“Bird Camp” Canvas Tents

I grew up sleeping in a Springbar brand tent.  I still own a Springbar and absolutely love them – they are nearly indestructible (trust me, I have 4 kids).  I’ve slept many nights in my Springbar, through rain and snow storms, and severe winds – and made it through unscathed in all kinds of sketchy weather. 

 

So I was a little skeptical when Aaron Hill – a good friend of mine – told me he was going to get into the tent business and build a tent that’s better than a Springbar tent.  But sure enough, he’s done it.  Not so coincidentally, his new tents have the same basic frame technology as the Springbar tents.  But he has upgraded and added several features to his tents that I like much better than the Springbar tents.  Aaron called his company Kodiak Canvas Tents and has now been in the tent business for a few years.  You can get his Kodiak Canvas tents in several different retail outlets now as well (Cabelas, Sportsmans Warehouse, etc.) – but obviously I prefer if you buy it from Uplanders Warehouse  

 

He’s been bugging me for a while telling me I need to sell his tents on Uplanders.com.  I kept resisting, thinking that it wasn’t really a product that bird hunters would use.  Well, this past fall, guess who I went hunting with, and guess what we slept in?  We called it “bird camp.”  Turned out to be a great hunt in central Utah chasing chukkars around and up and down mountains.   Given that I actually used his tents on a bird hunt, I could no longer argue that the product wasn’t for bird hunters.

 

So now I offer them to you.  Kodiak Canvas tents truly are wonderful tents.  Being an owner of both a Springbar and a Kodiak Canvas tent, I have to tip my hat to Aaron and his tents – in my unbiased opinion (still being a Springbar lover), he has a better tent.

 

Mind you, these tents are not backpacking tents.  These are serious “bird camp” (or deer camp if you prefer) tents – or what other call “base camping” tents.  The materials used (heavy-duty canvas) are not light by any means.  Which is partly why you feel so safe and secure when sleeping in them – they are the ultimate heavy-duty tent.