Cabelas XWT or Big Horn II

[KMoses]

Wondering if anyone has experience with either of these tents?

Time to trade in my Kelty Mantra 7

Thanks, KMoses

[cdnfisherman]

I bought the XWT this spring and it has been fantanstic.

Simple to setup and totally dry....always!!

Great tent.

Clarkie

[echotrail]

I've had the 12x12 XWT for two years and love the thing! The full coverage rainfly will never let the tent get wet. The front vestibule is plenty big and lets you keep coolers in the shade and other things dry without having to bring them inside. It's easy to put up and can be put up by one person. A Cabelas staffer told me you have to have two people to put up the Big Horn or you WILL bend the poles. It's not a cheap tent, but if taken care of, your kids can use it when they grow up. It's worth the money.

[Xplorer]

I've had the pre-cursor to the current XWT (was called the Denali XWT i think) for 5 years and it is the last tent i will ever have to buy. I believe that the new tent design is even better (larger vestibule area).

It has withstood 50 mph gusts up on the canadian border and some massive storms over the last 5 years. I spend about 20 days each summer camping up on the islands in Voyageurs Park and this tent is awesome. My inlaws also have the same tent (i bought mine when i saw theirs) and they spent 2 weeks in Sept. 2000 up in the Brooks Range of Alaska hunting caribou/moose/bear and it stood up to that test with flying colors. I am able to easily put mine up single handed.

This is the first tent I've had, where i felt that the designer has actually spent a few nights in it out in poor weather. When the guyouts are all tied down it would take a hurricane force wind to effect it

[fishermann222]

The XWT has some good reviews up here in Alaska this year. The best thing about this tent is you can set it up in the pouring rain it it stays totally dry. It is really an amazing setup. For any weather you can have in most of alaska and minnesota this would be the perfect tent. Unless of course you are a sheep or mountain goat hunter.

I purchased a cabelas guide 6 man two years ago and it has been great. I have had it in 60 mph winds, sideways rain for days at a time, and on one trip over a foot of snow over night. It has held up to MUCH abuse. I love it. Been on many trips with it and have yet to have a problem. During duck hunting season the dogs even sleep in it with us. The floor is so tough you dont have to worry about anything happening to it.

If you want a tent that is a little lighter, and can take ALOT more abuse, check out the bombshelter tent. It has the highest reviews I have heard.

[S.D. Ice Angular]

I am thinking of purchasing one of these “XWT” tents?

Does anyone else have a review on this tent??

For those of you who have one did you purchase the “Pitch Kit” and the “Floor Liner”??

Do you always stake out all the “guy-outs” points or can you leave some loose in decent weather?

What size do you that have them have, is the 12’ X 12’ to big?

Let me know your thoughts please…

Thanks in advance

[echotrail]

I got home yesterday after using my 12x12 xwt in Northern, Mn grouse hunting for the past 4 days. It was on and off all day rain for three of the days and the xwt stayed bone dry inside. Three men, using oversized cots and each with 22 gal. storage tubs inside were very comfortable. I did not purchase the quick pitch kit or floor liner with the tent. We have been lucky and have never had to set up camp in the rain so I can't offer opinions of the quick pitch kit. I do not use all 44 of the stakes and never would unless there are very high winds in the forcast. I use all 8 tent stakes and I think another 10 or so at the base of the rainfly. There are clips for the rainfly corners. I use a cut-to-size tarp as a ground cloth and another one for the inside floor liner and they work just fine. The full cover rain fly keeps the tent dry. Yesterday the tent got a little wet as we did break camp in the rain. I hung the tent in the garage from the rafters using bicycle hooks, one for each corner and a bungee for the center peak. This morning the tent is dry so I will drop the four corners to the floor, leave the peak hanging, shake the floor liner, and put everything away. Monday evening during heavier rain we opened the front door of the tent, closed the front of the vestibule and used a Mr. heater for a couple of hours as we sat comfortable in shirt sleeves. You can't go wrong with this tent unless you want one you can put a stove in.

[Fishing Junky]

Hey Echo, Can one man set this tent up on his own? Junky...

[echotrail]

Yes, you can set the tent and rainfly up alone in about 30 minutes. It's not difficult or heavy. Like all tents, you need a few practice runs in the back yard so you don't have to refer to the printed directions for each step. The first time is the most confusing because your trying to identify parts based on printed descriptions. Nothing to it now!

[Hooliganz]

I have had the old Guide series tent(12x14)from Cabela's that is very simular to the Bighorn for about 4 yrs now with no problems, been thru many rain and snow storms etc. holding up nice.