The problem with youtube is the BS and the TONS of inexperienced advice. I have used tyvek tents for years and still use the one in the vid to this day. It works perfect and lasts a long time for pennies. If you want to do re enactments join a club, but heavy ancient canvas tents are junk. And so is the advice to buy one. And NO HEAT SHIELDING is needed, just buy a stove jack and sew it in on top.

Great! Now I've got something I can use that half roll of Tyvek for that's been sitting in the corner of my garage for the last 7 years. Thanks Yank!

What a great idea! With that type of material and all the different sizes of PVC, the ideas for a tent/shelter are endless. Thanks for sharing. I cannot wait for part two!

Your enemy = a bobbin LOLOLOL! As a girl who sews, that cracked me up. I think they remain your enemy no matter how long you sew. Nice project!

Fantastic job, sir! Flying a kite is a lost art, the girls were doing great!

I like the fact you put a floor in it. Most hot tents do not have a floor! Looks like a fun project that will work

Very nice tipi. I built one for my grandkids in the backyard. We cut down some young oak and pine trees, about 4" by 20'. Lashed them together at the top, raised it and covered with plastic sheeting. This is just for them to play in. They can have a fire, as it vents well. They have like 20' of floor space and it is really large. They love it. It was for fun, I figured the first good windy storm it would be gone, but it's still standing and they still spend the night in it.

It is so great when a project comes together. What a great project. It seems like that Tyvek could be used for so many things.

Nice idea, unconventional material but diffidently original thinking. Saving money and doing it yourself proofs best overall. Can' t wait to see the testing. Thanks for sharing...

I'm reluctant to lay out the cash before I am certain it will take paint and if the paint can cover the big Tyvek prints. I had planned to use duck cloth and wooden poles but this tyvek is very promising. It might be light enough to use pvc pipes. I think inch and a half will slide inside of 2 inch so the poles would be collapsible. That would eliminate the center pole and help stabilize our bigger unit. Your design is compact and very clever. Congrats for keeping at it till done.

Great shelter. Cheap, light weight, and very effective. Looking forward to part two.

Looks great YP, nothing like DIY and save lots of money.

very cool.... good use of tyvek.... I would have never thought of using the tyvek.... I cannot wait to for part 2..... the venting system was genius, seems a lot more durable and usable than just opening and folding back the top flaps like traditional tepees use..

Tyvek tape, available in double sided, can be used to protect/ reinforce the edges and to attach multiple sheets together. I really like this design and hope to build one myself in the near future. A 9' x 150' roll of tyvek is about $150, cut that in half and tape together with double sided tape for a 17.5" x 75' sheet. Cut that into 2 half circles of 17.5' x 35'. I think I can make 2 of these double size for less than $250; complete.

just wow dude I am surprised at how well that turned out it looks great! GJ!

Very cool project! Bet that Tyvek would make a sled kite large enough for 200lb test cord!

easy as heck to make a repair kit for it as well. great job

this is as good as my friend's Kifaru tipi that we used in 9 inches of snow. I will watch to see how your stove turned out. thanks for sharing.

Great video, inspired me to build an 8' x 10' prospecters tent out of tyvek using carpet tape. Snap in tie downs work well. Stayed dry in the rain. Extremely loud though, softening the tyvek helps. Also built the Bivy sack.

Man I have been watching your channel for a while. I am a do it your self kind of guy and the stuff you do is sweet I am going to try and make one of these tents and see how it comes out. Great vid. I have tried some other stuff and the more you do it the better it gets. Talk to you soon.

Hey that would be cool in summer too, the light color would reflect the sun to keep it cooler. Nice project.

Excellent. When I seen the bivy you made I was thinking of this too. I always loved the design and weight of these but the expense kept me from them. I guess I will have to break out the sewing machine I bought a few years ago. Thank you sew much.LOL

Im impressed how simple and light weight nice job!

A great idea Yank and you can't beat that packing weight. Hopefully you get a chance to try it out with some snowy or at least wet elements. Looking forward to the update on it.

Great project, I love the idea. I'd really like to see you maybe go camping using it this summer and do another review of it. Awesome job Brother. Long LIVE The CONSTITUTION !!!

enjoyed your video - some very good ideas about strengthening the tyvek material

You a kick ass job bro. Looks good. Works good. Price is good.

Wow, that is real nice. Im a stealth/gorilla camper and would have to dust it a bit to make it a bit more stealth but no doubt the second best I have EVER seen . No - that says a lot being Ive seen tipis going for $1200.00 and this is standing with them. Simple-light-tough, what more could a camper want? saving to my (new word) list. Thanks for this GREAT vid.

