Hot Tents

Barrera · Feb 15, 2020

Any you guys using the Hot Tents. I'm considering the seek outside 8 person tipi with XL stove. Now that my youth hunters are in thier teens were looking to do more backcountry style hunts. Any insight and experience with them is appreciated before I spend the $1600.00

Founder · Feb 15, 2020

I’ve never heard of it.

OLDHORNHUNTER · Feb 17, 2020

Man there is NO way in Hell I would spend $1600 on a tent. There are SOooooooo many options in tents its mind boggling. Check out LUXE for one they have 6 Hot tents from $190 to $600 that is just one maker

BeanMan · Feb 17, 2020

Quality and weight, that is what you pay for.

Barrera · Feb 17, 2020

Oldhornhunter. Agree it's on the expensive end and that's one reason I asked for opinions experience with these type of set ups. Ultimately I'm trying to find the best backcountry option for my sons and I. Having the stove is huge imo to keep them warm if needed. What I'm buying mostly is the memories with my boys not just the tent

Beanman. Your exactly correct on the weight saving. This complete tent set up with stove I'm looking at is 11lbs 10oz. Impressive

Appreciate the response

Founder · Feb 17, 2020

I had to take a look. They look cool, but I don't know if the stove is worth the hassle of having to feed a fire all night with little sticks. The little stoves are really little.
I also like having a floor in the tent. I'm not a wuss, but mosquitoes, spiders, mice and wind coming in along the bottom edge would suck.
One of my other concerns would be whether it could withstand a strong wind.
I'd like to try one before buying one.

BeanMan · Feb 17, 2020

A stove like that is not one you would feed all night, you use it for comfort in the evenings and mornings and for cooking if you like. Seek Outside tents have been well tested to withstand high winds. They have a sod skirt inside which seals them pretty well in regards to wind. You can buy an optional ‘nest’ if you are squeamish about bugs, high mosquito populations would make that a necessity.

Founder · Feb 17, 2020

BeanMan said:
A stove like that is not one you would feed all night, you use it for comfort in the evenings and mornings and for cooking if you like. Seek Outside tents have been well tested to withstand high winds. They have a sod skirt inside which seals them pretty well in regards to wind. You can buy an optional ‘nest’ if you are squeamish about bugs, high mosquito populations would make that a necessity.

I shot them an email to see if they could hook me up with a loaner to test out and review. I’m curious, but skeptical.

BeanMan · Feb 17, 2020

Cool, hopefully they will set you up. I live about 15 minutes from the store/factory and stop in to see what they have set up frequently. I used their DST tarp a lot the last two years in place of a tent. I bought an Eolus and really like it. Neither of them are winter/snow tents for me though.

Barrera · Feb 18, 2020

Founder, that would be pretty cool if they send you a demo. Keep me posted

OLDHORNHUNTER · Feb 20, 2020

Barrera said:
Any you guys using the Hot Tents. I'm considering the seek outside 8 person tipi with XL stove. Now that my youth hunters are in thier teens were looking to do more backcountry style hunts. Any insight and experience with them is appreciated before I spend the $1600.00

Hey a buddy of mine sent me a message he has a NorTent Tipi 6 with their wood stove I checked out their website might be worth taking a look

Barrera · Feb 20, 2020

Oldhornhunter,
Will do thanks.

OLDHORNHUNTER · Feb 21, 2020

Barrera said:
Oldhornhunter,
Will do thanks.

Sure thing ! I did some checking myself after looking at the NorTent there are some damn nice stoves out there that dont weigh a lot

BeanMan · Feb 21, 2020

I couldn’t find any specs for Nortent on their website, like how much do they weigh?

Deepcolor · Feb 21, 2020

$20 tarp and some free elbow grease.

Barrera · Feb 21, 2020

Deepcolor,
Awesome keeping it simple. Is that stove in the pic in your tarp set up or another tent in the background? Cant tell. Pretty cool set up. ?

Deepcolor · Feb 21, 2020

Stove is in the tarp tent. My buddy built this as a trial last year, worked great.

smokingfire · Feb 21, 2020

I haven't tried their shelters, but I have been using a Seek Outside pack for the last year and if their shelters are anything like their packs, I don't think anyone would be disappointed.

Also, that tarp setup looks awesome Deepcolor!

Padfoot · Feb 21, 2020

Fires are too much of a hassle during archery season. And in winter the isn’t enough day light to spend it cozying up to a fire unless you’re tent bound. Then why not use a propane heater? Packing a stove means horses or car camping in my world. Only time a wood camp stove was nice was when I was on a guided hunt and the full time cook took care of the wood the fire and making coffee in the morning ?

BeanMan · Feb 21, 2020

I’ve used a Seek Outside DST tarp as my shelter for the last two seasons and it has worked fine. I bought an Eolus that was a second and think it will replace the DST tarp since it has better storm coverage (although I never got wet in the DST). The pictures below are from my Archery hunt last September and the DST tarp.

BeanMan · Feb 21, 2020

Sorry, I strayed of the hot tent topic. I am getting a stove jack put in my Eolus so I can put a lightweight stove in it.

liecabucks · Feb 21, 2020

Founder said:
I shot them an email to see if they could hook me up with a loaner to test out and review. I’m curious, but skeptical.

I have a kifaru 4 man tipi with their small titanium stove you can take for a weekend if you want founder. I only live 45 minutes north of you. Lemme know

Founder · Feb 22, 2020

liecabucks said:
I have a kifaru 4 man tipi with their small titanium stove you can take for a weekend if you want founder. I only live 45 minutes north of you. Lemme know

Thanks for the offer! I may just have to do that. How much does that setup weigh?

BuzzH · Feb 22, 2020

I used the seek outside cimarron with the medium stove this year a bunch while sheep hunting Wyoming. Did a couple 5-10 day backpacking trips, and debated about bringing the stove, glad I did.

Got into all kinds of weather, snow, rain, etc. and its pretty nice to have a way to dry out all your gear each night.

I found that if you damper the stove down all the way, fill it as full as you can, you get about 3 hours out of it. The other nice thing about the stove, if you're just boiling water, no reason to bring a separate stove to cook on. You can boil water in just a few minutes if the stove is going good.

I was pretty skeptical as I got the tent/stove/nest through a promotion deal but it worked very well. I can think of a lot of miserable nights I've spent out hunting where it would have been nice to have a setup like the cimarron.

liecabucks · Feb 22, 2020

Founder said:
Thanks for the offer! I may just have to do that. How much does that setup weigh?

I forget but it’s 6-8 lbs with stove and center pole

dihardhunter · Mar 14, 2020

They are a game changer in my book. And easily justifiable for the guy who doesn't have an RV or occasionally spends money on a hotel when the temp dips below what is tolerable. I have a SO Redcliff with TiGoat stove and it has easily paid for itself in 3 short seasons. Love that thing. It's also indestructible - survived a 60 hour storm on Kodiak Island where wind gusts peaked over 70 mph. Zero regrets

Barrera · Mar 14, 2020

Dihardhunter,
Good info for sure. NM draw closes here on the 18th. If we draw certain areas I'll likely be investing.
Thanks

easyelk13 · Mar 15, 2020

I bought that same tepee and stove in 2015 for a pack in trip using llamas. It sets up easy, lots of room, lightweight and well made. I have used it every year since then. The stove works great for taking the chill off. About 2 hrs is all it lasts. I would buy it again if you need lightweight.