For those of you that use a floorless tent

[SilkOnTheDrySide]

Of coarse your floorless are not going to be as stable in heavy wind and have a tendency to let wind blow thru. They can save you weight especially ones that use hiking poles for tent poles like the Kelty model. Usually best used in summer and fall months

these statements are so far off base i cant believe it! i would put my floorless shelter sidexside in nasty weather anything except a 4season double wall mountaineering tent.

Really? I have had 2" of dust pile up against my tent during a heavy windstorm,  leeward side, and even completely zipped up, I ended up with a dusting on everything in my tent too. I imagine a floorless would have been a total disaster in that wind.

What kind of environment were you camped in?


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[wilsongideon]

Went floorless one trip ....my brother in law had a big ole mouse scurrying around on him ran right across his face! Went to a tent and i sure like it but floorless have their place

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[ICEMAN]

Of coarse your floorless are not going to be as stable in heavy wind and have a tendency to let wind blow thru. They can save you weight especially ones that use hiking poles for tent poles like the Kelty model. Usually best used in summer and fall months

these statements are so far off base i cant believe it! i would put my floorless shelter sidexside in nasty weather anything except a 4season double wall mountaineering tent.

Really? I have had 2" of dust pile up against my tent during a heavy windstorm,  leeward side, and even completely zipped up, I ended up with a dusting on everything in my tent too. I imagine a floorless would have been a total disaster in that wind.

What kind of environment were you camped in?


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In a stupid spot on the only flat place for a tent, on a rounded knoll at 4500', Entiat mountains, summer, overnight shed trip. Dry and warm, lots of wind. I had sand and dust in my bag, in every pocket of my pack.

[ridgefire]

I have the fly creek ul2 and the kifaru paratarp with a bivy  and prefer the tarp setup over the tent.

[Andrew]

I have both a 2-man tent and 4-man shelter (Mountain Hardware Hoopla).  First high hunt the tent was great except that it's vestibule was tiny and it was cramped for two people.  The second high hunt (last year) I used the shelter for the first time.  It has a ground cloth, but is still open to the elements unless you place rocks all around the tent, but this defeats the venting.  We experienced one hell of a storm wind gusts in the 60 mph range, 1/4-1/2" hail, and lighting that went on for 6 hours.  Had our staking job sucked our tent would have been in Canada.  Something you don't have to worry about too much with a tent that has integral floor and you're in it. However, the additional room was well worth it.  As for critters, only critter was a "huge" grasshoper that jumped onto my face and damn near scared the *censored* out of me!

[tonymoe]

I've spent many a nights in floorless tent, I love em. Never lost any sleep due to critters. I'll tell you what, if you want to try one before you buy, I've got an MSR twin sister that I love! Your more then welcome to give it a go!
I've got a new tent for this year and won't be needing the MSR anytime soon.
Floor less aren't for everyone, but they are for me!
Holler if you wanna borrow it

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

I have a 12x12 wall tent and just duck tape a tarp to the walls for a floor.  Keeps mice out fine.

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

I have a 12x12 wall tent and just duck tape a tarp to the bottom of the walls for a floor. I also put my gear around the walls on the inside to hold it down. Keeps mice out fine.