Topic
4 season tent with hole in floor??
Forum Posting
A Membership is required to post in the forums. Login or become a member to post in the member forums!
Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › 4 season tent with hole in floor??
- This topic is empty.
-
AuthorPosts
-
Jan 4, 2013 at 7:50 pm #1297672
I just picked up an EMS tundra dome tent (3 person, 4 season) it's heavy alright but it was really cheap and I needed (always wanted) a 4 season tent. After I set it up I noticed that on one side of the floor on the inner tent there was ~12 diameter hole with material and a cinch line (like a stuff sack). I have no idea what this is used for. Any Clue??
Jan 4, 2013 at 7:58 pm #1940909It's a cook hole.
Jan 4, 2013 at 7:59 pm #1940910During really big storms, use it for cooking.
During really big and long storms, if you forgot your relief bottle, as a latrine….you might want to also use your shovel.
You should look up the article Jon krakauer wrote about waiting out a storm in a snow cave on Denali.
Jan 4, 2013 at 8:09 pm #1940913Thanks I didn't know my new tent came with a kitchen
Jan 5, 2013 at 3:14 am #1940960Well, it could be used to put your stove on a base on the snow, that's true.
But I am willing to bet it is really a poo hole for (really) bad weather.Cheers
Jan 5, 2013 at 6:09 am #1940969Ha! it's for the trolls to escape…
Jan 5, 2013 at 7:54 am #1940977It's a snow hatch. During a storm, you still need to melt snow for water, so this is the hatch to open up to the snow. I'll have to remember not to share a tent with Roger this way.
–B.G.–
Jan 5, 2013 at 7:58 am #1940978From backpacker.com
Exoskeleton frame allows fly to be setup first protecting tent from elements and increase structural strength of tent. Main tent body clips to underside of fly to ease setup and allows fly to be used without tent body in winter fast light assalts. DAC NSC Featherlight poles. Vestibules. Two doors. External Guyout System. Cook hole in floor that zips open.
Jan 5, 2013 at 7:59 am #1940979It looks to me like it was designed for ice fishing, but also useful in ways others have stated.
Jan 5, 2013 at 11:59 am #1941007> It's a snow hatch. During a storm, you still need to melt snow for water, so this is
> the hatch to open up to the snow.
Ah, but the EMS Tundra Dome has a small vestibule at the entry. Surely you would get your snow from in there?Cheers
Jan 5, 2013 at 4:50 pm #1941052I like all these answers. It can be multi-purpose! Just don't combine Roger's idea with Bob's.
-
AuthorPosts
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Forum Posting
A Membership is required to post in the forums. Login or become a member to post in the member forums!
Our Community Posts are Moderated
Backpacking Light community posts are moderated and here to foster helpful and positive discussions about lightweight backpacking. Please be mindful of our values and boundaries and review our Community Guidelines prior to posting.
Get the Newsletter
Gear Research & Discovery Tools
- Browse our curated Gear Shop
- See the latest Gear Deals and Sales
- Our Recommendations
- Search for Gear on Sale with the Gear Finder
- Used Gear Swap
- Member Gear Reviews and BPL Gear Review Articles
- Browse by Gear Type or Brand.