hope it works for you.
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Burnsie
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Posts: 2167
Re: Tent Input
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Reply #21 on:
July 05, 2013, 04:48:00 PM »
Why is everyone so sure sure this tent is going to be a flop, just by looking at a picture and a price tag? I certainly believe in the "you get what you pay for" philosophy, but you you don't always have to take out a second mortgage to get camping gear of acceptable quality, especially if it is going to be used infrequently. If you're doing a hard core back country hunt every year or several times a year, then the high buck stuff is definitely the way to go, but not everyone needs equipment to meet those requirements. You go Bud!
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wooddamon1
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Re: Tent Input
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Reply #22 on:
July 05, 2013, 04:54:00 PM »
Let us know what ya think when it shows up.
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David Mitchell
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Re: Tent Input
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Reply #23 on:
July 05, 2013, 05:26:00 PM »
I don't see why guys think that Bud is making/made a mistake. :confused: He is only planning to use the tent on very rare occasions and so why SHOULD he spend a bunch more money on one just to spend a night or two in a year not far from the truck? HUH?
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woodchucker
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Re: Tent Input
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Reply #24 on:
July 05, 2013, 08:08:00 PM »
I've gotta agree with Bud, folks!!!!!
If your only gonna use it once in a while??? Why break the bank?
I think it's a cool looking tent! Personaly, I'm a Dome tent man myself... Had a few of them, all but 1 are still usable. Actualy, that one MAY still be usable... Idk, because I don't have it home with me right now, LOL! Bought them all at Dicks and didn't spend over $50 for any one of them.....
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tracker12
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Posts: 1796
Re: Tent Input
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Reply #25 on:
July 05, 2013, 08:30:00 PM »
Look at the Spring Bar. Made in UT and one of the best tents out there for wind rain and snow. Now its not a pack tent but for a base camp it does not get much better. The Kodiak sold by Cabelasis a close copy but not as good as far a I'm concerned.
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Bud B.
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Re: Tent Input
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Reply #26 on:
July 05, 2013, 09:31:00 PM »
I used to live in Alaska, 25 years ago. No, this is not a tent for AK. It'll be a place to sleep and keep mosquitos away and maybe a snake or two. If it craps out I will have the truck only feet away. It ain't no back country tent for sure but that was not what I sought. It's really a glorified bug screen.
As for the "advice", I asked for input on
this
tent. Some gave good pros and cons. Some gave one liners. Some wanted palaces. Some understand it's a minor investment for a seldom need.
I got it for $71.99 with free shipping and no sales tax. Not a bad deal for keeping mosquitos away, and if it lasts only one outing then it's served it's purpose. A nearby motel is roughly $90 a night. It's amazing how threads turn out, ain't it?
If it ever dries up here in NC I'll put it up and give it a look over. Rain has fallen here for the last 13 days straight.
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njloco
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Re: Tent Input
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Reply #27 on:
July 05, 2013, 09:53:00 PM »
Nobody is knocking it, good luck with it and I hope it lasts many seasons !
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David Mitchell
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Re: Tent Input
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Reply #28 on:
July 05, 2013, 09:56:00 PM »
Well, somebody called it "junk" so I guess that is knocking it, huh? Yeah, Bud, it's amazing how threads sometimes go.
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Rob W.
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Re: Tent Input
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Reply #29 on:
July 06, 2013, 01:01:00 PM »
I have used a $30 swiss gear backpacker for about 10 yrs. through winter, rain and everything else. I have a new tent now but that thing is still going strong. Good sealing treatments and well stored goes a long way. I always like to find those diamonds in the rough and let everyone else stimulate the economy.
Let us know how it works.
Rob
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Re: Tent Input
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Reply #30 on:
July 07, 2013, 11:25:00 AM »
These are my two Egyptian sail canvas Eena tents.
I know what todo when it is cold out, but it was 106 degrees the day this photo was taken. I ordered them both with the stove hole option, I should have ordered the air conditioner option as well.
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T-D
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 229
Re: Tent Input
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Reply #31 on:
July 07, 2013, 01:06:00 PM »
Look guys Bud slept in a $175 tent a few months ago and we ended up spending the same price as his tent for tarps just to keep us remotely dry. I can't blame him for trying to save a dollar or two since my high price tent didn't pan out. I also believe in the "you get what you pay for" I definitely didn't get what I paid for on this venture. Can't wait to see ya tent Bud. We definitely need to get together and shoot sometime.
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Bud B.
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Re: Tent Input
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Reply #32 on:
July 07, 2013, 02:15:00 PM »
That was unbelievable rain though Todd. I was soaked more from that hunt on the second day than from being in the tent. The humidity was in the upper 90s also, so, nothing was immune from wet.
Hope you can make Sissipahaw in Aug.
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