What are the different types of canvas camping tents?
The primary types of canvas camping tents are:
- Flex Bow Tents (or spring rod style canvas tents)
- Canvas Cabin Tents
- Canvas Bell Tents
- Canvas Cabin Lodge Stove-Ready Tents or Hot tents
- While a lot of people use the term “hot tents” we prefer to call them “stove-ready” tents because there is nothing inherently ‘hot’ about any hot tent unless you’re camping in the middle of summer. Any stove-ready tent still needs a stove to make it hot. Wood burning tent stoves are hot. Canvas tents are not. Hence why we say ‘stove-ready tent’ and not ‘hot tent.’
- With that out of the way, there are pro’s and con’s to the Canvas Lodge Stove-Ready Tents. On the plus side, the usable space is fantastic. The ability to put a stove in your tent makes it a true 4-season tent. The heavy-duty vinyl floor and windows to ventilate are hands-down winners over the traditional wall tents. On the downside, these are heavier and bulkier tents and take up a decent amount of space in your vehicle or truck while transporting them (especially when you factor in your stove). They are a bit more complex to setup as well – it’s recommended you have 2 people available to set them up. You can’t beat the canvas stove-ready lodge tents when it comes to longer-term camping, or multi-day camping – but if you’re just going for an overnighter, you might look at other options.