>>2461680>>2461677Some afterthoughts based on other comments ITT
>no need for a special tentYou need a floorless shelter of some type and it needs have enough room for basically one person more than you're actually going with, because the stove is going to take up about the same space as a person. If you try to sew a stovejack into the vestibule awning of a pup tent, you're gonna have a bad time.
Regarding all the other comments about temperature ratings of bags, etc, I hate to say it but you're kinda missing the point of hot tenting. Don't think of hot tenting as a way to cheat on your sleep system when the temperatures drop (honestly, for the price of most of these stoves, you can get a decent 4 season bag anyways). You still need a bag rated for the temperatures you're planning to go out in, you can get away with a little, but not much. I have a bag rated at 15F (but I sleep warm and wear thermals and us a bag liner), and I'm okay down to about 0F. A good burn on most of these little stoves will last about an hour. So if you're relying on the stove to keep you warm through the night, you're going to have an hourly wake up. I have heard of some people doing this, but for most, as others ITT mentioned, it's just a way to warm up your tent before crawling in or getting up in the morning, or create a cozy space to hang out in.
Mostly you should think of hot tenting as a quality of life improvement. Just another "trail weight vs camp comfort" trade off.
The greatest benefit from hot tenting for me has been mostly psychological. I have a massively increased willingness to go out in the shoulder seasons - it's not even about snow camping or low temperatures. I get excited to go out in shitty, rainy, weather, with short days. Because instead of sulking in a damp, cold, dark, tent, I'm going to be cozy and warm.
