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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 1098542" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>You get dirtier in a floorless. After a week, you can look like you've been rolling around in dirt because you have. If you have a stove, it's a very fair tradeoff. Wind can get under the floorless but again, with a stove, your still warm. With a stove, you can start your morning or fix dinner in a tee shirt instead of racing into your bag to get warm. Floorless/Stove can still be bulky to pack, isn't lightweight and takes longer to setup/take down but could be worth it, particularly in cooler temperatures or degrading weather. Bugs are less of an issue in cold weather. Teepee style tents have storage space but headroom is sparse and the stove is usually in the middle about where you'd stand so you loose some space there. You get around the tent on your hands and knees in the dirt but it's not to bad and for more space, get a bigger tent. Firewood takes up space in the tent. I have an older Kifaru 3-man which I like very much and use on solo hunts. I'd want something bigger with two men and some gear. If I needed to spike for a night or two, a regular tarp is quite adequate but should foul weather hit, I'd want a tent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 1098542, member: 41338"] You get dirtier in a floorless. After a week, you can look like you've been rolling around in dirt because you have. If you have a stove, it's a very fair tradeoff. Wind can get under the floorless but again, with a stove, your still warm. With a stove, you can start your morning or fix dinner in a tee shirt instead of racing into your bag to get warm. Floorless/Stove can still be bulky to pack, isn't lightweight and takes longer to setup/take down but could be worth it, particularly in cooler temperatures or degrading weather. Bugs are less of an issue in cold weather. Teepee style tents have storage space but headroom is sparse and the stove is usually in the middle about where you'd stand so you loose some space there. You get around the tent on your hands and knees in the dirt but it's not to bad and for more space, get a bigger tent. Firewood takes up space in the tent. I have an older Kifaru 3-man which I like very much and use on solo hunts. I'd want something bigger with two men and some gear. If I needed to spike for a night or two, a regular tarp is quite adequate but should foul weather hit, I'd want a tent. [/QUOTE]
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