I wanted something portable so I made mine from pvc pipe fittings, then draped over a sewn canvas. This made it modular. Historicaly the ridgepoles were very tall and so draping the cured leather was difficult to do. Wigwams were far easier. With it modular, essentially even kids could construct and deconstruct the frame much like the old tinker toys. However canvas ain't great as a long term covering. Many plastics are durable especially with grommets to resist tearing, but they can't handle the baking effects of the sun. Tyvex is used in industry for clean room gowns as it's durable and water resistent.

Tyvek is pretty good stuff. Thanks for sharing brother!

Wow Brother. that thing is sweet. Be Safe

Great project!!!! Thank you for sharing with us. Tyvek is some amazing stuff....

Looks great, fun project.

Wonderful job on the tent!

Excellent all around!

that's awesome! If I did not have a golite sl3 already, I'd try my hand at making one. great video

Great job. I really like it a lot.

thanks for sharing your info...forget these damn couch commandos,hopefully some of them will go back to videogames...Thank You for all you do Brother

There be dragons!!! I think I would want the tent a little larger. Not bad though. Not bad at all. I am going the other way. Trying to adapt a reflective covering for SUMMER camping.

Great Job! YP-- Something to think about for future projects: 1.Cut tyvek, polyester, or nylon fabrics with a sharpened soldering iron or hot knife to prevent fray. 2.Polyester webbing has a much better UV rating than Nylon. (think seat belt webbing) 3.A good used industrial sewing machine can be had for around $350-$400 (consew 226 or similar walking foot variant). Note on sewing: The right tool for the job makes all the difference in the world. But I know that I don't need to tell you that.:)

you are the tyvek king.

back when i did construction/siding the house wraps we used could be sealed or welded together by useing an old electric iron... we would use news paper so that the iron itself would not touch the house wrap. it takes a little getting use too, but worked great for mating two or more pieces together, So you dont have to be limited by the size of the house wrap for the tent, Tho I never used this with the Tyvek brand itself, but it worked on the house wraps we used. just some food for thought

Nice job...Can't wait for part two.

Nice work.

Great work, cant wait to see the stove next.

great tent and a good sense of humour . youve just earned yourself a new subscriber buddy boy :)

Man this is awesome! I don't want to spend $1000 for a canvas. Need to make one of these

merci pour tous ces bons conseils et pour toutes ces vidéos passionnantes :)

Excellent tent - thanks for sharing!!

That was so funny when you were telling Im on a roll Im on a roll. It was like yelling Mom look at me....lol.

Really cool, maybe a look out window can be added. Sure makes me wish I was 20 yrs younger, hum or maybe my husband was 20 yrs younger so he could do the work...

Excellent job!

Very Nice tent. I been looking for a 4 season tent that is light weight,low cost , and a color that is not blaze orange. This seems like a very good option.

Its easy, you put the tyvek in the washing machine on a cold cycle.. fluffs it up and helps to quiet the noise.

CONGRATULATIONS for your PERSISTENCE...sewing is truely an adventure not for the week. lol

I would be grateful if you would try painting the scraps to learn if the paint will hold. I suspect latex would work best as it is somewhat flexible. If you already trashed the scraps, I'll try to find some at a construction site. I intend to make a full scale project of it by letting the kids do some art work. maybe some animals normally found in North America and whatever they come up with. Lowes has a roll of 9 ft x 100 ft for $100 after tax. That's enough for the outer and inner skins.

i ended up buying a wood 'tent' stove/heater on eBay (about $100, including shipping), since I don't have access to a torch for building one out of an ammo can. Assembling the stovepipe sections...they ship flat, have to be rolled and locked into a cylindrical shape manually...was the only real challenge. But its up and running, even had a successful test burn, so I'm jazzed about that. Might be worth the look, if you need an emergency wood heater/stove.

this is so cool would like to try to make one some day

OMG!!!! LOOK OUT!!!! Its Janet Napalitano flying about to set us on fire. YT Has not been telling me when you put new vids out.

good job guy...

nice job

tyvek is awesome stuff. I've made shade structures and clothing out of it.

Bravo ! Nicely done and full marks on the video editing and commentary. I'll be very interested in seeing how you fashion a stove for it. 3lbs ! Wow. I wonder how much some space blanket "patches" carpet-taped on the inside would help in terms of reflecting convection heat back inside the space. Anyway, thank you for investing the time and energy to share this gem with us out here. (I enjoyed the bivy video as well)

very cool! nicely done!

Nice job! Engineering is one of your many talents. Now you've made a "tee-pee to keep your wigwam".

Thanks on these ideas Yankeeprepper. __ Note to SF. May you forever hear wind-chimes for your tinnitus. LOL!!!

