Insulated Tents ?

[Bob/Mn]

How well do the insulated tents for portables preform and are they worth the extra money??

[Northlander]

They do help out to keep you warmer. Is it worth the $? Well thats open for debate with some. I personally think so. I run all Otter houses and they dont make a insulated house yet. I mounted Insultex on the roof of my houses in the past and it worked real good at helping retain heat. It cost about $50 to do my Otter Lodge. I got mine at Menards.

[harvey lee]

If you are wondering if it will save enough propane to pay the difference in the added cost, probably not unless you fish 5 days a week for the rest of your life.

With my Canvas Craft insulated portable, the white inside on the walls is very nice for lighting. On days around the 20 degree mark, I can fish without a heater and be ok.

It does take less heat as I can put my heater on low most of the time and be warm.

Would I purchase another if mine got damaged, yes.

I also have no dripping from the cieling on the inside either.

[walleye44]

If you are wondering if it will save enough propane to pay the difference in the added cost, probably not unless you fish 5 days a week for the rest of your life.

With my Canvas Craft insulated portable, the white inside on the walls is very nice for lighting. On days around the 20 degree mark, I can fish without a heater and be ok.

It does take less heat as I can put my heater on low most of the time and be warm.

Would I purchase another if mine got damaged, yes.

I also have no dripping from the cieling on the inside either.

Harvey is spot on the Canvas Craft insulated house... First, the white inside is a nice change from my old otter green canvas... Much lighter on the inside & hence easier on the eyes.. I love the fact that I will not get rained on anymore in my insulated house.. I believe the price of propane is just crazy & will offset the cost, if you do not need a new house every year. I am not seeing the price of propane coming down anytime soon. I had the heater on low this weekend & I was toasty warm..

[harvey lee]

Yes, they do heat much easier.

[machohorn]

I also have the CC 4 person house, huge thing and 2 buddy heaters will heat it plenty at -25 with the wind blowin ( tested on LOW) I never took mine off low seeting once the house got warm. The no dripping is fantastic and when it is cold once you shut the heaters off to pack up the canvas does not freeze like in a non insulated house. I will not buy another house unless it is insulated period!

[howpeculiar]

I have a Nanook Thermal, and like they say above, the lighter interior is much easier to light up, no rain off the ceiling, and I find that I don't run the heater anywhere near as much. I don't know if it is cost effective, but it is more comfortable and worth it in my opinion. My larger clam has a black interior, and even though it has much more room and a floor, I use the little guy most of the season because of the better canvas.

[walleye44]

I have a Nanook Thermal, and like they say above, the lighter interior is much easier to light up, no rain off the ceiling, and I find that I don't run the heater anywhere near as much. I don't know if it is cost effective, but it is more comfortable and worth it in my opinion. My larger clam has a black interior, and even though it has much more room and a floor, I use the little guy most of the season because of the better canvas.

Spot on! On my Canvas Craft Norpac material, the white interior is nice for light that is for sure. My older green canvas otter was alot harder to see in. My clam sleeper is black & the same thing, very hard to see in.

More comfortable means more hours on the lake fishing, which leads to hopefully more fish...

[walleye365]

i also have the nanook thermal and it is alot warmer then the rest of the flip overs iv had. -11 with a - 30 wind shield is the coldest iv fished in this year and we were still comfortable. pay the extra $$