Kodiak Canvas - Flex-Bow VX (8.5x6 ft)
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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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"Very durable & strong. ... I’ve been in desert winds with 45 mph gusts and the tent did great. All other tents at the campground packed up and went home ."
"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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"They have large windows on each side and in the back. Also a door and window in the front. They are made of canvas and breathe - so they're not like a sauna inside during the summer - even during the day. Sometimes its even a little cooler inside due to the shade. I've taken a nap in ours in the afternoon."
"Very durable & strong. ... I’ve been in desert winds with 45 mph gusts and the tent did great. All other tents at the campground packed up and went home ."
"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."
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"I’m 6’3” and can easily stand in it anywhere in the tent."
"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"
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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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"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"
schmuber 0.1My Kodiak Flexbow VX sez hi.
shivametimbaz 0.1+1 for Kodiak flexbow vx
zecrito 0.1Kodiak Canvas Flex-Bow VX. I’m 6’3” and can easily stand in it anywhere in the tent. Very durable & strong. I’ve been in desert winds with 45 mph gusts and the tent did great. All other tents at the campground packed up and went home .
They make a 10’x10’ and a 10x14’ version. Since you’ll be camping 3 weeks per month, it’d be worth it to have the extra room of the 10x14 — provided there’s enough space at the sites you’ll be staying
SCR05 0.0This 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 0.0If 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 0.0I 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 0.0Used this from a buddy in Joshua tree. Really nice car camping, felt like a room and not a tent.
fcb1313 0.0I 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 0.0I 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 0.0Our 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.
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