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Camping in cold weather doesn’t have to be miserable. In fact, if you use a Kodiak Canvas tent like this Kodiak Canvas 12×12 Cabin Lodge tent<\/a><\/strong>, it can be downright comfortable. Winter camping has become one of my favorite kinds of camping as I’m a sucker for a cozy wood burning stove as my heat source. While getting the hang of winter camping takes a bit of trial and error, once you work out a few critical details, it is quite enjoyable and opens up a whole new world of possibilities to extend your outdoor adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n When sorting through the available options when it comes to canvas hot tents, there are a number of things to consider in making a selection for what will work best to fit your needs. There are a lot of things to consider when selecting what will work best for you. Some of these factors are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n WALL TENT VS. BELL TENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The first thing you want to do in order to narrow down your options is determine whether you want a bell tent or wall tent. There is a HUGE difference between the two styles. Yes, they are both canvas tents that are wood stove compatible, but their design and functionality are very different. To simplify the differences, a bell-style tent is exponentially easier and faster to set up, but offers less usable space inside as well as less standing room for the same square footage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are going to be setting up a base camp for an extended period of time and know you won’t be needing to move your camp spot, a wall tent is going to offer you more livable space on the interior so it’s worth the extra time to set it up. This kind of tent is simply more comfortable as it doesn’t have any awkward corners to navigate as you do with a bell tent. On the other hand, they are kind of a pain to set up when compared to the a bell tent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, it takes me roughly 20-30 minutes to set up a bell tent like the White Duck Regatta Bell tent<\/a><\/strong> pictured above (not including the wood stove), and 45 minutes to set up this Kodiak Canvas 12×12 Cabin tent<\/strong><\/a>. Not a massive difference, but certainly a noticeable one if you show up to your camping spot late at night and are working to get yourself to bed to get out for an early morning hunt or hike the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the extra livable space and standing room that a cabin wall tent offers is often times worth the extra setup and tear down time and effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you’ve narrowed down the style of tent you want, selecting the size of tent you need from the many Kodiak Canvas tents <\/a><\/strong>is the next challenge. Since weight isn’t a concern in a base camp setup like it would be if you were backpacking, I tend to go bigger rather than smaller because the point of a base camp is to be more comfortable. With a base camp, and when cold-weather camping, everything takes up more space than you think, so your space quickly gets eaten up. <\/p>\n\n\n For example, those very nice Cabela’s Alaskan Cots<\/a><\/strong> we use are great to have, but they take up a substantial amount of space. While they are super comfortable, you’ll need a bigger tent as they take up a lot of room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this 12×12 Kodiak Canvas tent<\/a><\/strong> we were able to comfortably fit four of us while using two XL cots and two typical foam pads, sleeping on the ground. In addition, we had the wood stove, three camping chairs, gear, and a cooler in the tent with us. However, if we all used XL cots, it would have been a tighter fit. It definitely can be done, particularly if you don’t have the XL sized cots, but you’d loose a lot of the “comfort” space for chairs and room to hang out. On the flip side, cots do allow you to store gear underneath them so that definitely helps offset their bulkiness inside the tent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Selecting the correct size in a wood stove can make a huge difference in just how comfortable the inside of your new canvas tent will be. When we started testing this Kodiak Canvas 12×12 Cabin Lodge tent, the folks at Kodiak Canvas recommended the “Spruce Package<\/a><\/strong>.” This stove is made by Colorado Cylinder Stoves and has a firebox volume of 1.6 cubic feet which proved to be PLENTY of stove for a tent this size. It would even do the trick for their larger 12×16 Cabin Lodge tent<\/a><\/strong> as well, but Kodiak Canvas recommends the “Hunter Stove Package<\/a><\/strong>” for that larger tent even though they both have the same fire box volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the “Spruce Package” we were easily able to heat the tent to whatever temperature we desired, and it was all too easy to overheat the tent if you added too much fuel and\/or left the vents and damper open too much for too long. There were times when we unintentionally had the inside of the tent up to 98\u00b0 F and had to open the windows to let some cold air in and bring the temperature back down to a comfortable one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While buying the largest stove you can find might seem like a good idea at first, it can easily be counter productive in that you will cook in your tent. A stove too large won’t be able to burn at a low enough level to make the tent comfortable, and you’ll constantly be fighting it being too warm inside, plus you’ll end up going through a lot more wood which is something else to consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the course of a year and a half, we were able to use this Kodiak Canvas tent 12×12 Cabin Lodge tent<\/a><\/strong> in a wide variety of conditions. We saw temperatures in the low, single digits as well as snow and rain, and we even took this tent on a family camping trip in the middle of summer (no wood stove then of course). We even used this Kodiak Canvas tent to conduct our monster cooler test and review<\/a><\/strong>, and it proved to be perfect for keeping an even temperature inside to test which cooler kept things cold the longest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At first, I wasn’t anticipating this tent being a go-to for all<\/em> different seasons as my mindset was to use this as a cold weather tent when a stove is needed. However, after using it extensively in every season and temperature, I can say this tent is amazing no matter the time of year. It makes an incredibly comfortable living quarters for any lengthy stay out in the backwoods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Knowing what accessories you might want is made easy by selecting a Kodiak Canvas 12×12 Cabin Lodge and Stove Bundle<\/a><\/strong>. The bundle comes with everything you need to get out and start winter camping. It includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n I would highly recommend this package as you will absolutely want to pick up a stove mat if you plan to use a wood stove. The ground sheet is a really good idea to protect your floor and lengthen its life, and the enclosed awning is really nice to have is some situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ENCLOSED<\/strong> AWNING<\/strong> – KODIAK CANVAS TENT<\/p>\n\n\n If you want to expand the useful space you can add the Kodiak Canvas Enclosed Awning<\/a><\/strong> to any of the Kodiak Canvas Cabin Lodge Tents<\/a><\/strong> which provides a lot more room. I really like the versatility of this enclosed awning as it can be used as a place to cook, store extra gear, or even additional sleeping quarters if you want. The generous 8×8 size gives you a ton of extra space, and its windows allow it to be well ventilated or fully enclosed which makes this an awesome addition that I would most definitely recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, the setup is a bit more cumbersome than the rest of the tent, so unless I really needed or wanted the extra space, I found myself leaving it behind. However, when the situation calls for it, it’s an awesome add on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is especially nice to have a more protected place to set your boots, cooler, cook stove, etc. to reduce the clutter inside your tent, and it gives you more room in order to sleep more people. If you are fitting a couple extra people in the tent, the awning makes a huge difference allowing you to use this tent\/awning combo rather than having to set up an additional tent.<\/p>\n\n\nWhy We chose A Kodiak Canvas Tent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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