Choosing the Right Shelter for Your Backcountry Elk Hunt - A Guide's Perspective

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Cliff discusses the primary types of backcountry elk hunting shelters that hunters are likely to encounter. He highlights the benefits and drawbacks of each shelter, including the traditional wall tent, the lightweight above-timberline backpacking tent, the teepee, and the tarp.
Cliff emphasizes the importance of considering factors such as weather protection, weight, group dynamics, and personal preferences when choosing a shelter for a hunting trip. He shares personal experiences and insights based on years of guiding elk hunters to provide practical advice for listeners. Overall, the episode aims to help hunters make informed decisions about selecting the most suitable shelter for their backcountry elk hunting adventures.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:16 - Wall Tents and Backpacking Tents
00:03:58 - Kifaru 8-Man Tipi Shelter
00:06:05 - Importance of Dry Heat Source
00:09:26 - Preparing and Testing Shelters
00:11:52 - Glassing Tarps Overview
00:13:25 - Choosing and Using Tarps
00:18:32 - Argali Tent Review
00:20:59 - Benefits of Floorless Shelter
00:21:41 - Factors Influencing Shelter Choice
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@Eiflerisch 17 минут назад

I always enjoy your vids! Thx man, and greetings from Germany

@journeyman7189 18 дней назад

Great breakdown of the why's and why nots of each shelter Cliff. I went to hot tenting a couple years ago for deer hunting and I'll never go back to cold camping. Nate

@CliffGray 17 дней назад

thanks Nate!

@chuckparson6712 9 дней назад

Cliff your videos are so full of information, thank you for sharing your wisdom with us dummies 😂👍👍

@IntenseAngler 19 дней назад

Great vid brother 👍 Man, the new tipi tents sure are tough to beat (when you can't have your trusty ol' wall tent of course). Lightweight, packable, and a good selection to choose from nowadays. That Argali is definitely a winner though for sure! 👍

@CliffGray 17 дней назад

thanks man!

@IntenseAngler 12 дней назад

@@CliffGray 💯 👍

@MikeJones-vb1me 21 день назад

Man that half floor Argali is slick!

@CliffGray 17 дней назад

yeah man, its a great setup

@craigrobertson6082 21 день назад

Great advice from a man that give's Jeremiah Johnson a run for his money as a backcountry legend.

@CliffGray 20 дней назад

Bwhaha!

@joshsmith3650 21 день назад

Oh man! All this talk about how another man pitches his tent has me in the mood! Haha

@CliffGray 21 день назад

Bwhaha

@joshsmith3650 21 день назад

@@CliffGray no homo, I love how you nerd out on every aspect of the hunting scene. I’m always saying something retarded but makes me laugh even more when you respond lol.

@Lzyrslf1 20 дней назад

The argali is amazing for elk hunting,with their stove it’s a game changer.

@CliffGray 20 дней назад

Yes, it’s a great setup

@jameshurd4815 3 дня назад

I agree 100%

@greasemonkey4god 21 день назад

I use the absaroka for my son and I. I have a 2ft piece of pvc that I put on the end of my trekking pole. I have a vid on my page that shows it- I did have a problem under heavy winds with a crappy trekking pole. We don’t have the insert yet.

@CliffGray 21 день назад

Great tip. I’ll check it out

@McDanielRanch День назад

Man canvas bell tent is hard to beat quick to set up, warm, and easy to pack on mule.

@McGrambo2 16 дней назад

Have to agree with you on the one man backpacking setup. I have an Elous from Seek and it’s awesome.

@prez803 18 дней назад

I'm curious if you ever ran into this issue. A few years ago, I bought a Seek Outside 8-person tipi and their wood stove for a 3rd rifle Colorado elk hunt. It did withstand some crazy wind, but even with the liner, it dripped condensation on us. Then it got down to -10 degrees with high winds, and it was so cold outside that the stove pipe couldn't get hot enough for the smoke to escape. So when we needed it the most, the stove stopped working, and we had water dripping on us in the middle of the night. This was with 3 guys in an 8-person tent, one of whom was a firefighter and the other an engineer, so it wasn't for a lack of brain power and experience. Seek Outside did take it back and give me a refund, but if I were to get a similar setup again, I'd only use it when it's above 0 outside.

@CliffGray 15 дней назад

I have not had that extreme of a condensation issue. Having said that, by 3rd season 95% of the time I’m hunting out if a wall tent with a larger stove

@robertthompson3589 13 дней назад

Great video with alot of useful information! Keep up the great work!

@striderwolf687 21 день назад

The tarp!

@fishduckdog 20 дней назад

Great video on shelters! Thanks for sharing! I’m kind. ℹ bring plenty of extra earplugs to I pass out to tent occupants and the neighbors. They have nicknamed me Harley.

@CliffGray 20 дней назад

Bwhaha!

@Eric-hx6gc 17 дней назад

Great video, man. Having only experience with typical backpacking tents, this clarified a lot.

@CliffGray 17 дней назад

awesome man! great to hear it was helpful

@trophyhilll 10 дней назад

Tarps don’t suck on an elk hunt! Invariably it’s gonna rain! At least in September! It only takes seconds to pitch and I’ve stayed dry every year while waiting for the storm to pass! I agree I’m not using it to sleep in unless it’s an emergency! I would also agree if you don’t get a good pitch, it will suck!

@CliffGray 10 дней назад

I’m with ya 👍 they for sure have their place

@omf2007 20 дней назад

Nice video. Yes indeed, tarp shelters are for "things have gone left" moments and the "bush craft" people on y- tube that camp in their back yard.

@CliffGray 20 дней назад

Bwhaha something to that. I do use them a bit. Handy for certain situations

@wcndguy5302 21 день назад

Good video! I have done a lot of tarp camping and like to use them. For hunting I have a mld duomid (2 person rectangle pyramid tarp). I find that thing much easier to set up as a glassing shelter than my tarps. The entire front of it opens up. You can pitch it with a stick. It has a small footprint so you can set it up anywhere. It is surprisingly sturdy in harsh weather. Plenty sturdy for here in the Canadian Rockies.

@CliffGray 20 дней назад

Thanks! I haven’t tried one, but will.

@michaelruiz2872 21 день назад

Awesome, I was just looking at different types of tents today....but as a novice I could really see myself making the wrong choice. Thanks.

@CliffGray 21 день назад

Good to know this will be helpful to ya man! 👍

@HuntingPoker 21 день назад

One Tigris makes some cool polycoton tents and some similiar to what he showed. Affordable too.

@chrisbuckley8148 21 день назад

Great info as always. Dude! I think a you and Aaron Snyder podcast would be the hunting equivalent to Tucker/ Rogan. Make it happen.👍

@CliffGray 21 день назад

For sure man! I’ll get him on at some point

@Jimbowiejr 4 дня назад

They would be a thousand times better, tucker a little spoiled rich boy.

@MiddleOutdoorsman 21 день назад

Interesting video as always. I have a lot of different shelter setups. Most are for solo hunts. I've a two man hot tent tepee, ultra light hammock/tarp setup, 1 man dome tent with an inner winter liner, and a car camping setup. Personally, I think the best thing to do about shelters in general, is not be set on any one of them. Granted acquiring a bunch of shelters takes time and money. So which shelter do I use? It comes down to pacing, terrain, and weather. Pacing is important. I'm not hiking to my glassing point every morning or whenever I feel the need. I'm sleeping at it, or as close to it as I can get. It's convenient, it's efficient, and less wear and tear on yourself. So my glassing point, it could be on top of a flat ridge. Said ridge could have a trail that goes to it. In which case I'm car camping out of my 4x4. If it's flat, but no road, I'll backpack in and tent camp it. Then, sometimes, i'm not glassing on top of a ridge, but on the side of it. Then I'll backpack in and hammock camp it if I've got some trees. Terrain knowledge helps greatly. Weather can be an overriding factor sometimes. I don't like hammock camping once October hits. That's a summer scouting/ archery thing when it's freaking hot. So I'll opt for a tent of one sort or another come October onward. Anyway, long story short, I like to sleep where I glass. I don't care how I do it. Also turned 50 this year. In m mind, pacing became a lot more important. I just remembered, I made like a 40 minute video on this I think, though I don't remember what I said in it: 🙄 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g170qcXpq-I.htmlfeature=shared

@CliffGray 21 день назад

For sure… in the end everyone that hunts much ends up with a quiver of tipis, tents, etc… end up using what fits best 👍

@HuntingPoker 21 день назад

I got an inflatable RBM outdoors wall tent. Just air it up and Tie it down. I also invested into the 5 man Eskimo insulated tent with a little more space. Can stand up in both. I got two new wood stoves a Winnerwell and then I got a 8lb Polmoly Traveller stove. This Whitetail season in Montana is going to be fun. If I dont want to deal with wood I got Planar 4kw diesil heater. Uses less than a gallon of fuel for 11 hours. Dry heat too.

@AlexanderHonsVonEber 19 дней назад

Those RBM tents looks amazing! I’ve seen some reviews that show how durable they are, I’d like to know how long they last you. Sounds like a sweet set up! Who makes this Eskimo shelter you’re talking about ? Is it also RBM? I looked up that planar portable 4D Heater and wow that looks cool as hell too. You got good taste man! Haha… good luck this year.

@chasetopsecret2018 21 день назад

We use an 8 man tipi its great from mountains of Colorado do the BWCA in Minnesota. Earplugs are a must in those wind is loud

@CliffGray 21 день назад

For sure!

@CoachMANdler 13 дней назад

Are there any bivvy set ups that you are a fan of in case you wanna go light and be more mobile?

@CliffGray 13 дней назад

Tarp in decent weather. Outside of that I prefer small backpack tents.

@RT-gv6us 21 день назад

Question: In the Argaili setup the stove looked to be close enough to the nest that I would fear the heat would melt the mesh of the nest. How do you prevent that? Great video. I have a Seek Outside in a similar size, but have never used it with the nest and dont want to melt it.

@CliffGray 21 день назад

I haven’t had an issue. Having said that I do set the stove slightly away from center. Slightly angled pipe. I am careful with the door on the insert.

@McCracken216 20 дней назад

How often is finding suitable firewood an issue? Think Montana/Wyoming type climate.

@CliffGray 20 дней назад

Not too bad. It’s typically most effective to be breaking dry sticks in the thumb diameter range

@mikemcgee6810 17 дней назад

Just landed my first archery draw for unit 44. I’m stoked! Any tips would be appreciated 🤣. What’s your thoughts on hammocks?

@CliffGray 15 дней назад

Good deal man, congrats! No experience with hammocks but I’m gunna try one soon.

@mikemcgee6810 13 дней назад

@@CliffGrayDo you know of anyone that I can hire to help me retrieve my elk?

@weekendwarrior2959 21 день назад

Do you have any experience with any of the other 4 man tipis like the seek outside cimarron or the peax solitude?

@weekendwarrior2959 21 день назад

Thanks for sharing your intel, Cliff. What stove did you have in the argali; was that still the kifaru medium?

@CliffGray 21 день назад

It is the argali titanium stove. It’s very similar to the kifaru stove but slightly easier to setup

@MrMako238 19 дней назад

Great video! Would you run a tent stove in Idaho middle to end of September?

@CliffGray 19 дней назад

I probably would. Might depend a little on elevation, how far I was hiking before setting camp. The primary benefit is being able to dry things out

@HuntingPoker 21 день назад

I got a Russian Diesil heater, dry heat and runs all night dont have to feed it wood!! Not for backpacking, but you dont have to deal with wood. Like having central heat. I got the Planar 4kw. 1400 bucks but oh so sweet. It does weigh 30lbs. It blows hot heat. You need to use a lithium battery too.

@Duckhunterbow 19 дней назад

How do you keep the battery charged?

@mitchg9285 20 дней назад

Hello, Colorado guy here. Great video. Learning everything I can from you. This is all good content. Do you do a liner in the 2p tipi? Have a cimmaron and not sure if that matters to you in backcountry. Thank you Mr Gray

@CliffGray 20 дней назад

Are you referring to the argali tent? I don’t use a liner, just the screen nest/insert. On the kifaru I don’t use a liner either. They help with condensation but I don’t like the extra setup and weight. Just be careful to not hit the walls before you “burn off” the condensation with the stove or the sun

@mitchg9285 18 дней назад

@@CliffGray yes exactly that. Thanks. Was debating if I should plan to bring the condensation liner or not this year.

@fishingwithspiv3081 20 дней назад

For the 1-2 person teepee… how exactly are you carrying that stove around in a backpack situation? Does it pack down pretty well, or what am I missing?

@CliffGray 20 дней назад

They pack down really small. About the size of an old high school text book. Maybe a bit thicker. Really light material

@jesseekeren2291 20 дней назад

Cliff what do you think about the small 1 man tipis that are stove compatible like the seek silex?

@CliffGray 20 дней назад

Never tried one!

@brandonericson8323 21 день назад

I won an 8 man last year but haven’t used it yet. Do you ever use the liner to avoid condensation or is that really only an issue if you’re not running a stove?

@CliffGray 21 день назад

With stove running typically no issue but in cold weather it will make condensed ice rain a bit. In general it is a downside of a single wall shelter… try not to tough it before the stove or sun burns it off

@McCracken216 20 дней назад

Teepee and stove for a solo backpack hunter? Yes or no?

@McCracken216 20 дней назад

Nevermind, watched the rest of the video. That Argali looks awesome and my wallet should be scared. I have a nice Hille Niak already so why did I have to watch this video? Thanks a lot Cliff.

@CliffGray 20 дней назад

Bwhaha!

@Rolzhey 13 дней назад

Why are the tents "sized" for like 2-3x more people than you really can fit

@CliffGray 13 дней назад

No idea… kinda like sleeping bag temp ratings. I suppose at that temperature you won’t die and in a tent that size the people could technically fit in the tent 🤦‍♂️

@Rolzhey 13 дней назад

@@CliffGray the real reason is for advertising but I feel like someone might have a lawsuit for the sleeping bag thing, ya know