I love that tent. Very awesome. I have wondered why they did not go ahead and put an awning window on the other side. No biggy, I have just been wondering....cost savings I guess. I think you did the right thing going 12x12 particularly when using a stove. Great set up.
Thanks for the thumbs up. So, that was Mike with his 12'x12' tent and I bought the 10'x10' tent in October and used it on our fishing trip near Telluride about two weeks ago. Your comment on the 12x12 hits home a little because I was having issues with my tent getting to hot when I ran the wood stove. I'm currently working on some things on the Camp Chef Alpine stove to reduce the oxygen getting into the stove so I can control the heat better. I have about 10 camp videos from that trip that are going up soon (and it's the same Reservoir in the video where Mike put up his tent), plus I just put up a video of the trout catches from the trip. There were 18 trout catches and most of them were 19" browns. Here's the link to the video if you're interested. th-cam.com/video/D99n6zd0JWs/w-d-xo.html Rick
@@campingwithmikenrickoutdoors This popped back up in my auto-play and I watched it all the way through again. I will definitely get this tent soon, I hope. Tell Mike to use a Sharpie and mark the bottom of the tent with "Front" on the two innermost quarters so that no matter what order he folds it, "Front" will be written on the top of the outer fold. Hope yall are well and still camping. Cheers!
This would be so very cozy on cold winter nights. Some of the features it has seem great; I especially like the guy-line tensioners. About the only thing that would make it better would be to have TPU window coverings. At the end of the day though, I can't see myself pounding 18-20 stakes into frozen ground. Have you used it in a heavy snow fall yet? If so, how does it shed?
We have used these several times in extreme cold weather but not in heavy snow. I'm going to be doing a lot of winter camping this year in my Kodiak Canvas 10x10 tent so I'll make sure I set it up before a big snow storm to test it. I'll probably get the middle support pole for that trip. Also, besides Mike's 12'x12' cabin lodge tent, I have the 10'x14' Flexbow tent, and the 10'x10' cabin lodge tent. Both cabin lodge tents are stove ready and both Mike and I have wood stoves. Let me know if you have any other questions. Rick
On the stove jack fly, you want to roll it up underneath to help prevent trapping water runoff when it rains. Similar to the awning you have on the 10x14 springbar style tent you have in the background.
Just out of curiosity, if you're from Colorado, where is your accent from? Anyway, glad to see this, because that's one of the tents I'm considering getting, but I don't want to buy one that can't be put up by one person.
I apologize for the late reply. Mike is from Oklahoma and I (Rick) am from Colorado, but I grew up in Oregon and spent 33 years in Oklahoma, before returning to the mountains. It sure is easier setting these tents up with two people, but Mike and I have proven several times that we can set up these heavy tents by ourselves. These 4-season tents make all the difference in the cold weather. Let me know if you have any other questions. Rick
@@campingwithmikenrickoutdoorseing brutally honest so as to potentially save a life, do you think a 130lb woman, 5'2", early forties could get that tent up alone?
It's possible, but it depends on how strong you are. Mike struggled with it some but he has gotten better at it. I would say if a persons adrenalin is high enough, people can do most anything in emergency situations. I would just test this a few times at home before trying it on a real trip to make sure it can be done...or that you even want to do it along. I will add that my Flex Bow tent is much easier to set up alone. I hope this helps. Just make sure you look at the instructions and watch some videos of people setting it up to make sure you see it several times before setting it up yourself. This always helps me. Rick
LOL...we're learning how to breath better when shooting a video. It's amazing how bad a person can sound when you're not use to how you look and sound on camera. The other issues are that these are heavy tents and takes some effort to put up, plus we were over 7,700 feet in elevation, but it's good that people consider how much effort they want to expend putting these tents up. Rick
Great question. I'll pass that on to Mike. I'm hoping he read the instructions, but I know I did not see the instructions so I'll confirm with him. He's pretty good about instructions so I'm hoping he set it up correctly. Rick
I like my 12 × 12... he set it up right putting in the two end center poles. Ask him if he had 4 extra guy-lines. Each corner has two. Takes the sag out more. Hey, I did the same thing. Great video and demo. ...Alan in 🇨🇱
Just ordered mine after watching this. Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it. Let us know how you like it after using it or if you have any questions.
Rick
I love that tent. Very awesome. I have wondered why they did not go ahead and put an awning window on the other side. No biggy, I have just been wondering....cost savings I guess. I think you did the right thing going 12x12 particularly when using a stove. Great set up.
Thanks for the thumbs up.
So, that was Mike with his 12'x12' tent and I bought the 10'x10' tent in October and used it on our fishing trip near Telluride about two weeks ago.
Your comment on the 12x12 hits home a little because I was having issues with my tent getting to hot when I ran the wood stove. I'm currently working on some things on the Camp Chef Alpine stove to reduce the oxygen getting into the stove so I can control the heat better.
