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My wife and I sold our 31 foot travel trailer and purchased the Kodiak 10x10 tent. We want to go to places you just can't get to with a trailer. I love your explanation of setting up and I also love the fact you are real people with children and a dog. Well done video and thanks for posting

These are great high quality tents. I truly know, lived in one as a very rural camp manager 3 years, (to get to camp 25 miles up a logging road) I lived in it in all weather Rain, Heat, Snow and several times 50 mph winds. Stood up great. Some small bits of advice. Tilt the awning to one side or the other if it's raining, or for more shade in a particular area, if it snows, roll it up. Second, even if the ground looks ok, use a ground sheet for extra floor protection. Third, always be sure the tent is DRY before storing - really dry. Fourth, follow the instructions and "season" the canvas at least twice. Fourth? Bring a can of Camp Dry, while these tents are very weather proof, they can get a small drip. Camp Dry works well and still breathable. Also, getting that second pole up? Get a pair of non slip gloves - it helps a lot.

I researched this tent for a long time before buying it over 3 years ago. It seemed like a lot of money at the time (it was) but I went ahead and did it anyway, paying the exchange and horrendous shipping charges. (I am Canadian). Boy oh boy, am I ever glad I did! I have taken my two grandson's camping all over western Canada. We have been poured on, cooked on and chilled out in the challenging weather, but stayed dry and cozy every time in this tent. I am a 61 year old woman and can put it up by myself, but when the boys are with me we have it up in record time! They are seasoned campers! We splurged on 3 camp cots and set them along the 3 outside walls and have lots of room inside to change, eat, or cheat at cards! That tent, expensive as it was, has paid for itself and is still in mint condition, ready for a fourth summer of fun. Is it heavy? yep. Is it expensive? yep. Do you need to plate it... pump it's tires... endlessly fix things before using it... tow it... or rent a special camping spot for it? Nope! The people who make this awesome tent should be very proud of their work! Nice video by the way! I bet your family would make awesome campers next lot over!

Excellent and detailed instructions. I was going to go with the 12x9 cabin tent but after your video I decided with yours. Thanks

One of the best I have seen. I am using mine for the first time tomorrow. Thanks a bunch...

Best setup tutorial ever!!! Thank you guys!

Great tent, and awesome location. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the video. I'm just about to go buy one exactly the same. I was on the fence but now I'm ready to pull the trigger !!!

I have this exact tent let me say you both did an excellent job explaining how to set up it could not have been done any better. This tent is the best tent i have ever owned nothing has even come close to this tent as far as tents i have or had. Your video made it easier for even me for the next time i set up.Thank you

Really appreciate how both of you explained the features and process of using this bad boy. Sure sold me! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you so much for your thorough video on how to set up this tent. I've been wanting one, but was afraid I wouldn't be able to set it up. Now I know I can do it!!!

Good video. Your review of the inside after having all your stuff really helped me grasp just how BIG this thing is.

Have the same tent I love it, just got back from Ca hi sierras big rock creek. Camped out for 8 nights with buddy heater on low at night kept us warm. Had this tent in 50 mph winds no problem held up great. Best tent I ever owned.

Nice review team! I love that you gave a quick look at how you have it set up for living in at the end. Most reviewers forget to do that. Thank you!!!

Thank you very much for this video! We are driving to our campsite now and I thought I would watch a few setup videos as this will be our first time using our 10x14 tent from Kodiak Canvas. Yours was by far the most informative and walks the viewer through the process step by step. We feel better prepared to setup camp once we arrive! Thanks again! Blessings to you and yours💙

Great video! Watched it once then set up our tent for the first time with no problem. Thank you!!

Thank you for the video. Just got the same tent, and it made the practice setup a breeze, aside from the weight! I admit I hadn't seen this kind of tensioner and this was super helpful.

I have this same tent, and I love it. I generally end up setting it up by myself, because my son is a bit young (he'll help with stakes and putting the pole-pin in, though) and my wife is doing-guy-stuff-averse. The only part that I've not found an easier way to do is the second end pole; getting the side up and pulling that pole up high enough to get the pin in is always a challenge by yourself. The awning can be don by preparing the ropes and hammering in the stakes (with ropes around them) ahead of time; make sure you have slack, then grab the pole and rope and do the whole thing right there. Another one-man-job easing technique is to use lag bolts and an impact driver instead of stakes (especially for the tent stakes), but you have to make sure you have enough battery to put them in and get them out. I love how real your video is, though; it doesn't feel overly scripted or overly produced. Real kids running wild and real people just trying to get their tent up!

Just bought this tent and using it for the first time this weekend. Pretty excited

Thank you for the great tutorial!

