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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: dawgfatha81 on October 22, 2012, 08:36:17 AM

Title: This Alaknak is ready for Elk Camp
Post by: dawgfatha81 on October 22, 2012, 08:36:17 AM: My cousin got his New Alaknak up for camp this weekend.
This is going to be a long week. Tick tick tick
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 22, 2012, 08:40:27 AM: Looks nice and cozy! :tup:
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Post by: Woodchuck on October 22, 2012, 08:44:40 AM: put a tarp over it so you dont get condensation, trust me on this.
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Post by: dawgfatha81 on October 22, 2012, 08:54:02 AM: I will let him know.
thanks!
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Post by: Woodchuck on October 22, 2012, 09:00:57 AM: You bet, other than that they are a great tent. I have the 12x20.
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Post by: fillthefreezer on October 22, 2012, 09:03:22 AM: condensation with a woodstove? :dunno:
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Post by: Woodchuck on October 22, 2012, 09:08:51 AM: yes they do, bigtime
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Post by: washelkhunter on October 22, 2012, 09:30:00 AM: Hope thats not setup in a 14 day camp limit area. Youll have to take it down and move elsewhere on the opening day of the hunt.
:DOH:
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Post by: dawgfatha81 on October 22, 2012, 09:41:49 AM: we have permission to keep it up till the end of elk season from DNR.
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Post by: Jonathan_S on October 22, 2012, 01:12:15 PM: Looks like a lot of fun. Hope the "after" pic has meat hangin'
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on October 22, 2012, 01:43:29 PM: Don't forget to cover the wood pile!!! Looks good... Good luck...
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Post by: dawgfatha81 on October 22, 2012, 03:21:58 PM: :tup:
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Post by: dlaw on October 22, 2012, 04:03:11 PM: Nice tent, I have the 10x10, condensation is the only issue. I will have to try the tarp idea also. What size is that one?
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Post by: dawgfatha81 on October 22, 2012, 04:07:55 PM: 12x12
My cousin got it this year.
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Post by: Woodchuck on October 22, 2012, 04:15:48 PM: :tup:
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Post by: Woodchuck on October 22, 2012, 04:18:55 PM: Another small tip. If you do the tarp, get some recycled golf balls, wad them in the tarp and then tie off to the ball, will not tear the eyelits out that way.
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Post by: fillthefreezer on October 22, 2012, 04:41:38 PM: like choke around them wherever you need to guy out?
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Post by: Woodchuck on October 22, 2012, 04:47:26 PM: Exactly :tup:
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Post by: wlandrum on October 22, 2012, 06:03:32 PM: Nice tent
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Post by: buck man on October 22, 2012, 09:18:44 PM: Nice tent and camp. I love my mine. :tup:
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Post by: Rooster1981 on October 22, 2012, 09:27:52 PM: Yep great tents for sure, but I dont get the condensation problems with mine. the wood stove seems to keep things really dry inside jmho

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Title: Re: This Alaknak is ready for Elk Camp
Post by: elkoholic on October 23, 2012, 07:08:07 AM: I had the 12x20 for 5 years I t was a great tent , I sold it to buy another canvas but after 1 season in it I decided to buy another alaknak 12x12 this year for a family caming /early archery tent. I picked it up in july and used it 2 times, let a Buddy borrow it and it came back with a hole burned through it :bash:, luckily the guy who borrowed it is a stand up guy and bought me a brand new one :tup: ...
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Post by: PlateauNDN on October 23, 2012, 09:16:35 AM: I got to see one in the field up close and check out the inside and from what I can tell these are definitely worth buying so i'm going to be investing in one here in the very near future. some good advice with the tarps and the one I was in didn't seem to have that problem at the time but, i will definitely apply the tips though. :tup:
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on October 23, 2012, 03:52:54 PM: Great tents I have the 12x20 I have no real condensation issues unless I use propane to heat. We had it down the S.E. portion of the state for deer season, and those winds were hitting the high 50s it held together great the vestible is also a good investment.
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Post by: Bean Counter on October 23, 2012, 03:58:23 PM: How long do these take to set up? :dunno:
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on October 23, 2012, 03:59:19 PM: Not long at all 10 minutes maybe for two people.
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Post by: Bean Counter on October 23, 2012, 04:09:40 PM: I think I'd do well to pitch it in my back yard before attempting to do it in the woods. :rolleyes:
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Post by: Woodchuck on October 23, 2012, 04:14:03 PM: :yeah:Especially with the vestibule/s. When I got mine they came with no instructions and took a little figurin.
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on October 23, 2012, 04:17:35 PM: Quote from: Woodchuck on October 23, 2012, 04:14:03 PM
:yeah:Especially with the vestibule/s. When I got mine they came with no instructions and took a little figurin.

Lol I though that was a fluke with the no instructions. I am glad I wasn't the only one looking at that thing crosseyed the first time I put it on the tent.
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Post by: CedarPants on October 23, 2012, 04:20:25 PM: I owned the 12x20 for years and loved it. Kept having kids so I upgraded to the 13x27, love it too. I bought it last year the day of the Seattle Seahawks/Chicago Bears game (the game Cutler missed and the Bears took a serious beating). Set it up in my front yard right after I bought it just because I wanted to see how big it was. Ended up bringing out a TV and table, chairs and a cooler full of beer and watched the game right there in my front yard. Even had a couple neighbors over :tup:

Oh ya - they work great in the woods too :chuckle:
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Post by: high country on October 23, 2012, 10:42:07 PM: I have had a 12x12 for ten years, I don't have condensation issues unless it is raining like god hates me and I hang gobs of wet clothes in the tent. The wood stove keeps it way cozy dry. I do have a three man limit in my tent though....if you pack them in like illegals in a minivan, I could see issues.
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Post by: Woodchuck on October 24, 2012, 06:43:18 AM: Quote from: SemperFidelis97 on October 23, 2012, 04:17:35 PM
Quote from: Woodchuck on October 23, 2012, 04:14:03 PM
:yeah:Especially with the vestibule/s. When I got mine they came with no instructions and took a little figurin.

Lol I though that was a fluke with the no instructions. I am glad I wasn't the only one looking at that thing crosseyed the first time I put it on the tent.
:chuckle: :chuckle: