Try a Wall Tent for a Homestead Away from Home

Reader Contribution by Kerry W. Mann, Jr. and Homesteadhow
Published on April 3, 2019
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Our homestead recently took delivery of 2 large boxes, our Wilderness Wall Tent from WallTentShop.com arrived!

A wall tent is a tent like no other.  A wall tent is a type of tent that has four straight vertical walls that provide more headroom than traditional dome or pyramid-shaped tents. Wall tents are typically made of a heavy canvas.  Our tent is made from Army duck double-fill canvas.  Two cotton strands are twisted together into one single strand making it much stronger than single fill canvas.  Wall tents are used by hunters because they can accommodate several people and supplies. Wall tents have been used for hundreds of years. During the civil war, huge wall tents were used as hospitals and could accommodate 20 patients.

Our tent is 10 feet by 12 feet and with 5 foot tall side walls, it is more akin to a portable cottage than a typical tent. It’s like a tiny house that you can bag up and take anywhere. There is plenty of room for several cots, chairs a table and the wood stove. With the wood stove it can be used in the coldest of temperatures.

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