Winter tent input

[MojoRisen]

Just a quick question on an upgrade to my current tent.

I have a Tarptent Notch Li and the low DCF bathtub. I would like to know if I should purchase the high wall DCF interior to make this a more hospitable winter tent?

Thanks! :o)

[Franco Darioli]

I have not slept in a Notch with solid inner (mine has mesh) but comparing those inners in the Scarp and just sitting inside tents I had seam sealed , there is a noticeable difference between the two inners.
Most will be from wind chill not just temp in degrees.

[Eric Blumensaadt]

The answer is “YES!”

You need that ripstop inner to keep our spindrift snow and, as Franco mentioned, for a bit more (say 10 F.) warmth. The mesh top on the ripstop inner will ventilate very well if you keep the top vents open.

BTW, prepare guy lines with snap hooks for the fly ends and plastic tension adjusters. These are necessary not only for wind but to guy the tent out against snow buildup as it slides off the tent and presses the walls inward. (Of course always carry an avy shovel to dig out your doorway and dig snow away from the walls at “zero dark thirty” AM.)

[Todd T]

I have not slept in a Notch with solid inner (mine has mesh) but … there is a noticeable difference between the two inners.

I have a Notch with both inners, and there is most definitely a noticeable difference.  The partial solid walls make a big difference on drafts and I can’t imagine using the mesh inner if there were blowing snow.

[MojoRisen]

Yep. N thanks for the input.

DR

[Eric Blumensaadt]

1, tunnel (preferably) or dome shape – double wall

2. one (or two) good vestibules for storage and cooking

3. MANY guy-out points

4. removable “sod” flaps to bury in the snow

[Roger Caffin]

@Eric

Sod flaps, yes, certainly, but why removable?
It is not difficult to just tuck them up a bit if the weather is fine, and a lot lighter and more reliable if they are integral.

Cheers

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