thermocouple
02-19-2008, 08:37 PM
Wall tents are great for emergency sheltering. They are extremely common in many different forms, making them relatively easy to find used. The wall tent is a long standing and proven design, giving you a well established track record of performance. Most wall tent manufacturers do not provide a pre-fabricated insulation package, in the event that you would want to add insulation to the tent. But the rectangular footprint and vertical walls makes the wall tent the easiest of backcountry shelters for making custom insulating packages. Wall tent shells are typically made of canvas, which is weathers excellent and does well in wet conditions, but is not air tight and therefore not steamy.
The Army style wall tent is probably the most readily found in used condition. They can be found in basic wall tent sizes up to extremely large 30'X60' sizes, though these bigger versions are extremely heavy and bulky to store and transport.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/cbatson73/armytent-1.jpg
A decent starting point if you are interested in buying an Army style wall tent is at your local Army surplus store, or your local online classified ads. An online source for these tents is www.armytents.com (http://www.armytents.com) .
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The modern canvas wall tent is very common and popular with hunters and longer-term campers. This is because they are sturdy and roomy, and the steel internal frames are designed to break down for easy transport. Nearly all modern wall tents are designed to accomodate a wood burning camp stove inside the tent, though stove location is usually dictated by the location of the stove jack flap, where the chimney pipe exits the roof of the tent. These can be found used, but the great thing about buying these new is that your tent manufacturer will very likely accomodate whatever specifics you have in mind, from footprint size to extra window to dual doors.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/cbatson73/walltent-1.jpg
Wall tents can be found here and there in your local online classifieds, particularly if you live in a hunting area. If you are interested in a new one, try Montana Canvas www.montanacanvas.com (http://www.montanacanvas.com) or Kirkhams in Salt Lake City http://www.springbar.com/wall_tents/ .
Wall tents can also be found or manufactured with primitive frame structures. The frames are made of wood, young trees stripped of their branches and bark. They are not as taught as the modern, steel internal framed versions, but they served many campers very well long before steel frames were possible. The nice thing about the primitive frames is that all the material for a repair exists in the wild. A little work and sweat will provide new material for damaged or destroyed frame members. Just something to consider.
I do like wall tents, in fact I own a primitive wall tent. They are fairly simple for two people to set up and very roomy and liveable inside. The main knocks on wall tents are that they are not the most stable tent design in heavy winds (due to the vertical walls), and the roof will collect more snow than many other tent designs.
The Army style wall tent is probably the most readily found in used condition. They can be found in basic wall tent sizes up to extremely large 30'X60' sizes, though these bigger versions are extremely heavy and bulky to store and transport.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/cbatson73/armytent-1.jpg
A decent starting point if you are interested in buying an Army style wall tent is at your local Army surplus store, or your local online classified ads. An online source for these tents is www.armytents.com (http://www.armytents.com) .
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The modern canvas wall tent is very common and popular with hunters and longer-term campers. This is because they are sturdy and roomy, and the steel internal frames are designed to break down for easy transport. Nearly all modern wall tents are designed to accomodate a wood burning camp stove inside the tent, though stove location is usually dictated by the location of the stove jack flap, where the chimney pipe exits the roof of the tent. These can be found used, but the great thing about buying these new is that your tent manufacturer will very likely accomodate whatever specifics you have in mind, from footprint size to extra window to dual doors.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/cbatson73/walltent-1.jpg
Wall tents can be found here and there in your local online classifieds, particularly if you live in a hunting area. If you are interested in a new one, try Montana Canvas www.montanacanvas.com (http://www.montanacanvas.com) or Kirkhams in Salt Lake City http://www.springbar.com/wall_tents/ .
Wall tents can also be found or manufactured with primitive frame structures. The frames are made of wood, young trees stripped of their branches and bark. They are not as taught as the modern, steel internal framed versions, but they served many campers very well long before steel frames were possible. The nice thing about the primitive frames is that all the material for a repair exists in the wild. A little work and sweat will provide new material for damaged or destroyed frame members. Just something to consider.
I do like wall tents, in fact I own a primitive wall tent. They are fairly simple for two people to set up and very roomy and liveable inside. The main knocks on wall tents are that they are not the most stable tent design in heavy winds (due to the vertical walls), and the roof will collect more snow than many other tent designs.