At Lake Michigan tent was put on 12’ high platform. Plywood structured on North and West. Strong gale winds off of Lake Michigan. Tent can remain quiet with plywood wind block. Life is so good! 😅 thank you.
I've been afraid to sink money into a cabin tent because I kept believing they would fall apart in a year. Thank you for showing what getting quality work and taking the time to set it up right can produce. Absolutely beautiful 2 years in, and super re-assuring. Thank you.
This gives me hope!!!! My daughter and I just moved into our 16×24 wall tent with extended fly a month and a half ago in BC Have you ever heard of anyone digging a hole in the ground for the woodstove? For geothermal heat? I'm wondering how to keep this large space heated nicely when temperature drops as I have lots of canning in here.
I have a wilderness 5 woodstove, yet cant get it to burn for more than 2.5 hours at night. So, I set my alarm and wake up to stoke the fire. We have some 0 degree nights coming up and I cant wait to sleep through the night as I'll let the fire go out.
@@susanl380 I've got insulated concrete curing tarps over mine and I'm using a valley comfort for heat,was -43 last winter I'm walking around in my slippers. +25 in here all winter,up to about -30 I can sleep thru the night.
Good luck Susan. We are getting about 4 hours of burn on our new wood stove. Our old one gave us 2 hours. Makes for a better nights sleep. But we are not living in our tent. Just a weekend thing
Been watching your videos. I’m in Ohio, got my tent up for almost 2 months, living in it every day and night 😁 Mine is in a larger backyard. So I bug bomb my tent on the inside. Do it once every month. Really helps keeping the unwanted wildlife out. Got a a/c unit for the hot days. Glamping at its best 😂
Yup. A portable A/C on wheels. Air vent and water hose run to the outside. Cut a hole through the bottom tarp portion of the tent. Thinking about going permanently through the canvas, like a stovepipe. But that’s for later. I also have an outdoor ceiling fan hanging to help circulate the air. When the average temp inside the tent gets about 80-83 degrees I manage to bring it down to 73-ish running the A/C at 68 degrees setting. Works for me. 😎
The corner’s do like we did just to make sure nothing happens to the tent or the fly . We cut up a truck inner tube and laid on top of tent under fly the fly is tight like yours. Been since the 60’s no problem’s at all . We have to buy new tent and all of the stuff because we had some teenagers burn our tent and 3 other tents . They got caught but we’ll never get anything from them or parents . Only thing different is we have stove pipe out the left side looking at tent .
Great set up, looking at canvas wall tents myself. It appears the walls and front entrance don't seal to the floor, if yes then how do you keep bugs n critters out?
In short.... You don't. With that said, we don't get "critters" in the tent. Anything bigger than a mouse has never been a problem. Spider's, and little crawly bugs do get in, but they don't bother us. Mice can be a nuisance for sure. We don't keep food at the tent unless its in a mouse proof container and occasionally we have to set traps to catch them. With a little extra work you can seal around the sides of the tent to minimize the bugs. But bugs will be bugs and find their way in. Thanks for watching!
@@mytwelveacres3071 Thanks, yeah was thinking more like mice or snakes. I'd want to leave the tent and inside all set up (cots and sleeping bags, etc.) for the 5-6 months of our camping season or maybe all year like you. We would not cook/eat inside.
Never had a problem. We live adjacent to this property and are able to monitor things pretty closely. Not many people are willing to climb up and down this hill either hahaha! Thanks for watching!
I'm in Arizona also and have one recommendation for any type of vinyl tent structure, yurt, dome, etc., and that is to spray at least two coats of thermashield paint onto the exterior. Thermashield was developed by NASA and can withstand fire from a blowtorch, and is extremely insulating and UV resistant. Some tent companies such as Pacific Domes offer thermashield as an option when ordering their products.
I have several large canvas tarps from White Duck in AZ. I bought a small one 6x8. Used it cover a pallet of concrete. It was covered for 3 years. I finally used it 3 weeks ago and the concrete was just like I had just bought it from Lowe's. I use these tarps to cover building material. The AZ sun hasn't damaged it at all. I'm looking to buy a White Duck wall tent to set up to place my table saw and miter saw. Too hot to be outside in the heat. You know, what I mean.
At Lake Michigan tent was put on 12’ high platform. Plywood structured on North and West. Strong gale winds off of Lake Michigan. Tent can remain quiet with plywood wind block. Life is so good! 😅 thank you.
I've been afraid to sink money into a cabin tent because I kept believing they would fall apart in a year. Thank you for showing what getting quality work and taking the time to set it up right can produce. Absolutely beautiful 2 years in, and super re-assuring. Thank you.
Thanks for watching! I do have some more recent videos on the tent and some changes that we have made. After three years it is still standing strong.
I’d love to see a video on how to build the log structure instead of the metal frame 😊
I've been living in my deluxe wall tent for 3 yrs in northern Saskatchewan 👍👍
This gives me hope!!!! My daughter and I just moved into our 16×24 wall tent with extended fly a month and a half ago in BC
Have you ever heard of anyone digging a hole in the ground for the woodstove? For geothermal heat?
I'm wondering how to keep this large space heated nicely when temperature drops as I have lots of canning in here.
