Building a Platform for Our Canvas Wall Tent | EPISODE 6 | Jon's Birthday
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- To celebrate Jon's 30th birthday, some family came out for a weekend of camping and building. It took two very long days of digging, measuring, re-measuring, and building to complete the platform and deck that Jon designed for our canvas wall tent, with five people working. We are so happy to have this massive quality-of-life upgrade, and so thankful to those that came up to help.
I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.
Thank you so much!! :D
Guys that is awesome! I’m in the process of trying to find me the perfect 10 to 20 acres of land to do the same thing!
Thanks 😊 We hope it happens for you soon!
Which country are you looking in? Found anything you like? I’m looking in Canada 🇨🇦.
Wow, that looks amazing, well done
Thank you! Cheers!
You are so fortunate to have such great support from family and friends. I'm considering doing this on a river property I have that is in a flood plane. I can't build a structure, but they say nothing about tents. I'm concerned with the slope that is behind your tent. How do you think rain water flowing down that hill will affect it? Best wishes. I'm going to check out the rest of your videos. Thanks for posting.
We are quite happy with our wall tent! The platform certainly isn't necessary but it does make it a bit more comfortable for long term living. The slope is a concern we have as well- so far it hasn't been an issue. After this video we moved some more dirt away from the platform/tent and attempted to create channels for the water to flow away. We've had ~2 ft of snow so far and it's holding up perfectly. I think the spring runoff will be the true test!
@@troublevalleyfarmwhat is the size of your tent? Ply for
Flooring? Aren’t you worried about water damage or
Seepage under and into the the tent? What was your idea here never seen that? Enjoy thanks for video
@@scottpierson7495 Hey there! The tent itself is 12x14 but combined with the extended fly which coveres the porch its 12x22. As for plywood floors, we only used plywood underneath the tent section and also sealed it with a paint/sealer. Water doesnt make its way into the tent and the whole platform is raised off the ground so it's not pulling any moisture. There is a small section of ply exposed at the door but so far it hasnt been an issue... its a fairly dry climate and the wood doesn't stay wet for long.
We're planning on doing a 1 year+ review video soon so keep an eye out for that!
Thanks!
So, its been a year since you completed this build. What, if anything, would you have done differently? What improvements have you made or are you thinking about making?
Putting together a 1 year review video right now! Keep a lookout for that and let me know if you have additional questions that I can try and answer in the video!
Thank you! @@troublevalleyfarm I look forward to it. I'll be building a couple platforms in the spring. I can't wait! Is winter over yet? =p
Awesome! Are you building out a campground?
! I am. I'm building a "dispersed camping"campground.
nice idea, ❤
What brand tent is this
It's a Wall Tent Shop tent!
@@troublevalleyfarmIn Canada 🇨🇦 or the USA 🇺🇸?
@@ShikokuFoodForest We are in the US. The Wall Tent Shop us based in Idaho.
Looks awesome! I like how you set up the inside of your tent. Just something I’m wondering about, does the rain fly also have a stove jack for the chimney pipe? How long are you planning on living in your tent?
Thank you, its working quite well for us! It does, the rainfly has a square cutout to match the stove jack location on the canvas tent. Right now we're using the tent for long stays while we figure out plans for more permanent housing.
@@troublevalleyfarm Where in the US are you living? (I’m not asking for your address, just perhaps the city and state?). Do you have cold winters? I’m considering relocating to northern, subarctic Canada 🇨🇦 with -35C or colder winters!
We're in USDA zone 5b/6a with the lowest low temperature around -10°F (-23°C). We didn't even try staying in the tent during the coldest part of our winter this year, even with the wood stove. On nights below 40°F (4°C) we have to get up every hour to tend the fire or it gets too cold to stay asleep. That being said, there might be better or more efficient wood stoves out there that would keep us warmer longer, but we still couldn't imagine living in this tent during the kind of winter you're talking about!
@@troublevalleyfarm Hello again. +4C is pretty mild. Only cool, but not real cold. Where I’m considering moving is climate zone 2~3. It can get down to -40C. Yes, if you want to survive sleeping in your tent in winter, a bigger, more efficient wood stove is needed. Where do you sleep in winter? Do you have plans to build an insulated cabin?
I am looking to do the same thing. Looking for any suggestions on material and which tent company did you go with! Thanks for sharing
Hey there! We answered a similar question in another comment but I'll just highlight some thoughts.
We went the with Wall Tent Shop based in Idaho and highly reccomend them. We're not sponsored by them or anything, we just really like their product and their customer service was fantastic.
We highly reccomend an extended fly, it adds a great spot to hangout outside even if its raining/snowing.
The T&G plywood panels were a bit of a pain and we didnt realize the toung part is factored into the dimensions. We would probably just use normal exterior ply if we were to build another.
Take a look at the response to scottpierson for some other notes.
Hope that helps!
Those orange chairs look nice. What is the brand name? Thank you.
Hey there! They are from REI but were discontinued, they don't have any branding on them unfortunately.
Thanks for getting back!
Getting ready to build a 16x12 for my wall tent on my property in the Sierras near desolation wilderness. Anything you would change or should I think about doing?
That's super exciting! We love that area! 16x12 sounds like a great size.
A few things I'd recommend:
Doors on both ends of the tent + the bug screens. We were originally going to get a single door with a window on the other side but they were out of stock, they offered the dual door instead and I'm glad it worked out that way. The doors on both sides are great for airflow in the summer and offers entrance flexibility. The only downside is that you can't just unzip a small window to get a little bit of airflow, it's all or nothing and needs to be done from the outside.
An air gap under the deck. Our tent is up against a hill and so the back part of the deck was dug into the hillside, I'd recommend building the deck with a few inches of airgap underneath to keep mice and other critters from building nests under the deck. (we've since dug out more around our tent to combat mice)
The front porch/extended rainfly. (it's amazing) In addition, we stepped down our front deck, mainly due to the height off the ground, but it added a couple of neat features. Doing so added a step into the "living part" of the tent which doubles as a place to sit, and it increases the headroom on that deck.
The last one is regarding the wood stove, we love having it, but take some time to find an efficient stove. It might be the wood we're burning but have to stoke the fire every 1.5 hours otherwise it dies.
Good luck!
@@troublevalleyfarm Awesome thank you for sharing and taking the time to explain. Now you want to come help me 😂😂 Lol. Thanks for
The great advice.
Did you ever build? How did it go? 😀
@@troublevalleyfarm Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎈🎆. Yes I sure did. I can send you some pics if you like
@@troublevalleyfarm came out super nice
Hi, where did you purchase the footer pieces from? Thanks!
Hi there! They are from Home Depot, Camo 15.75x15.75 Polyolefin Deck Blocks. We liked using them, they were much easier to transport than concrete piers and have held up just fine.
What size is your tent?
Hey there! The tent is 12'x14' (12' on the door side), with an extended rainfly which adds another 8' porch.