Thanks for the instruction on the set up guys ! Mine just came and is till in the box. I'll be setting it up next week and going through it before I take it out next month for 9 days. Can't wait to set it up and get out there with it. Fall feast here I come

Have used ours twice, but it's been a couple of years. Decided I better get a refresher on setting up. This is great, the only thing that ever confused me was the smaller pole on the top that goes between button and bolt. Your video makes it so easy, thanks!

Just got this tent. Super helpful. Thanks guys!

Thanks a ton for the video guys. Answered all my questions. Will be getting one very soon. Especially liked that you showed your actual camping setup so that I could get a visualization of how everything fits.

You'll did an awesome job showing the set up on the Kodiak 🤙🏼

Such a great video and great team work! I have this same tent and with help of my wife have no issue with putting it up (also can put it up by myself but wheres the fun in that). I also use the big buddy heater and do not have a problem keeping warm when the temps dip down. We have set it up in southern Utah with high winds running through the canyon and set it up on the Oregon coast with constant rains, and in both cases the tent was stable and dry during both trips. I am debating on purchasing the added vestibule ( i think its $99 at Cabela's) but am waiting to see if anyone else can give it a thumbs up or down. Any ways thanks for the video and great looking family!

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I am considering buying this size but was not sure about being able to set it up by myself.

I am very impressed with the making of this video. Very informative and organized and professionally done. I enjoyed your team work of effort and assisting each other in creating in presenting the Kodiak camping tent. Congratulations, I am now sold on purchasing the Kodiak tent. Thank you. All my questions as been answered. I am happy that you include your Beautiful family and your time. Well done. What a beautiful back drop. Happy adventure.

Great review, yall! Kodiak tents are great.

Awesome, looks fun and great family!

Good vid guys. Thanks for the info!

Nice review. This is the first one I've seen where people actually show their sleeping arrangements. Tons of room! Had to laugh at the boys. Ready for adventure while Mom and Dad are trying to put on a professional production.

Best video that I've found which shows space inside with a couple Queen size mattress. Looking at getting this or the SpringBar 10x14. Thanks

Great video! Full of useful information!

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

Lucky man! Great set up! Best, most relevant I've seen seen by farrr ....Thank you! Mine is on the way. Oregon camper here.

Great video from a great family.

Great video, helped me set mine up.

Great review, thank you...

I want this tent ! Great video

Great video! I related to the chaos of the kids interrupting the shot!

Excellent video....thanks

I also have the 10x14 tent except I have the model with the windows on both ends as well. Great tents!

Great video! Thank you

😊I have the same tent. Love it & set up & take down frequently solo.

excellent video - very helpful

great video!

It’s an awesome tent. I have the 10x10 and it’s been through crazy rain, wind, and snow. The last pole is hard to install if there is only one of you but I manage. Get the Snowpeak pegs, expensive but work great. Or, use lag bolts and an impact drill to hammer them in. ;-)

Thanks for the video.

Great video

Great video ..

Nice info thank you

Great video guys thanks

Nice review. Thanks for sharing.

Nice video! Appreciate it!

Very helpful thank you

Loved your video....

Verry nice bro :x Thank you

I have bent 3or 4 of the stakes and ended up looking for something better, I found some at Amazon made out of steel rebar, 12 inches, they are great.

Thank you for a great video. It helped me make a quick decision to get this tent when I saw this deluxe version go on sale for

Exelente contenido amigo 👍😃🙋‍♂️

Awesome video, thanks for the review. Couple questions, is this the deluxe model? (I think it is because of gear loft) And did you look at the VX model with the side windows before getting this one?

Awesome review of an awesome tent! I have two large dogs..Is the floor durable enough that I won't need to put down a blanket to avoid tears from their claws?? Thank you!

Thanks for sharing. How does it do in the summer? There is another version with more windows for another $100. So just wondering if this one is hot in the summer without the extra windows.

nice video, i just cant decide on what tent, im new to camping and i will be doing my first camping trip next month in july of 2020, going to ozark national forest in arkansas, weather should be hot summer, maybe 90degrees and possibly rain, not sure, will this be good for hot climate? i dont see a way to leave a window open during rain.

Very cute assistant sir! Lucky man

Thanks for the vid 😊, I have a 10x10 which has 16 pegs! Liking the sound of only 14 pegs though, looks like you don't need one where the pole goes whereas ours does?

Awesome video! We are looking at getting this same tent for our family of 5. We are thinking about doing a 4 cot setup with one of them being bunk style. What are your thoughts as far as room? What are your thoughts 4 years later? How has it held up? And do you wish you would have went bigger? Thanks for any information. Happy camping and enjoy that family time!

