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Is the teepee overlooked as a mobile shelter more so than the canvas tent with stove?
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A teepee with a small open fire in the middle certainly has some advantages. What are your thoughts?
The problem I see with the teepee is the poles and transporting them and set up time. I had an acquaintance that had a canvas teepee and it was great if you were going to set up and leave it for a week. But for a weekend maybe too much time setting up.
Canvas is better than leather.
Where does heat go? It rises! Most of your heat will go out the top of the teepee. The stove forces some heat outward, a little better system.
Tent, fewer "poles" to cut.
Teepee, no stove to carry.
Guess it would all be a matter of personal preference.
Bubba
Too dang hard to get enough buffalo hides to make one these days,,,
Too dang expensive and require too much labor to keep squaws happy enough to carry poles. Squaws all 'high maintenance' these days,,,
One pertinent fact is overlooked in most native American tribes. The Teepee was the property of the Squaw. I do not think I could get my lovely "Squaw" to break down her Teepee and drag it to the next happy hunting ground. Add this to the fact that most primitive peoples were very happy to have modern conveniences. IE. steel knives instead of flint, glass beads instead of porcupine quills, guns rather than bows & arrows, blankets rather than hides. Most N/E tribes lived in houses rather than lodges and planted in a European style. It's all fun till your cold and damp and want a hot shower.
here is a modern tipi that looks very nice, and is portable. However, it is waaaay to expensive to make it practical. $850 for a 4-man tipi (no pipe or stove included)
https://kifaru.net/tipis.html
The most comfortable night I ever spent in a tent was in a tepee. They withstand wind better than any other tent I know of. However, unless you have a regular spot to put it up each year with a safe place to store the poles on site, they are a royal pain in the rear to transport. They are also a three man job to put up. Deffinately not a practical tent for a one night stay.
I was thinking more of a canvas teepee, not leather.
A teepee with an inside liner (I think that's what they call them) can keep you uncomfortably warm, even in the winter. They are a BLAST, but can, like others have mentioned, be a b***h to set up. On the other hand, the big canvas tents aren't as difficult, although you'd be hard-pressed to do it yourself. Still, having used both for a summer residence, I prefer the tent over the teepee.
Hard to overlook a tipi. They are pretty tall!
A tipi is VERY warm. They were designed for winters on the plains of North Dakota, Montana, and Saskatchewan. Cold and windy as all hell. So make no mistake there.
Great design, effective, comfortable, spacious, but needs at least dogs if not horses to pull around. Or plenty of squaws...
If you wanted to set up a permanent camp, it would be great to set up the poles, anchor them solidly, and pack in the canvas or skins if you must...
a teepee would be cool in the summer but its hard to put one up. even with two people working at it, I'd prefer a 4 or 6 person tent. it only takes about 40 min to put up and make it comfy.
transporting poles is the real problem. or you get to your campimg spot and no suitable poles are readily available for miles. a stnd 10x12 wall tent can be put up by anyone in 30 minutes and you have the poles with you.
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Too dang expensive and require too much labor to keep squaws happy enough to carry poles. Squaws all 'high maintenance' these days,,,
The most comfortable night I ever spent in a tent was in a tepee. They withstand wind better than any other tent I know of. However, unless you have a regular spot to put it up each year with a safe place to store the poles on site, they are a royal pain in the rear to transport. They are also a three man job to put up. Deffinately not a practical tent for a one night stay.
A teepee with an inside liner (I think that's what they call them) can keep you uncomfortably warm, even in the winter. They are a BLAST, but can, like others have mentioned, be a b***h to set up. On the other hand, the big canvas tents aren't as difficult, although you'd be hard-pressed to do it yourself. Still, having used both for a summer residence, I prefer the tent over the teepee.
A teepee with a small open fire in the middle certainly has some advantages. What are your thoughts?
The problem I see with the teepee is the poles and transporting them and set up time. I had an acquaintance that had a canvas teepee and it was great if you were going to set up and leave it for a week. But for a weekend maybe too much time setting up.
Canvas is better than leather.
Where does heat go? It rises! Most of your heat will go out the top of the teepee. The stove forces some heat outward, a little better system.
Tent, fewer "poles" to cut.
Teepee, no stove to carry.
Guess it would all be a matter of personal preference.
Bubba
Too dang hard to get enough buffalo hides to make one these days,,,
Hard to overlook a tipi. They are pretty tall!
One pertinent fact is overlooked in most native American tribes. The Teepee was the property of the Squaw. I do not think I could get my lovely "Squaw" to break down her Teepee and drag it to the next happy hunting ground. Add this to the fact that most primitive peoples were very happy to have modern conveniences. IE. steel knives instead of flint, glass beads instead of porcupine quills, guns rather than bows & arrows, blankets rather than hides. Most N/E tribes lived in houses rather than lodges and planted in a European style. It's all fun till your cold and damp and want a hot shower.
here is a modern tipi that looks very nice, and is portable. However, it is waaaay to expensive to make it practical. $850 for a 4-man tipi (no pipe or stove included)
https://kifaru.net/tipis.html
I was thinking more of a canvas teepee, not leather.
A tipi is VERY warm. They were designed for winters on the plains of North Dakota, Montana, and Saskatchewan. Cold and windy as all hell. So make no mistake there.
Great design, effective, comfortable, spacious, but needs at least dogs if not horses to pull around. Or plenty of squaws...
If you wanted to set up a permanent camp, it would be great to set up the poles, anchor them solidly, and pack in the canvas or skins if you must...
a teepee would be cool in the summer but its hard to put one up. even with two people working at it, I'd prefer a 4 or 6 person tent. it only takes about 40 min to put up and make it comfy.
transporting poles is the real problem. or you get to your campimg spot and no suitable poles are readily available for miles. a stnd 10x12 wall tent can be put up by anyone in 30 minutes and you have the poles with you.
Post an Answer