Assembly and One Person Kodiak Lodge Tent Set-up
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- Опубликовано: 29 окт 2019
- In this video, you can see how I set it up without the help of a second person. It was very easy - a lot easier than I thought it would be. I did make a few mistakes that I point out - hopefully, you won't make them. :)
If you want to see more on this tent, check out the blog that shows which stove I used, how it faired out in zero degrees weather, and more.
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I want to say thank you for all these videos. I decided to buy the 12 x 12 cabin tent thanks to watching your videos.
Same.
Same here ! ... Alan in 🇨🇱
Last night sustained wind gusts of 31 MPH and it held up just fine. I was worried to be honest, but super impressed. All those guy ropes kept it intact. The tent is set up in my backyard and the wind got so loud it kept waking me up and I kept looking outside to see how it was doing. So, other than some lost sleep no harm done.
Your house and yard are insane, I wouldn't mind living in the tent with that view haha
Mine just came in today, I'm watching your set up to guide me. Thank you.
I couldn’t have set this up without your video. Thanks!
The extra stake helps you avoid losing the bag for the stakes. Makes it stay where you put it.
Great point!
Bravo!!! That’s very brave to do this by yourself. I love you let all the mistakes in and pointed them out for everyone can learn. Great job👍thank you for sharing your knowledge.👍
Thank you for that helpful feedback - it is very helpful to hear.
I’ve been thinking about purchasing an all season tent and making a wood stove for heat.
You’ve made a great choice. From what I’ve read this Kodiak tent is super nice. And your wood stove is real nice as well.
I hope it serves you well for many years to come. 👍
These things look so cool.
Superbly done. I just bought the same tent and put it up watching your video. It really is a breeze. My bad I only had a metal hammer to use. Definitely see how that hammer could injure the rings or canvas when staking. Next chance I get a get a rubber mallet. Thanks for the help!
Very helpful love it and the tent. I'm looking to get a tent and stove set up myself but know nothing about any of it.
Thank very much for your videos.
Hooray! I finally was able to set up this tent all by myself. I positioned the front and back between two trees, and lashed the back side high up on a tree, and the front was staked into the ground. No more having to deal with one side flopping over when I lifted the other side. I didn't bother gradually increasing the height of the poles, I just put them at their full height and worked them into place. The biggest problem with this tent is that the pole bag is heavy as all get out, and the tent is, too. The tent isn't likely to ever fit into the storage bag I was sent. I've been using that to store the tarps and mallet, instead.
The tent is wonderfully roomy inside. I think that will be a big plus should I ever use it in the snow, when I will likely spend more time than normal inside.
My 12×12 fit in the duffle bag sent with the tent ⛺️. Worked out great. Yes pole bag is HEAVY. ...Alan in 🇨🇱
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience!
Just pre ordered mine today. Looking forward to many years of use at all times of the year in Michigans U.P!
Hope you enjoy it!
Great videos, thank you for doing such a great job showing us all about this tent. Thanks to you I purchased one to replace a very old wall tent, and couldn't be happier.
Thank you for your comments. We appreciate that feedback.
Thanks Charlie, appreciate the feedback.
Super helpful videos. These are new here in Australia but I’m sure they’ll sell very well.
I am a small woman, just set mine up for the first time. I’m sweating haha Tie off back to a tree, ladder rack on car or like he used a t post. If back is tied higher up and not staked it is much easier. Don’t forget to thread window through guy lines or you’ll have to re do it. I am on rocky soil a few inches under the grass so some stakes couldn’t go all the way in and therefore I’m a tad tad bit off center. I love the tent!
NIce, wish I had read this before I set mine up. It just occurred to me to try lashing it to a tree to help set it up and it turned out it worked. Never thought of using the car or a post. I just used a tree instead of a stake for the back and it worked perfectly fine. Figured if it helped me get the tent up, it was good enough to just leave it there.
I did the same. If there is a tree I use that - it can only make it more stable. The easiest way to set it up though is to ask for someone to help lift one side while you lift and tie the other. Lol
I watched your videos as I was researching which canvas tent to buy. Thanks for the great honest reviews, etc.!
I purchased the 12x12 Lodge, with a wood stove and the awning enclosure setup as well. LOVE it! I completely customized it, and it’s AWESOME! Has sustained 36mph winds thus far with no issues.
That's some crazy wind. So glad it held up. Thanks for sharing.
...2nd or 3rd watch... still neat ! I love my 12 × 12 Kodiak Lodge Tent from Competitive Edge ! Thanks. ...Alan in 🇨🇱
Thank you Alan!
I love this tent 👍
When I get mine I'm going to try putting up the four corners first it might make it easier for one person
Thank you so much for your information God bless you
That's a nice tent.
I am going to order one of these! Great video! Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
You always do amazing job thanks 😊
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching.
Pro tip for ya… Buy a bunch of 3/8” by 10” lag bolts and bring a cordless impact drill and anchoring will take a fraction of the time and also be a lot more secure. It will also go thru hard ground or smaller rocks really easy. My friends do that with their Kodiak Canvas 10x14 and I do it with my 12x12 plus enclosed awning. It will stand up to wet ground, rain, snow, and heavy wind better than the stakes.
