Canvas tent and fire

[Salamander42]

This reminds me of a funny story. . . We went camping in southern Indiana on someone's farm with a large group of people. The weather took a nasty turn during the night and many of us ended up hanging out in someone's large Army surplus cabin tent. We'd sit in the tent and talk and watch the storm through the doors, then when the rain would let up we'd head out to stoke the fire back up and hang out bu the fire 'till it started storming again. . . At some point some folks decided to head for home and just grabbed their bags, leaving their tent set up figuring they'd just retrieve it the next day. Well, apparently they didn't have it staked down very well because when the next storm front rolled in the wind picked it up, flipped it over a few times and deposited it right side up directly on top of the fire pit. It lit up like a Chinese lantern for a few seconds while we stood there in the door of the Army tent. I think my friends and I all kind of simultaneously thought "Ohhh, that's pretty. . . Oh sh*t!" then ran out and pulled it off the fire. There was a large hole melted in the bottom, but it was completely intact other than that. The owner ended up giving it to a friend of mine the next day. He uses it for gear storage on longer camping trips.

 

[mewolf1]

So I didn't have a pillow..............

Doc

but ya did have a fire:thumbup:

 

[Phil Brown]

You want heat with your tent? This is what I like (fire inside ). [tepee pic omitted] Sapling frame and 3 tarps IIRC.

Another trick is to build a roaring fire and then bury it. The sensible way to do that is to make and bury the fire before you put up the tepee. If you bury it deep enough and pack the dirt hard enough, you won't have to worry about sparks, carbon monoxide, etc, and it will radiate heat all night. One of my goals for next winter is to build a multi-room igloo that's heated this way (cook on the fire, then bury it; repeat).