Kodiak Canvas - Flex-Bow 9x8 Deluxe
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"I can have it up in a couple minutes."
"they are by far the easiest of canvas tents to setup."
"really easy to set up"
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"It never leaks and has withstood some really nasty storms."
"My Kodiak tent feels like something I could live in long term for a year, winter through summer. ... I camped in it last year during a night where it rained 20mm with 70km/h wind and I woke up bone dry, and the awning even stayed up."
"After 10 years of music festivals and Outerbanks week long fishing trips, there is not much wear on the ol' Kodiak."
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"You can stand up in them and the 10x10 version is plenty for a family of four."
"sleeps 4 VERY comfortably and you can stand up and get dressed"
"being able to stand up fully in your tent is a game changer too."
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"My Kodiak tent feels like something I could live in long term for a year, winter through summer. ... I camped in it last year during a night where it rained 20mm with 70km/h wind and I woke up bone dry, and the awning even stayed up."
"Canvas tents are perfect for car camping and will last your lifetime"
"A good week or two tent would be a nice Kodiak."
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"It never leaks and has withstood some really nasty storms."
"My Kodiak tent feels like something I could live in long term for a year, winter through summer. ... I camped in it last year during a night where it rained 20mm with 70km/h wind and I woke up bone dry, and the awning even stayed up."
"Trudging through the mud from my friends mud caked RVs into our dry Kodiak was incredible. ... Every single shiftpod in our camp had soggy floors. Some fared better than others"
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"I like my Kodiak but the brightness is an issue ... It's a real killer for trying to plan super late/sunrise adventures when you can't get back and rest well at dawn."
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"It's definitely a car camping tent unless you love toting heavy packs."
"They're heavy"
wisc0beans 1.0Check out Kodiak Canvas. I have the 8x9 Flex-Bow and it's the best tent I've ever owned. It never leaks and has withstood some really nasty storms. [https://kodiakcanvas.com/](https://kodiakcanvas.com/)
Yea people that find out about them usually end up snagging them quick, but Kodiak does a decent job at updating stock. I did a few months of research when I upgraded a few years ago, and I read a bunch of stories of guys on hunting expeditions in violent winds, and the Kodiaks were the only tents left standing in camp lol so I imagine they're highly sought after. I even read a couple stories of people having tree limbs fall on their tent and it kept them safe.
SCR05 0.1This data seems a bit skewed how is Slingfin or Hilleberg not on this list. It's interesting that the Flex Bow and Springbow made the list though as the only 2 Canvas tents they are by far the easiest of canvas tents to setup. I feel like I have done some decent research on tents before and never heard of Durston.
xkingpin 0.1If I’m car camping I’m taking the Kodiak flexbow. 10x14 and pray it fits the allowable spot lol. I’m also taking my dewalt impact drill and lags instead of stakes. I can have it up in a couple minutes. I’m also bringing my dewalt air inflator and exped mega because why not.
Academic_Cabinet_994 0.1I have a Kodiak canvas flex-bow tent that I used 4 seasons, its sturdy metal poles held up through a lot of snowfall and it was fine in the summer in the mountains of Colorado and Wyoming mostly .
bloobeard 0.1Used this from a buddy in Joshua tree. Really nice car camping, felt like a room and not a tent.
fcb1313 0.1I love my Kodiak, My wife and I used it for several years before buying motorhome. I'm 6' tall and have plenty of space. It is an 8x12 I think. room for two twin intex inflatable beds and gear.
hollis3 0.1I don't have much in terms of comparing the wall tents, but I do have a Kodiak Flex-Bow tent. In the pictures it looks plastic, but they are canvas tents which come with an additional weather coating on them. Definitely not a plastic tent. It's been in heavy rain and winds with no issues.
jollydoody 0.1Our Kodiak Canvas Flex-Bow was one of the only tents or canopies left standing on two separate beach camping trips where we faced heavy winds. Packed up, it weighs more and takes up more space but love that I can rely on it under those circumstances.
kevinmogee 0.1Springbar or Flexbow is definitely the answer. Staying in one place for two weeks is worth spending the extra coin on a really nice tent. I think Springbar tents have a lifetime warranty, and they are known to last 30-40 years.
kkent1 0.1The one that fits your needs. Car camping 4 seasons = Kodiak canvas flexbow or a Spring Bar tent is good. Backpacking 4 seasons tents = North Face Small car camping tent = Cabela’s dome tent Two rooms = Gazelle. Car camping 4 seasons White duck bell tent .
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