Buying a wall tent! Some help please.

[RightPlace-RightTime]

here it is

[rooselk]

I love wall tents and plan to buy a nëw one next spring. Still unclear why Davis couldn't ship a tent, as mentioned in the original post?

[Woodchuck]

Ok, got the wife a brand new car, so she is all happy.
Now to buisness. I want a Davis 12x14 wall tent with all the cool stuff ( angles & stove, etc ). The problem is im not seeing how they will ship it to me, said it wasnt available to ship to my home address. So option B is to go to warehouse sports and buy a Montana tent (with the same crap) for a little more but no shipping.
Am i missing somthing, hunting season is getting close and i would love to have a Davis tent but i wont wait to find out i cant have it last min..
I know what I want 12x14 witha window in the back, zipper door with screen and the flap, 5" chimny whole (i think), frame angles and the wood stove that matches.

Ok what am i missing or need to know or whatever, please give you thoughts.

Maybe has to be a business address to ship it to becuse it is so heavy the would send it truck freight  ? If so I know a local business fairly close to you that you could have it shipped to. 

[toyman2]

thanks for all the help guys, Miles ill be looking into that link you sent me.
ill be making some phone calls this afternoon.
I wondered about the shipping thing to, if thats the case i can use the fire dept address thanks for the offer

[firedog]

If you haven't used search tempest to search craigslist it is pretty good. Searches whatever range you want. Did a quick search and there are a few tents around, one in Bend looks like a pretty good deal.

http://www.searchtempest.com/results.php?location=98604&maxDist=250&region_us=1&search_string=wall+tent&keytype=adv&Region=na&cityselect=zip&page=0&showeb=1&category=8&subcat=sss&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max

[calawahsteelie]

I bought the same tent from Davis that your getting about 10 years ago. They shipped to my front door. 

[rooselk]

I bought the same tent from Davis that your getting about 10 years ago. They shipped to my front door. 

That's exactly the way I've heard it has always worked as well. That's why I'm a litte confused.

[YellowDog]

You might consider visiting Yakima Tent and Awning before you order if you are ever in the area.  If you are going to be in town on a weekend you can probably get their number and arrange for someone to come down to the shop when they are closed to show you their products.  You can visit their factory and see their products.  Their pricing is very good and I think the quality is very good too.  I bought my 12x14 with front and rear doors with screens at the Yakima sportsman's show a couple of years ago for a VERY GOOD price.  I had a minor issue with the corners on my tent and also wanted to add side windows the following year and it was nice to be able to drop it off and pick it up while visiting family in Yakima.  Just a thought.  I know Davis tents are high quality too but personally I wouldn't pay the added cost AND pay shipping.   

[losdaddy7]

Yakima Tent - !!!!     Great tents, great peole!

[Jason]

Yes Davis will and does ship to home address, great tents and better prices.

[YellowDog]

Yes Davis will and does ship to home address, great tents and better prices.

Better prices than who?   

[Jason]

Yes Davis will and does ship to home address, great tents and better prices.

Better prices than who?   

Than all the other manufactures for a tent with comparable specs and quality, atleast thats what I found when we bought our new tent last year.  Check around.

[YellowDog]

Yes Davis will and does ship to home address, great tents and better prices.

Better prices than who?   

Than all the other manufactures for a tent with comparable specs and quality, atleast thats what I found when we bought our new tent last year.  Check around.

Cool.  I'm not sure who "all the other manufacturers" that you checked with when you bought your tent last year though.  I know there are several people who have purchased from Yakima tent, many of them who now have 10, 15, and 20 year old tents that are going strong and their prices are a couple hundred dollars less, you can pick up in Yakima for less than shipping from Davis and if any repairs are needed or modifications (like adding windows, awning, cook shack, etc.) you can take it back to Yakima.  Not trying to argue at all but it might make sense to take a look at Yakima especially if you happen to be in the area. 

[toyman2]

Well first all to everyone and reallly allthe PM advice i got, thank you guys.
I ordered my first wall tent today I did so much research, checked about everything i could, asked a ton of questions. I got it from the Wall Tent Co.. got everything i wanted, top, frame kit, stove, screens, windows etc for about what i could afford.
I'm very excited, 1st year in a wall tent and my hunting partner has a big bull tag. Going to break it in right this year, got 12 days off work for elk season, other than 2 days for teaching a fire academy.
I can Bear hunt while its still Branch season till it becomes spike season. Oh hell yea, going to be a good year.
Got  a new cot and a camp chef big 2 burner stove 60,000btu.
only took about 7 years to get some of the big stuff i have always wanted

[Tinner]

Congrats toyman, Best of luck with your new tent and good luck this year.