What about a tipi?

[Dogwood]

A wall tent is much better than a tipi when you need heat in winter , the roof is lower in a wall tent without a big open hole in the top so the heat is retained . The wall tent has vertical walls so all the footprint is much more accessible. Which design did/do Indians of Canada choose when they had a choice ?  .... wall tent. I've had both and while the tipi is prettier it isn't as practical or nearly as warm.

[kinguq]

I set up my lavvo in the back yard today just to work the bugs out of some modifications to my stove system.


You can see the chimney peaking out through the top.



It is basically the same stove I used last year, except that I lengthened it a bit. It is made from a 7" chimney T-joint. As you may recall, last year I was hanging the stove with chain from the centre pole http://wintertrekking.com/index.php?topic=307.0 . This worked well enough, but I have to admit it made me a bit nervous for some reason. Just one weak link (literally) and the whole thing comes crashing down. It never did, but this year I decided to put legs on it. The legs are scavenged from an old folding chair, and are aluminum except for the top few cm which attach to the stove. I like my stove up fairly high so it is easy to work with. This seems very stable so I will sleep better.



The chimney goes up through the smoke hat. It is double-walled here and the walls are kept separated by spacers so the chimney stays cool here and does not burn the fabric.



This stove is fairly small but it throws more than enough heat for this tent. Here there is a kettle sitting in the cook hole, which fortuitously fits perfectly.



Another view. Seems to work well enough and is very stable. So I am ready to go to DeepFreeze in just over a week.

Kinguq

[pablo]

Another similar tent is a pyramid or "miner's" tent.  I have a 10x10 (8 ft peak) that I use.  It works just fine.  I use "dead man" anchors for all 4 corners, plus the 4 points in the middle of each wall.  I'll thread a length of nylon cord through the stake loops that are on the tent, then loop it around a 18-24" piece of wood I'll then bury in the snow.  The tension can be cranked down using a "truckers hitch" just below snow level, ensuring the bottom of the tent stays down.  The sod cloth is then turned out and buried w/snow like normal.  In the morning, I just slip the hitches loose, pull the cord out from around the still-buried deadman anchors, and I'm finished.  no need to dig up the anchors or fight with frozen-in pegs.  Deadman anchors, if used properly are ready for use as soon as you pile enough snow on them... no need to wait.  I currently use a center pole on this tent (I've made a small 4x4 plywood base to keep the pole from sinking into the snow).  External scissors poles are more ideal as they allow you adjust for a more taut pitch, but they need to be considerably longer.

Several manufacturers make such tents.  I purchased mine from Panther Primitives.

Cheers!