I have a wilderness 5 woodstove, yet cant get it to burn for more than 2.5 hours at night. So, I set my alarm and wake up to stoke the fire.
We have some 0 degree nights coming up and I cant wait to sleep through the night as I'll let the fire go out.
@@susanl380 I've got insulated concrete curing tarps over mine and I'm using a valley comfort for heat,was -43 last winter I'm walking around in my slippers. +25 in here all winter,up to about -30 I can sleep thru the night.
Hey Jeff. Who made your tent? Thanks for watching!
Good luck Susan. We are getting about 4 hours of burn on our new wood stove. Our old one gave us 2 hours. Makes for a better nights sleep. But we are not living in our tent. Just a weekend thing
Been watching your videos. I’m in Ohio, got my tent up for almost 2 months, living in it every day and night 😁
Mine is in a larger backyard. So I bug bomb my tent on the inside. Do it once every month. Really helps keeping the unwanted wildlife out.
Got a a/c unit for the hot days. Glamping at its best 😂
Thanks for watching Dede!
You put an a/c in there? I'd love to know more! I'd have thought it isn't insulated enough for it to do any good.
Yup. A portable A/C on wheels. Air vent and water hose run to the outside. Cut a hole through the bottom tarp portion of the tent. Thinking about going permanently through the canvas, like a stovepipe. But that’s for later. I also have an outdoor ceiling fan hanging to help circulate the air. When the average temp inside the tent gets about 80-83 degrees I manage to bring it down to 73-ish running the A/C at 68 degrees setting.
Works for me. 😎
@@dedekinney9650 Incredible, you're an inspiration, thank you!
Can you do a video about all the extra reinforcements you did to the rainfly and tent?
What specifically are you looking for? Tie downs? Log structure? I covered a lot of that stuff in other videos. Thanks for watching!
Very good tent😅😊
The corner’s do like we did just to make sure nothing happens to the tent or the fly . We cut up a truck inner tube and laid on top of tent under fly the fly is tight like yours. Been since the 60’s no problem’s at all . We have to buy new tent and all of the stuff because we had some teenagers burn our tent and 3 other tents . They got caught but we’ll never get anything from them or parents . Only thing different is we have stove pipe out the left side looking at tent .
Hey Lyle, sucks that your tent was destroyed! Thanks for the tip on the inner tube and thanks for watching!
Nice set up
Thanks Mike!
I like it too.
Nice 👍
thanks
Thank you for watching!
Have you had any issues with mold? Or had to treat it for mold or waterproof it ? Thx for posting your video!
What size tent is in the video? Can they be shipped to Alaska? 😊
Can you post the tent and the fly so I could price them? Might do this on our property.
We purchased the tent and rainfly from DAVIS TENT. They are a great company to work with! Thanks for watching!
What are the dimensions of your tent? Are the walls 6 foot high? Love the set up.
Hey Martin, our tent is 12 x 12 and we had Davis Tent add 10 inchs to the stock wall height. Thanks for watching!
I like the wood frame Did you build that yourself?
Hey Glen, Yes I did! Thanks for watching
👋😎👍
Great set up, looking at canvas wall tents myself. It appears the walls and front entrance don't seal to the floor, if yes then how do you keep bugs n critters out?
In short.... You don't. With that said, we don't get "critters" in the tent. Anything bigger than a mouse has never been a problem. Spider's, and little crawly bugs do get in, but they don't bother us. Mice can be a nuisance for sure. We don't keep food at the tent unless its in a mouse proof container and occasionally we have to set traps to catch them. With a little extra work you can seal around the sides of the tent to minimize the bugs. But bugs will be bugs and find their way in.
Thanks for watching!
@@mytwelveacres3071 Thanks, yeah was thinking more like mice or snakes. I'd want to leave the tent and inside all set up (cots and sleeping bags, etc.) for the 5-6 months of our camping season or maybe all year like you. We would not cook/eat inside.
where did you purchase rain Fly ?
Both the tent and rain fly were purchased from DAVIS TENT. Thanks for watching!
Have you guys dealt with any sort of theft while away?
Never had a problem. We live adjacent to this property and are able to monitor things pretty closely. Not many people are willing to climb up and down this hill either hahaha! Thanks for watching!
Where are you located?
Hey Chris, we are in the Finger
lakes region of NY. Thanks for watching!
I doubt that tent would hold up here in Arizona for two years
Too much sun? Thanks for watching!
I'm in Arizona also and have one recommendation for any type of vinyl tent structure, yurt, dome, etc., and that is to spray at least two coats of thermashield paint onto the exterior. Thermashield was developed by NASA and can withstand fire from a blowtorch, and is extremely insulating and UV resistant. Some tent companies such as Pacific Domes offer thermashield as an option when ordering their products.
I have several large canvas tarps from White Duck in AZ. I bought a small one 6x8. Used it cover a pallet of concrete. It was covered for 3 years. I finally used it 3 weeks ago and the concrete was just like I had just bought it from Lowe's. I use these tarps to cover building material. The AZ sun hasn't damaged it at all. I'm looking to buy a White Duck wall tent to set up to place my table saw and miter saw. Too hot to be outside in the heat. You know, what I mean.
I like it too.