Cabin Lodge

My buddy recently turned me on to Kodiak. It's my wife, our huge dog, and I. I bought the 12x12 cabin with the wood stove. Plenty of room and amazing in the cold weather. We cooked 95% of our meals on the stove while it was low 30s and raining for a week of camping in the high desert of Oregon. We stayed perfectly warm and dry. I can't speak highly enough about Kodiak!

I love my 100-lb Kodiak but boy do I hate moving it 😂

I used the 12x12 cabin in 30mph sustained winds last week. Gusting up to 60mph, and the tent never sustained any damage. Inside the tent was definitely completely sheltered from the wind, however it was pretty noisy with the billowing of the roof and the zippers all banging around, so my sleep was not the best. I obviously had to take the chimney down as well, so I was lucky it was relatively warm that night. One other caveat is that I use 12” lag stakes, not the included Kodiak stakes.

Also love our Kodiak wall tent. Amazing for setting up for several days somewhere. Such a tank.

I'll never not own an instant tent for normal camping. I have my kodiak for desert camping but go instant if youre going on a normal forest trip lol

I use a Kodiak. Use my ATV to haul it in, pretty bulky but bombproof.

The T5 definitely has better bug protection - they redesigned the floor attachment system and the seams are way more solid than teh older models. I've used both and the difference is pretty noticeable That said, if you're really worried about setup complexity, the Gazelle instant tents are still gonna be easier to deal with than a Kodiak even if you mess up some velcro alignment. Worst case you just walk around and double-check everything before you get in for the night 💀 Being anxious about gear purchases is totally normal but don't let it paralyze you - both tents will keep bugs out fine if you take 2 minutes to make sure everything's sealed up properly 😂