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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 1425097" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>Stoves are heavy, even the untralight ones. They also take up space. Although people think they're good for drying out clothes, unless your in a wall tent and stoking the fire all night, a backpacking hot tent isn't much good for drying stuff out. The thing about cold camping is that you get into your bag as soon as you can. Get back to camp, make dinner and get in your bag. In a hot tent, you get back to camp, strip down to your long johns, leisurely make dinner, heat some water and wash your face or take a spit bath, leisurely make tomorrows lunch, have a second cup of tea, tend to your feet, refill your canteen and just poke around with little things you normally feel rushed to do or don't do because it's cold. Then get in your bag and let the fire go out. In the morning, start a fire a little early and poke around with a good meal and a second cup of coffee. The last thing you do is get dressed because you'll want to jump out of the tent cause it's to warm. </p><p></p><p>I usually hunt alone and unless my mule carries in the weight, I just cold camp. I pretty much never make an outside fire. I'd say the biggest advantage to a hot tent is you find yourself taking a little better care of yourself like washing up and tending to your feet. My stove has a flat top so I can heat a couple containers of water on it or just heat some food in a bowl, which lets you have food "and" a hot drink at the same time. Set up is longer and finding wood takes time. Chopping/splitting wood adds a bit of risk as well as well as weight for a hatchet/saw.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 1425097, member: 41338"] Stoves are heavy, even the untralight ones. They also take up space. Although people think they're good for drying out clothes, unless your in a wall tent and stoking the fire all night, a backpacking hot tent isn't much good for drying stuff out. The thing about cold camping is that you get into your bag as soon as you can. Get back to camp, make dinner and get in your bag. In a hot tent, you get back to camp, strip down to your long johns, leisurely make dinner, heat some water and wash your face or take a spit bath, leisurely make tomorrows lunch, have a second cup of tea, tend to your feet, refill your canteen and just poke around with little things you normally feel rushed to do or don't do because it's cold. Then get in your bag and let the fire go out. In the morning, start a fire a little early and poke around with a good meal and a second cup of coffee. The last thing you do is get dressed because you'll want to jump out of the tent cause it's to warm. I usually hunt alone and unless my mule carries in the weight, I just cold camp. I pretty much never make an outside fire. I'd say the biggest advantage to a hot tent is you find yourself taking a little better care of yourself like washing up and tending to your feet. My stove has a flat top so I can heat a couple containers of water on it or just heat some food in a bowl, which lets you have food "and" a hot drink at the same time. Set up is longer and finding wood takes time. Chopping/splitting wood adds a bit of risk as well as well as weight for a hatchet/saw. [/QUOTE]
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