How has it held up in rain ? I've had 2 large tents, of a different manufacturer very tough but had to bail rain from the interior twice from sideways wind/rain. Also if you don't want to raise the awning is there a way to secure it so it doesn't flap in the wind ?

This is a really good video ! I was trying to save up enough to buy a roof top tent but even as a ground tent this is really a good one, i guess would have no problem in the winter with a little heater inside.. 👍

Question. When you are folding it up to store it do you fold it lengthwise twice then roll it up?

Great video guys thanks, very thorough. Does the tent hold heat pretty well when you use the heater ?

I came across your video while camping in my Ozark Trail last night. I hear that canvas tents are much warmer compare to the nylon tents. I also have 3 kids, a 12 years old, 9 years , and a 2 years old toddler. How do you like your tent after 4 years of usage? How are the spaces in the tent now that your boys are a little older?

Hi, what is a Heater Buddy ? thanks ! great vid

How does this tent do in warmer weather. It looks like it is geared more toward cooler weather. I live in Georgia and for the most part will avoid the hottest, wettest months, but I am concerned that it can be opened up enough to breathe if it is raining as there is no mesh covered from rain except the front door.

I have seen that this is the old school tough as your grandpa tent to buy. Im very familiar with canvas material and always oppose fiberglass material over steel any day since heat does rot it over time especially stored in heat.

Here's something I noticed before in other videos that might help keep the tent clean! At 12:50 into the video, you can see the dirt marks from where you were standing on the tent with your shoes while installing the top flex poles. In fact, if you stop the video at 13:03 you are pointing right at one of those marks. It might be a helpful tip to have a small tarp to stand on while installing this part of the installation poles & rods. You could wrap the poles & rods with it when breaking it down keeping it stored in the pole bag for easy access at installation. I just ordered (Competitive Edge Products .com) this tent but the VX with the end windows & waiting for it to show up on May 7th, 2020. This company is great. In contracting customer service with help with my ordering I got Charley Hansen (the host in a lot of their videos) he pulled my purchase after helping me emailing me the tracking number within seconds of the transaction going through. People that tent went out that afternoon & is halfway here! Great service from these guys! Oh, did I mention to use this discount code & save 3% (CEPCOMEBACK) which Charley freely offered. www.competitiveedgeproducts.com/Super-Deluxe-Kodiak-Canvas-Tent-6041VX-10x14-with-tarp-6043_p_23.html Happy Camping! Check out the trailer to my latest film. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJyBYNug3L-UlGQ.html

Question for you guys... What is the lowest temp you have used this tent in with the Buddy Heater? And did you stay comfortable? I am a hunting guide and plan to use the Buddy Heater in my Kodiak that I just purchased. I am often in temps down to 0*, so I thought I would ask. Thanks for the great review!!!!

I have watched a bunch of these on this tent. Bar none best one... Do y'all have the vestibule?

What Is The Most altitud that you have Run The Me. Buddy heater?

How does handle weather? High winds, snow, rain etc..? Awesome video haven't set mine up yet haha. Still new in the box

I haven’t found the comment but I have the same tent and would like to know what tarp you guys used and reviews on the tarp it’s self

Sold!!

What is the location of these rock formations? I would love to go there and check it out!

The VX model has more windows/ventilation, but costs more.. How was the tent without the side window vents in the heat?

Have you had it said up in high winds? How did it hold up?

Put the awning stakes in the ground first. Then set Pole then rope to the stake one person easy peasy.

Where do I buy this tent as I couldnt find this tent on amazon

Very nice 👍 but I would like my rm separate from my living quarters 😅

Does this tent allow for the add-on of a stove?

I didnt need to buy a tent but after watching this. I wanna buy a tent. Grew up in white stags which were really easy to set up but can’t buy those anymore. Don’t like the other tents I’ve seen

Add a stove jack and a NU-WAY 3500 stove and you'll be toasty warm in any temp.

I enjoyed the video. It sure looks a heck of a lot easier than setting up a fur trade tent. I do have one complaint, for God's sake get a BFH and get rid of the toy hammer.

Is that a pitbull/corgi mix? Thats an insanely cute dog!

thanks for the review!! I got 3 girls 🤯

Is this the 8 person tent? Looks like the easiest of the kodiaks to setup so far!

i hope some day, welcome to your family to Vietnam...

When the lady was pushing the top post together, at the end she got pretty wreckless and kinda just took her hands off almost when the post were under tension, could have sprung up hit in face, please watch this video again and hold the connection point more firmly next time, great video though, thanks for your help, for mine iam going to get some pnnant flags for the guy lines to help make the rope stand out and support my sports teams in Pittsburgh!!

Does it have a stove pipe opening?