Affordable TENT Living: White Duck Canvas Bell Tent PROS AND CONS OF CANVAS TENTS

Today we are taking a look at the White Duck Canvas Bell Tent! I love canvas tents! Some of the benefits of canvas tents include: simple proven design, warmth, quiet in the wind, very durable, long lasting and repairable.

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[sadyt]

A good tent is huge advantage. Just to be able to stand up is definitely an upgrade

[kele]

Hi Bob! I think it's great that you continue to review tents. A tent can be a gap-stop for someone in crisis. It could save lives. Everyone who needs one, needs the highest quality tent they can possibly get. The only way to know which tents are high quality and which tents are not, is to turn to a trustworthy source who tests and reports on them. I for one appreciate that you do this. Thank you. Good health and happiness to you and yours.

[stormdavies]

I love this tent! Next time let’s see the inside! 🥰

[russellrlf]

I am very interested in tent living. I did it many times during my deployments in the Army. We would often live in them for 2-6 months at a time. Is it just me or is Bob's retirement looking good on him? He looks thinner and he is still spitting out good information!

[debs]

We have several nylon tents and one vintage canvas tent, and I love them all. My dad bought the canvas tent around 1960 or 62 or thereabouts, and it's in great shape, aside from one broken pole that holds the door flap open for a canopy. No tears, no mildew, zippers are good. Not bad for a 60ish yo budget purchase.

[oldtimerlee]

Back in the day, we started out with a 2-person canvas tent (pup tent). It and all our gear fit in the trunk of our car. After a couple of, we bought a larger canvas tent. We could stand up in it and we could sleep on cots. Next step was a camper to go on our pickup truck. After a while, that combo was often used to haul our tent and cots! If we were going to spend several days in one spot. In summer, the tent was often far more comfortable. Truck/camper combo was used mostly when staying in a different place every night on a trip.

BTW, I don't have the truck or the camper. I still have that tent, and the canvas 10'x10' "dining canopy" (tarp) we used with it. A 3-season setup that worked well for many years.

[jackdawadventures]

I have a canvas cabin tent I purchased in 1986, my kids grew up camping in that tent. They insist i bring it for family camping so the grand kids have that experience and when it's raining it becomes the game tent before bedtime. I take great care of it, giving it a good scrubbing and silicone water proofing and seam sealing every few years. It has served us well and made memories for 3 generations and probably more.

[Gone_R_The_Days]

If you are living out of a car I recommend an Australian canvas swag as a way of making a comfortable bed. It takes from 30s-60s to set up. The sleeping system remains in the swag, they generally don’t require tent pegs. They can also be set up within a van on a stretcher reducing the area that requires heating during a winters night. Great job on the white duck bell tent, they are an excellent choice

[sarahloy]

This is one of your best videos, and I think I have watched them all, lol. The information is so valuable to so many people!

[shaunhall]

It changed my life Bob thanks to you. It gave me time to save and get back on my feet.

[DaveRimington]

Canvas tents are good if you are a long term camper- Set it and forget it. - Nylon are good if you are going to packing it up frequently and moving.

[turdfergussonabc]

My wife and i bought a kodiak canvas spring bow several years ago. I'm 6'4" and can stand up with Room to spare. We've camped in mid winter throughout snow storms and high winds, the tent stood up well. With buddy heater, it was 60f inside, 15f outside. We can set it up in 10 min. Love it, worth every penny.

[johnnylightning]

Just a couple of comments from a almost 69 year old that still camps in a tent. I much prefer canvas to nylon so long as weight is not an issue. Currently I only have a nylon tent as I use it for motorcycle camping and weight is THE most important consideration. As for floors get a sewn in floor if at all possible, especially where there a small critters around, it keep them out of the tent. I also highly recommend an air mattress both for comfort and to keep you dry if it rains. The floor of any tent will get wet if it rains enough I don't care what you do with ground cloths etc. Canvas also is much less susceptible to burn holes from fire embers that may get airborne. It's not that they won't get a hole it just takes longer for the ember to burn through and many times they don't. I can't say the same thing for nylon. Keep the good stuff coming Bob.

[pursleydl]

Hi Bob, you're the best. Thank you for sharing so much valuable information with the world. I am currently homeless, traveling to stay with family and friends on my Social Security. I travel in a 2006 Dodge Durango and I use a tent that connects to the back of my SUV. It is a 10 X 10 in side with 3 screened openings when connected to my car. It works well for me.

[jessiehead]

One “pro” you didn’t mention about canvas tents is that they have a distinctive canvas cloth smell that will forever say, ”camping with Dad” to me. I always loved that smell. When it’s mixed with campfire smoke it’s even better. I can close my eyes and imagine the smell so clearly — and I’m instantly a little kid again. Yeah, canvas tents are a little more work, but taken care of properly, they will last forever and they definitely feel like, “Home”.

[lorifrier]

I lucked upon a $200 Decathlon tent on clearance for $30 and it will be home for my dogs at the campground while I work the beet harvest this year 👍. Got it set up now for them To get familiar with it and they love it! They have a pretty cool set up in there!

[AsTheWheelsTurn]

I love my canvas tent, I don't live in it, just use it for camping but it is very comfortable and the canvass dampens noise from outside, they just have a nice feel to them all around. Mine is made by Kodiak, it is one of their spring bow type tents, very easy to set up! I beleive I paid $650 for it which is not too bad for what it is.

[ginacardarella]

Love tents, please do more on hot tents too and how to put them up thank you Bob

[heartdawg]

Everything Bob says about the Bell Tent is true. I own one.

[rookie]

Thumbs up on the canvas! I graduated to a canopy tent, threw away the nylon and use heavy waterproof canvas tarps to cover the sides and top. I tie the frame to my minivan on one side and guy straps on the other, and drive stakes through the feet of the frame into the ground. Ive been in 40mph gusts, no worries. To prevent billowing on the wind side, I put the minivan on that side or use cross straps on the frame in an X. It adds 100 square feet to the 32 square foot minivan and I can stand up. The canopy tent is 7 feet minimum height so I drilled new holes in the legs to drop the height to 6 feet for less wind area.