Very good suggestion. I know a lot of people do that at the Burning Man festival in the desert.
Good video.
Great video super helpful thank you!!!
You're so welcome!
Great Demo!
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching.
Thanks! Very appreciated
So glad it was helpful.
Because of this video and all your other ones I bought this tent from competitive edge! Planning to use it next week. Just out of curiosity how long did it take to put this tent up?
In the army we had “those black things” on our extreme cold weather tents. We called them dog bone ties if I recall correctly.
Dog bone ties. Love it! That's definitely what I'll refer to them as now.
Thannnk you sirrr
I like it.
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching.
Hey Charlie, do you plan on doing a video of the new 6173 lodge stove tent? I'm very interested and would love to see a video on it.
Sorry for the delay Tim. We have two videos on the 6173. ruclips.net/video/M0ycOF5BCSQ/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/1GNS7tbD4zI/видео.html
@@Competitiveedgeproducts No worries brother, I've seen them. : - )
Great videos! Would this 12x12 Lodge Tent (6170) fit on a platform that is exactly 12’ x 12’? Or do the poles sit outside the 12x12 floor size?
Very good question. I just measured the guy ropes and almost all of them come out about 5' feet. I could fudge it a bit smaller if I want to and I could extend them further (and probably would in a bad wind storm). That means your tent footprint is 12x12, but you'll need access to the ground measuring at about 22'x22'. Hope that makes sense. If I had trees nearby I'd even consider tying them to the trees for the best support. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Hey Charlie, great videos, after watching them I now have one on back order through your company. I was just wondering what your thoughts were on head room for this tent? I'm used to the Cabelas Alaknak which has a much higher peak height over 9'. The Kodiak at 7'5 height seems pretty low. Just curious how this affects the room closer to the walls...that's my only concern, I'm roughly 6'4 and nervous it will be too short.
Thanks for your input.
Great question Buck. In one of the videos I think I have the camp chair pretty close to the wall and it didn't bother me any, but I'm not 6'4". The gear including cots and sleeping bags I stored around the perimeter which was perfect, but as for standing room I am picking about tents and being able to stand up straight and stretch out without my head or arms touching it. This tent was plenty big for that purpose and most of the time I'm in the tent I'm just sitting, sleeping, or kneeling to tend the fire. Standing and walking in and out and around - it felt very spacious and roomy to me. I went camping over this last weekend with a 12x9 and having spent a lot of time in the 12x12 over the winter there is a huge difference in space. I missed the 12x12. The walls begin tapering at 4'. I hope that helps. If not, please let me know.
Love this! Thank you! Do you have any side-by-side videos of the
Kodiak Flex 10x14 (8 person)
AND
Kodiak Cabin 12x12 (8 person)?
We are trying to decide between the two!
Did you decide? I’m having the same debate in my head for my family of 4. The lodge seems it would have a lot more useable space with the straight walls, but I’m not sure I want to set up all those poles and ropes. Wish I could see them I’m person
I’m in the same position. Tough decisions. I’m leaning towards the 12x12. Because if the stove cert.
Hey Charlie. I got my tent delivered today and set it up. I love it. I noticed I too have an extra stake. I noticed that the tent is missing one stake loop. It’s the one closest to the stove on the side that is missing. Is this normal or is it a flaw from the assembly line?
I think it's supposed to have that stake loop. Can you email me a picture do you still have it set up? websales@competitiveedgeproducts.com
Hi I hope you doing well, how I can buy this tant
How long does it take 1 person to set this up?
Next time you need to do that at a camp site maybe it be different situations
What do you think about using lag bolts for the Kodiak tent? That is, in place of the tent Stakes that come with it
I love the idea of lagbolts with washers and a driver. That's a must if you are camping in some desert clay or touch soil, but you have to be super careful not to damage the tent as those impact drivers can be super powerful. If you end up using them, please let us know. I know tons of people who go to burning man will use lagbolts and they swear by them.
Great video !! How tall are the vertical sides of the walls before the roof pitches? Was thinking about getting the cot bunk beds off Cabelas, total height of 43 inches. Thanks !!
Great question. It's 4' vertical until the walls slope in toward the 7.5' height.
Is that cotton fabric on walls an ceiling. It's hard to tell. Looks like poly
I thought it was a good idea to turn the thumb screws down. Not soon , but they could cause extra wear on your shell.
I bought one yesterday together with vestibule and stove mat. I have a question, I bought Kodiak Flex Bow tent 10×14 back in 2018 but did not show I had any point to used toward this purchase ?!! Was it to long and it's expired?! Any way you can correct it? Thank you very much!
The points don't expire. Please shoot me an email with your contact info so I can look up your order. chansen@competitiveedgeproducts.com
It looked to me like when you added the awning on it you don't have a rope in the center of the the ridge Pole
How do you route an electric cable into the tent?
