Please explain tipi benefits

[RedPaint]

I spend my time in an area with plenty of trees to string up a wall tent style silpoly shelter. Its small, light weight, etc...... Vertical walls, more standing room, can open the front during rain and not have it come into the living area. I can rig it to shed snow well. I am fascinated by tipis though. For my situation, any benefit to a similar sized tipi?

 

[Dos Perros]

Tipis are made to be an efficient use of material. Only one pole. Room down low where you need it, not much up top where you don't. Being circular they tend to shed wind better than a wall tent. Faster setup. But you do trade some comfort compared to a wall tent.

 

[mikkel318]

1) Least material and lightest weight
2) Shed wind really well. We spent 3 days in 50 mph winds on the tundra with really diffucult staking and it didn't budge
3) Wall tent is way may comfortable. Some tipis come with tie-outs 1/3 the way up the seams to help with that and give more vertical wall space.

 

[92xj]

for what you describe, there is no benefit over what you do currently besides potentially shaving a little weight.
But, I still think you should buy a tipi..because why not. you are fascinated by them.

 

[Ross]

Tipis offer packability, ease of setup, and greater mobility than a wall tent…a wall tent is a taj mahal of a tipi, but comes with a weight penalty and base camping only unless you have stock…tipis let you stay back in , in relative comfort At just over 5 pds it is pretty sweet and offers a lot of flexibility for many along with good memories. My wall tent of two decades does not get as much use these days but both have their place. ………..I now see you said wall tent style silpoly…the tipi will just save some weight and size likely so all depends how small you want to go…so many options today to explore

 

[RedPaint]

Tipis offer packability, ease of setup, and greater mobility than a wall tent…a wall tent is a taj mahal of a tipi, but comes with a weight penalty and base camping only unless you have stock…tipis let you stay back in , in relative comfort At just over 5 pds it is pretty sweet and offers a lot of flexibility for many along with good memories. My wall tent of two decades does not get as much use these days but both have their place. ………..I now see you said wall tent style silpoly…the tipi will just save some weight and size likely so all depends how small you want to go…so many options today to explore

Love the pics