Great job that's really cool!

well thought out. Good Job.

Great idea. Would lie to see a part two, which includes the stove pipe hole, and some dimensions. Left wondering what the circumference ended up being.

That's one nice tactical tent

Dude this looks great. I like it. I would like to make one myself. was the tyvek material expensive? I think this project is cool, fun to probably make and the reaction of people.

This rocks!

well done sir

Maybe you could take a heat gun and melt the edges where you have cut to help with the delamination?

Hey Yankee, dont know if you know or care, but some guy called "mrbreezethru" has lodaed your/this video on his channel as his own. Love what you do with the Tyvek!

I would really like to hear how this works in the winter and in tandom with the ammo can stove! i plan on doing this project as well for winter camping and would like to know if you have much smoke build up (assuming the ammo can stove "leaks" a small amount of smoke). great vid!

@yankeeprepper did you wash this tent like you did the bivy cover to reduce the sound of the tyvek? Cool project I think I might give this one a try.

just curious with it being a plastic material are you not worried about the heat a stove will put out melting the fabric? About how wide at the base is this, neat idea.

Looks like a cool project. roughly how long do you think it will last you

Great job sir, hope it works well for you. I enjoyed your video. pierre from New Mexico

Great Job on the tent. What do you use as the base for the PVC pipe? (what sits on the ground??) Thanks

Looks good I hear ya with the bobbin thing I would rather be kicked in the junk then to mess with that stuff lol God Bless

Hey Yank....Any opinion on Dow Weathermate house wrap product versus Tyvek? Any experience using it? I have some left over Dow product from a project, but wanted to know whether or not I should try an locate the Tyvek instead. Thanks

i met my enemy and it is a bobbin. i know your pain my good sir.

Very innovative, thanks for sharing!

I notice you turned the side with the print to the inside of the tent. Have you tried wetting it to see if it leaks? On houses the printed side is oriented outwards. I just wonder if that makes a difference with which way moisture moves through the material. The Tyvek site would have you believe moisture can only move through the material from the plain side. I had considered making a 16 footer for my youth group so I came on the YT looking for suggestions and found you! Nice video by the way.

Damn Yankee, that was great mate!

@Yankeeprepper Nice workmanship! As a commercial carpenter, I often come across surplus materials. This is definately going to be a project I will do. However, as you know, we are in the 60's now and are looking at 70 plus the rest of this week here in gods country(MN) With that in mind, I'm waiting til' next Sep. My question to you is would you, in retrospect, have opted for the traditional teepee post configuration? I would appreciate your insight. Thanx, Leon

i want to make a rain fly for my catoma bed net. i want to ask you, is it very noise when it rains?

can you tell me how wide across on the inside at the base im looking at building something like this and wondering how many people could sleep in this size thanks great video

LOL, the horrable bobbin! I hope you did run a back stitch? If not those treads will come loose after awhile. Ive tried sewing too and I'll stick with nuts and bolts and washers and the occasional staple hammer LOL!! Good luck!

Good idea. so how long did it take to put it all together?

awesome idea man, I ran across this video a year ago and have been thinking about it since.I just finished making mine and it turned out quite well. instead of sewing it, I used contact cement which I have been experimenting with on Tyvek and have had excellent results. Wondering about heating it now, I just tried a small fire and even with good ventilation it got pretty damn smokey unless you were laying down. If I raised the fire it would help, but if I did that, I might as well commit to a stove. any ideas on a packable lightweight stove? Anyway, thanks for the video.

How would you deal with water on the zipper? Does a marine zipper have a rubber backing or something?

You did great! This is a great small shelter. I've converted an old parachute to a large group shelter and found this while searching smaller shelter ideas. Can I ask how loud the tyvek is now?

LOL. Why does this always happen to you? :) you need to wear a paper bag on your head and walk around like the unknown comic !

Hey man, thanks so much for the ideas and starter info. So after a while , I finally built mine! Well almost. I'm having a hard time getting it to stand up with all the walls, nice and tight. I maybe have to adjust the positioning of a couple of stake points, did you have any trouble with this that some experienceay be able to help me? Also, it's hard to put it upnin the wind, have any pointers for that. .. I'm in the testing phase before I install the stove Jack, but I need to stand it up (which I have just not perfectly) before I can decide where to put the stove...anuly of your experience would be great man, and thanks again for all the help! I'm gonna look at it again tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes. :)

How much did it cost to make because my grandson wanted to make one for himself? Thanks Ann

Good job.

So marke a 9'x18' section on Tyvek in half and cut each half into as wide half semi circles as possible, then assemble?