Finally going to be able to make it out on a couple of fly out dream hunts next year with my hunting partner to the slope for Caribou and then a float hunt for moose. I want to upgrade to something with more room than my BA 4 season backpacking tent incase we run into a few wx days and get stuck hanging out inside. The plan is for each of us to have our own tent (not necessarily the same and for redundancy 2=1 1=0). And then use on subsequent hunts as a base tent with my tarp for spiking out. I've already got a Kifaru small box stove, and helinox cot I'd like to use.
Looking at the SO 4 or 6 man Tipi, I do a lot of solo hunting but for the times that I've got 1 or 2 others it'd be nice for the extra room. The 6 man has me a little worried on the sheer size and finding a place clear enough to pitch it.
Has anyone used it in the lower pitch setting by using the ? How much does that affect the weatherability of it, and how much smaller does that make it? (real world experience appreciated but necessary).
I like the Sawtooth, but am not sure if it offers the ability to run a cot, or how I feel about the second pole in the middle of the back end. Has anyone tried running two poles pitched at an angle in the back?
Of the 3, looking at running 1-2 people, 3 in summer going light. Which would you go with, and why? I am leaning toward the SO 6 man Tipi depending on how useable it is pitched lower because of that versatility and extra size. But for ability to handle more extreme weather I go back to the Sawtooth.
Thanks in advance for any recommendations, and advice.
Merc
Looking at the SO 4 or 6 man Tipi, I do a lot of solo hunting but for the times that I've got 1 or 2 others it'd be nice for the extra room. The 6 man has me a little worried on the sheer size and finding a place clear enough to pitch it.
Has anyone used it in the lower pitch setting by using the ? How much does that affect the weatherability of it, and how much smaller does that make it? (real world experience appreciated but necessary).
I like the Sawtooth, but am not sure if it offers the ability to run a cot, or how I feel about the second pole in the middle of the back end. Has anyone tried running two poles pitched at an angle in the back?
Of the 3, looking at running 1-2 people, 3 in summer going light. Which would you go with, and why? I am leaning toward the SO 6 man Tipi depending on how useable it is pitched lower because of that versatility and extra size. But for ability to handle more extreme weather I go back to the Sawtooth.
Thanks in advance for any recommendations, and advice.
Merc