SLD Winter Hot Tent “The Cabin” Prototype

**West michigan** · 11-11-2019, 18:42

This is exciting stuff Dave
I just bought a guide gear wood stove and made a teepee
Not hammockable but is fun
Made my own stove jack
Will be more of a wind shelter at my campsite

**Totally_Wired** · 11-19-2019, 07:15

Soooooo it's finally official...... Prototype #1 is in Michigan.....USPS decided to send it on a scenic tour around the states before it eventually showed up last night...only 6 days late...

**Gregori** · 11-20-2019, 12:03

""" Soooooo it's finally official...... Prototype #1 is in Michigan.....USPS decided to send it on a scenic tour around the states before it eventually showed up last night...only 6 days late... """

Hopefully you get a chance to setup and try it out in the backyard or nearby soon!!

Practice makes perfect is a pretty good rule for hammock camping....

**michigandave** · 11-20-2019, 14:38

Yep! It will be good having them back home in the same state. Looking forward to seeing it at one of our winter camps.

**Totally_Wired** · 11-20-2019, 19:24

Originally Posted by Gregori

""" Soooooo it's finally official...... Prototype #1 is in Michigan.....USPS decided to send it on a scenic tour around the states before it eventually showed up last night...only 6 days late... """

Hopefully you get a chance to setup and try it out in the backyard or nearby soon!!

Practice makes perfect is a pretty good rule for hammock camping....

I think I have room in the back yard.

I'm going to need a lot of practice...........

**Totally_Wired** · 11-20-2019, 19:31

Originally Posted by michigandave

Yep! It will be good having them back home in the same state. Looking forward to seeing it at one of our winter camps.

You didn't tell me it was BLACK...... my favourite colour but it's so hard to find the linelocs/tieouts (or anything black) without a torch.............not complaining just an observation... absolutely luv it.

**michigandave** · 11-21-2019, 13:28

Originally Posted by Totally_Wired

You didn't tell me it was BLACK...... my favourite colour but it's so hard to find the linelocs/tieouts (or anything black) without a torch.............not complaining just an observation... absolutely luv it.

Good looking color! Glad you like it. I found these pics in an email from Jared of the first time your hot tent was setup in his Idaho backyard.2D7A98B3-C1E4-4938-84DC-FD2A88F9FC5C.jpg 87A880B7-D0DF-404D-B5BD-01D3FB4E7957.jpg

**Totally_Wired** · 11-23-2019, 14:51

It's alive!20191123_130250_resized.jpg

**MikekiM** · 11-24-2019, 07:39

Really cool setups! Our winters aren't that intense, so I continue to backpack, but I can see how your pulk camping could be fun. How far do you typically hike in/out?

Is the footprint integral to the Cabin?

Does that thermometer really 118* ??

**Gregori** · 11-24-2019, 11:44

Originally Posted by MikekiM

Really cool setups! Our winters aren't that intense, so I continue to backpack, but I can see how your pulk camping could be fun. How far do you typically hike in/out?

Is the footprint integral to the Cabin?

Does that thermometer really 118* ??

Well, given that the picture shows the temp, and that is my hand in the picture, I can honestly say it was that HOT!!

We couldn't get the temp above 50* for over an hour, then suddenly it just exploded into super sauna hot hot HOT....

Both end doors were opened wide and we vented for 5 minutes until we started to feel a little cooler, it was in the teens outside with a brisk 20 mph wind or so.

Dave made smaller fires the rest of that trip!! /SMILE