Kim
My husband and I have been looking for a tent for some time now. We have narrowed it down to the Northwest Territory Front Porch and the Coleman weathermaster elite. My question to you all is which do you believe is better? We would just be using it for occasional weekend camping. We have seen reviews on both that neither are real good in the rain but honestly all tents have some issue with different amounts of rain. Thank you for your opinions!
Answer
Both are fair weather, car camping only tents, The Coleman brand name stands alone with high quality and ample high ranking reviews everywhere, The Northwest Territory is a Sears/K-mart low budget competition model with few reviews to be found.
The Coleman is a semi dome style so stand up room is concentrated in the center and it's screen room is not functional so it then becomes wasted space and the actual sleeping capacity is reduced. Where as the Northwest Territory Front Porch is a grand style cabin model with ample standing room even on it's screened in "porch". Both are made with similar materials and have the same similar weather coating and floors.
As for any weather claims that is in the way and where the tents are set up, and using seam sealer on either tent will improve things. As for breath-ability for hot summer days the Northwest Territory Front Porch wins hands down but those big windows also present a leaking situation for those summer down pours as well. As for looks again the Northwest Territory Front Porch has a great deal of appeal over the Coleman and it is better suited for adjoining easy up canopies as well.
Well the choice is yours in the end and what fits your budget, Again the winner price wise is the Northwest,
Good luck!
Both are fair weather, car camping only tents, The Coleman brand name stands alone with high quality and ample high ranking reviews everywhere, The Northwest Territory is a Sears/K-mart low budget competition model with few reviews to be found.
The Coleman is a semi dome style so stand up room is concentrated in the center and it's screen room is not functional so it then becomes wasted space and the actual sleeping capacity is reduced. Where as the Northwest Territory Front Porch is a grand style cabin model with ample standing room even on it's screened in "porch". Both are made with similar materials and have the same similar weather coating and floors.
As for any weather claims that is in the way and where the tents are set up, and using seam sealer on either tent will improve things. As for breath-ability for hot summer days the Northwest Territory Front Porch wins hands down but those big windows also present a leaking situation for those summer down pours as well. As for looks again the Northwest Territory Front Porch has a great deal of appeal over the Coleman and it is better suited for adjoining easy up canopies as well.
Well the choice is yours in the end and what fits your budget, Again the winner price wise is the Northwest,
Good luck!
Tent heaters...are they worth it?
InNeeD
I'll be camping in 30 or 40 degree weather for a week and have invested a lot in everything necessary. Everything except for a heater. Have you used one and how do you like it? What brand? how much was it? How does it run? propane or battery?
Thanks!
Answer
Tent heaters that run on any kind of fuel produce carbon monoxide gas, a deadly killer. To use them you need to have very good ventilation and then you defeat the purpose of having a tent. Electric heaters require an electric hook up campsite or a generator. Again negating the need of a tent because you could go with an rv instead like a tent trailer. Generator sound is what it is, nobody wants to hear that all night.
As for brands Coleman makes the best in camping heaters.
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/ColemanCom/subcategory.asp?CategoryID=3000
Your tent choice being already made you could have chosen a tent that allowed the use of a stove heater, these vent to the outside and heat the tent radially.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0070510519273a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCHFEAT_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=outfitter+tents&Ntk=Products&sort=all&Go.y=14&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&Go.x=44&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0005873513961a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=tent+heater&Ntk=Product_liberal&sort=all&Go.y=25&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&Go.x=35&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1
Keeping warm in a tent with out heaters is no big deal insulation is the key. Start with the right size tent for the number of folks your camping with, think small is better since this means less space to heat up. Next is tent site choice you want all the sun you can get in a level dry spot. Set the tent over leaves or whatever natural ground insulation material is around put a ground cloth over that and then set your tent over that.
Follow that with a good quality closed cell foam mat under your sleeping bag the thicker the better. Then use a sleeping bag rated for colder then the weather, zero or below and add a fleece liner. Now some folks say sleep in the buff and some say wear your wicking winter thermal under ware both have there arguments. Also some say share your sleeping bag arrangements with a double bag set up.
Now before you hit the sack eat a good meal with lots of carbs and drink plenty of fluids as these are the fuel makers for your body. If you gotta get up and use the potty do so because it takes away energy to heat a full bladder and you can't sleep anyway. For more winter camping info here is a good link,
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/winter/wintcamp.shtml
Tent heaters that run on any kind of fuel produce carbon monoxide gas, a deadly killer. To use them you need to have very good ventilation and then you defeat the purpose of having a tent. Electric heaters require an electric hook up campsite or a generator. Again negating the need of a tent because you could go with an rv instead like a tent trailer. Generator sound is what it is, nobody wants to hear that all night.
As for brands Coleman makes the best in camping heaters.
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/ColemanCom/subcategory.asp?CategoryID=3000
Your tent choice being already made you could have chosen a tent that allowed the use of a stove heater, these vent to the outside and heat the tent radially.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0070510519273a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCHFEAT_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=outfitter+tents&Ntk=Products&sort=all&Go.y=14&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&Go.x=44&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0005873513961a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=tent+heater&Ntk=Product_liberal&sort=all&Go.y=25&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&Go.x=35&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1
Keeping warm in a tent with out heaters is no big deal insulation is the key. Start with the right size tent for the number of folks your camping with, think small is better since this means less space to heat up. Next is tent site choice you want all the sun you can get in a level dry spot. Set the tent over leaves or whatever natural ground insulation material is around put a ground cloth over that and then set your tent over that.
Follow that with a good quality closed cell foam mat under your sleeping bag the thicker the better. Then use a sleeping bag rated for colder then the weather, zero or below and add a fleece liner. Now some folks say sleep in the buff and some say wear your wicking winter thermal under ware both have there arguments. Also some say share your sleeping bag arrangements with a double bag set up.
Now before you hit the sack eat a good meal with lots of carbs and drink plenty of fluids as these are the fuel makers for your body. If you gotta get up and use the potty do so because it takes away energy to heat a full bladder and you can't sleep anyway. For more winter camping info here is a good link,
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/winter/wintcamp.shtml
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