Good question. You can route it through the door. It has dual zippers and can zip up to the cord. That's what I did.
Would you recommend this tent for deep backcountry hunting in Colorado?
Absolutely. Our Cabin Tents are great for setting up for long hunts. The flex bow tents are great too, but they don't have stove jacks.
how do you fold it up? i have the 10x10 cabin cant seem to get it in the bag, not the same style of bag as the spring bar type
I fold it so that it is always canvas touching canvas. Meaning, the bottom of the floor (even though I've dried it) doesn't touch the canvas. I start by folding it into thirds with the two edge side thirds meeting in the middle. Then I set the bag at the end so I can fold it again the same way in thirds, but to fit the length of the bag. I hope that helps. It sounds confusing to me just reading it and I'm the one who wrote it.
I have a flex bow delux would you recommend this one for a fam of 5?
Good question. Do you plan on using a stove? If so you should be fine, but have less space. As the kids become teenagers and require more gear and larger cots/bags you might not fit as well. If you don't plan on using a stove - and many people do not use a stove - then YES it will work for your family with plenty of space. Hope that helps.
Yes thank you so much can I order thru you?
@@banjobbqllc Absolutely. Here's a link to order. www.competitiveedgeproducts.com/6170-Kodiak-Canvas-Cabin-Stove-Lodge-Tent_p_3216.html Feel free to contact us with any other questions.
How many stakes total?
This tent includes 20 stakes.
@@Competitiveedgeproducts thank you.
Great video. Did you feel the need to put a ground cloth or tarp under the tent floor?
Oh, I'm so glad you mentioned that. I spaced that. Yes, if I were not setting it up on soft grass I would have used a tarp. There is not 12x12 tarp in the Kodiak line...at least not yet. There also isn't a floor liner...yet. So, I would use the 12x9 tarp or the 10x14 tarp and fold the difference under. The floor is very thick so I don't think it would need to be used necessarily to protect it although it would in a sharp rocky area, but moreso to avoid wiping the bottom of the floor off with a towel to get the ground moisture off when rolling up the tent.
Competitive Edge Products, Inc Thank you. I just wanted to let you know that I purchased the tent from you earlier today and can’t wait to try it. Also, I got the Spruce stove direct from Colorado Cylinder. You can save money on shipping if you call them rather than use their website. By doing so I saved an additional $30. Looking forward to seeing more videos. Thank you 🙏
@@georgemitchell9114 Fantastic! Please reply back to this once you've tested it out as I'm sure the Kodiak community would love to hear how it goes. Thanks for the tip on the stove as well!
I found a 12x12 floor liner from Cabelas for their Alanak series tent. $99. If Kodiak decides not to make one it should work.
@@delcrow696 Do you have the sku for that on Cabela's site? I can't seem to find the 12x12 size.
Hey Charley on the new orders that just came in are they supposed to be different on the corner grommets. Instead of overlapping each corner they just come with 1 on each corner. Just curious to ask
You're referring to just the 4 corners right? They should have the double overlapping grommets as far as I'm aware (in video on 8:20 time).
Yeah yours overlap on each corner. Mine has just one grommet each corner . Just curious if it was supposed to have the dbl grommets overlapping on the corners.
2nd night of having the tent up 50plus mph winds and held up fine !!
Why don't you use an under tarp?
Good question. The tent was brand-new and just introduced and there were no ground tarp's 12 x 12 available at the time.
Want to see.
Very interested in buying one but you need to show us how it handles 50 + mile an hour winds
How long was the initial setup solo? I'm think about 30 mins by yourself? Just basing off the sped up video being around 13 mins..
Thanks!
On the stove is the stack double wall to keep the heat away from tent
I've read your question a few times and can't quite understand your question. Can you rephrase that for me and I'll give it another shot? If you are asking whether the stove pipe is double walled it is not. It's nice that it's not as you want to get as much heat as you can from that fire whether it's from the stove or the pipe.
@@Competitiveedgeproducts when a stove is pot in a house and the stack is put in it has 2 wall's to help keep the heat away from the ceiling.
Put in
@@larrycapps7388 the ceiling isn't double-walled, no part of the canvas tent is, but the stove jack hole area is lined with silicone and has fireproof material (the grey area) around the silicone liner.
Would this tent be a good choice for large families? I’m wondering if it’s too big to use at state park campsites? Or if you need more open space to accommodate 22x22 for staking. Great video.
For solo I think it would have been easier to put up the corner poles and guy them out before putting up the center ridge pole.
Yeah, I agree with that.
Investment in some better stakes
What do you mean? What's wrong with the stakes?
Those things are too flimsy. They bend easy as well.
@@iceman81179 You've bent one of these 12" steel stakes? How?
Oh the stakes are steal, not the usual aluminum stakes that most tents come with. My apologies. I have a few tents and the one they come with are garbage. I have 12 steel and composite stakes. My mistake I didn't hear what kind of stakes it comes with
@@iceman81179 you had me worried. :) Thanks for clarifying. Feel free to contact us with any other questions.