Wall tent question

Chow_Hound · Jun 18, 2015

I am going to buy a wall tent with a sewn in floor. I know most people hate that set up but I live in the South and need it to be snake proof and bug proof to use it at home.

My question is on the frame. I have read that it is possible to use an internal frame with a sewn in floor if you get doors on both ends. Just wondering how practical this is or if I should just go with the external poles.

Thanks

hounddawgs · Jun 18, 2015

Depends on how big of tent are you looking to get? The bigger the tent the harder it is to set up and yes you have to get doors at both ends.I have a 14x17 Montana canvas it was suggested that I don't have the floor sewn in. Montana canvas is really good about that call them and they can tell you more about what you are wanting in a tent

Foreman4x4 · Jun 20, 2015

All I can say is, no way in hell I'd have a sewn in floor, period.

MIG · Aug 30, 2015

I have the 12x20 Alaknak and love it

sagebrush · Sep 5, 2015

I also have a 12X20 Alaknak with a vestibule and that thing is the bomb.

"You can fly a helicopter to the top of Everest and say you've been there. The problem with that is you were an a$$hole when you started and you're still an a$$hole when you get back.
Its the climb that makes you a different person". - Yvon Chouinard

BPKHunter · Sep 10, 2015

I have a 12x12 alaknak with vestibule, which works great for 2 guys and okay for 3, but I don't recommend it if it's hot, but most particularly if it will be in the direct sun as it becomes a sauna in that situation.