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I have this tent, it has no internal frame. You're supposed to guyline out each corner to a tree or stake it to the ground but in practice its been such a pain. You need to find 4 trees in a big area almost squared out of the tent will be contorted in a weird way.
In THEORY to you stake it to the ground via external pole like in the pic but in Canada either there are rocks underneath the soil or the soil is too frozen. Add all that up as well as trying to tie and tighten precise knots in cold weather and it's a nightmare even for a seasoned canuck. My friends don't want to come out with me because there's so much anxiety and fuss setting up the tent and it always takes over an hour.
Am I just bad at this? I'm thinking of building an internal frame with 3 way connectors and EMT piping and it's going to cost me $500, and weigh about 30 pounds. Also I need to buy proper winter sleeping bags and we're at another $500. This is getting expensive as fuck but I really want to get out there
An expert who used to bring people out commercially INSISTS that I get sleeping bags rated -30 and that you're not supposed to let the stove burn all night. You're supposed to nustle up as you sleep in bag rated to-30
but don't see anyone actually do that nor do I even see any bags rated to that low.
idk I'm lost here. I guess I'm asking, do I suck for not being able to set this tent up without fuss and do I really need a sleeping bag sophisticated if I have a woodstove?
