Champagne taste. Single shelter budget.

Huntin_GI · Jul 25, 2018

Hey team,

Question: If you could only afford a single back country shelter system, would you go 4 season, 3 season, tarp, tipi, or bivy?

I already have a Kodiak canvas for the base camp/family trips but backpacking into the back country is plan for the coming 2019 season. I have the opportunity to pick up some gear from nemo at a fantastic discount but was unsure about going all 4 season out the gate.

www.nemoequipment.com/product/kunai/

This is the model I was mulling over at $300. Yes yes, I know hilleberg but value is part of the equation.

Opinions are welcome.

AvidIndoorsman · Jul 25, 2018

Depends on your needs... that tent would be great in late Sept-Oct, you might want a bit more in late Nov-Dec and in June-Aug would be a bit overkill, but for $300 I doubt your going to do much better.

Personally I have a 3 season and it works great for 90% of my needs, in the late season I find I wish I had a beefier bag more than a beefier tent. I'm headed to Adak in a couple of weeks and I'm borrowing a 4 season single wall simply because of the wind, and it's the first time I really felt like I couldn't make my tent work.

MinnesotaHunter · Jul 25, 2018

Looks good. I have heard great things about Nemo Equipment.

Watch out about posting prices off of the discount sites, they will pull your privileges if they find out. I just saw a general warning email from one of them, who also has a big Nemo sale going on right now, that they are on the lookout.

Huntin_GI · Jul 26, 2018

Copy all team. Thanks for the insight. Hard to argue with the value of an all year tent so I think I will pull the trigger.

Cody_Frankum · Aug 3, 2018

I think that it depends on where you are going to be hunting, if I had a choice and most my hunting was going to be in he mountains in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, etc. I would prefer to get a tarp or a tipi depending if you like to hunt above treeline or in the timber some.

Nrhart · Feb 17, 2020

Huntin_GI said:
Copy all team. Thanks for the insight. Hard to argue with the value of an all year tent so I think I will pull the trigger.

Did you end up buying it? If so how did you like it I have been looking at getting that same tent.

azelkhntr · Mar 23, 2020

For backcountry spike camp hunts I use a treated nylon whelen lean-to. The best thing about that is it was designed to have a fire built right in front of it for heat and cooking. I wont camp in the bc in an enclosed structure. Got mine from Beckel Canvas. With the lines and stakes it packs in at 6lbs and no poles needed. Will sleep 2 comfortably. A tip for using these are to face the front side towards the ESE. Pretty rare for a storm to come up from that direction in the USA.

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