Yellowstone tent

[Moon]

I'm planning to buy a new canvas tent and would like to know if anyone has any experiences (good/bad) with the 12X15 Yellowstone tent by Reliabletent?  It seems like a very good tent and can be set-up by one person which is good since I mostly hunt alone.  I am also considering the 12X14 wall tent by Davistent.  I plan to use it during archery elk season in either Colorado or New Mexico.  Please feel free to offer any other suggestions and any information provided will be greatly appreciated.

Also considered the Alaknak but was concerned about the condensation issues.  What do you think?

Thanks in advance.

[BobT]

I got a 14'x16' from The Wall Tent Shop last fall and it worked very well. I made my own frame and poles and with a bit of thinking one person can set it up alone. It seems to be a well made tent and looked like the "best bang for the buck" as they say. It has plenty of room for three people with a small table and a couple of coolers packs and what not. Spend some time looking at the various tents out there and decide what you need then go from there.

Bob

[hunting badger]

I don't know about the yellowstone model but I've owned two tipis and a spike tent from Reliable and I can tell you they are a good company with quality tents at very reasonable prices. I used my spike tent for Montana elk hunting and it worked very well for drive in camps or horse camp but too heavy for backpacking. I've only used it once since I moved to Alaska but it worked well here also.

[amicus]

You can try this site. He has a lot of wall tents and is nice to deal with.


 http://www.packsaddleshop.com/

[rtherber]

Both Davis and Reliable Tents have an impeccable reputation. I don't see how you could go wrong with either one. I would have bought one of their tents if I hadn't dealt with a local tentmaker back in the 70's with my first wall tent. I also began hunting solo later so asked the local tentmaker to customize one for my needs. I use the military telescopic GP Small ridge poles on the ends and I can set the tent up by myself in a very short time.