I have about 10 camp videos from that trip that are going up soon (and it's the same Reservoir in the video where Mike put up his tent), plus I just put up a video of the trout catches from the trip. There were 18 trout catches and most of them were 19" browns. Here's the link to the video if you're interested. th-cam.com/video/D99n6zd0JWs/w-d-xo.html
Rick
@@campingwithmikenrickoutdoors This popped back up in my auto-play and I watched it all the way through again. I will definitely get this tent soon, I hope. Tell Mike to use a Sharpie and mark the bottom of the tent with "Front" on the two innermost quarters so that no matter what order he folds it, "Front" will be written on the top of the outer fold. Hope yall are well and still camping. Cheers!
Thanks for the tip. That's something I had not considered but I'm wondering why now. I'll let Mike know about your tip.
Rick
This would be so very cozy on cold winter nights. Some of the features it has seem great; I especially like the guy-line tensioners. About the only thing that would make it better would be to have TPU window coverings. At the end of the day though, I can't see myself pounding 18-20 stakes into frozen ground. Have you used it in a heavy snow fall yet? If so, how does it shed?
We have used these several times in extreme cold weather but not in heavy snow. I'm going to be doing a lot of winter camping this year in my Kodiak Canvas 10x10 tent so I'll make sure I set it up before a big snow storm to test it. I'll probably get the middle support pole for that trip.
Also, besides Mike's 12'x12' cabin lodge tent, I have the 10'x14' Flexbow tent, and the 10'x10' cabin lodge tent. Both cabin lodge tents are stove ready and both Mike and I have wood stoves.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Rick
On the stove jack fly, you want to roll it up underneath to help prevent trapping water runoff when it rains. Similar to the awning you have on the 10x14 springbar style tent you have in the background.
Great advice. I hadn't considered that, and evidently Mike didn't either. We appreciate the advice.
Rick
That breathing is toutture.
For safety, i put the floaty noodles around the guylines so no one trips over them.
Good point. They are a hazard, especially at night. I think bright colored guylines would also be helpful.
Rick
@@campingwithmikenrickoutdoors- Definitely bright colored guylines would be helpful also. 👍🏻
Just out of curiosity, if you're from Colorado, where is your accent from? Anyway, glad to see this, because that's one of the tents I'm considering getting, but I don't want to buy one that can't be put up by one person.
I apologize for the late reply. Mike is from Oklahoma and I (Rick) am from Colorado, but I grew up in Oregon and spent 33 years in Oklahoma, before returning to the mountains.
It sure is easier setting these tents up with two people, but Mike and I have proven several times that we can set up these heavy tents by ourselves. These 4-season tents make all the difference in the cold weather. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Rick
@@campingwithmikenrickoutdoorseing brutally honest so as to potentially save a life, do you think a 130lb woman, 5'2", early forties could get that tent up alone?
It's possible, but it depends on how strong you are. Mike struggled with it some but he has gotten better at it. I would say if a persons adrenalin is high enough, people can do most anything in emergency situations.
I would just test this a few times at home before trying it on a real trip to make sure it can be done...or that you even want to do it along.
I will add that my Flex Bow tent is much easier to set up alone.
I hope this helps. Just make sure you look at the instructions and watch some videos of people setting it up to make sure you see it several times before setting it up yourself. This always helps me.
Rick
It's hard to watch this video all that heavy breathing dude you are out of shape, but the tent is great I am thinking of getting the same tent
It's partly the 7700 feet in elevation and putting up a heavy tent by myself.
I'll try to cut down on the breathing because it irritates me too.
MIke
I was wondering about the altitude there brother, but i do like the tent! @@campingwithmikenrickoutdoors
If you’re doing all that huffing and puffing I don’t think it’s the tent for me
LOL...we're learning how to breath better when shooting a video. It's amazing how bad a person can sound when you're not use to how you look and sound on camera.
The other issues are that these are heavy tents and takes some effort to put up, plus we were over 7,700 feet in elevation, but it's good that people consider how much effort they want to expend putting these tents up.
Rick
I guess he's breathing heavy because of the oxygen issues of living in high altitude Colorado??
It's the altitude, plus putting up the tent by himself. I could have helped but we wanted to show how the tent can be set up by one person.
Rick
I was so excited about this tent until I realized they are made in China. 😔
It seems like most things are made there these days.
Rick
What's wrong with china?🤣
Question; what about raising the four corners first then the center??
Great question. I'll pass that on to Mike. I'm hoping he read the instructions, but I know I did not see the instructions so I'll confirm with him. He's pretty good about instructions so I'm hoping he set it up correctly.
Rick
I like my 12 × 12... he set it up right putting in the two end center poles. Ask him if he had 4 extra guy-lines. Each corner has two. Takes the sag out more. Hey, I did the same thing. Great video and demo. ...Alan in 🇨🇱