I just moved into my truck bed and want to build walls on the shell itself. How would I do that with a fiberglass shell?

Good showing of the tents!

Makes we want to go camping in Utah. And I've never been out in the Utah country.

Best review I’ve ever seen on KZbin. No music or 10 minutes of rambling to start the video. Phenomenal camera work. Fair, fact based side by side comparison. I’m going to need you to make a similar video anytime I’m looking to buy something. Thank you!

I'll stay with my Colorado canvas tent 12x 14 with a stove.Been in several snow storms , wind and rain. No problems yet !

great video

FYI The people who live there pronounce Alaknak, Alugnuk.

Thanks for the video and 'straight shooting' commentary. New subscriber here. My son and I have been using the Alaknak for the past 5 hunting seasons and I can say I am happy with it. It took the first hunting season to work out the moisture problem. I have read the comments here and please believe the reviews, there can be a serious moisture problem. We have slept four in the tent and it was roomy enough with four cots. We build a large tarp kitchen/ sitting area outside which allows us to use the tent for sleeping and drying only with a large party. When it is just my son and I the moisture is not a big issue but it is still there. We have found a solution by keeping the vents only open enough for air flow and keep the stove hot. we use a large stove fan and each time we reload the stove we turn it ~45* or towards a wetter area. By the mourning there is very little vapour build up and the heat stays in. when we leave in the morning for the hunt we put a load in the stove and close the vents in the stove. the slow burn dries the tent by our return in the evening. When the big winter storms happen on our moose hunts the tent is resilient to the wind and we stay warm. That's my penny's worth.

Thank you. If you’re going to invest, invest wisely!?

You need extractor sockets

I bought the 12'X16'X4' tent, the 12'X12'X4' tent & the 8'X8'X4' vestibule. I have only 2 things that I would do differently would add another (2 doors) on the 12'X12'X4' tent. The only other thing I would change, would be I would add 2' to all the tents & vestibule. Having just 1'extra height makes it feel so much larger. I have owned a number of wall tents in the past, including a tent with 6' high SIDEWALLS!!!.. Sincerely, the old Montana cowboy, Frank Scherping😊

please, you gotta tell me what happened next. i just got the same saw. loved your video.

Am I the only one that sees that the wires into the valve are both stripped?

With the kodiak its easy to throw another tarp over the roof to protect it from sparks Have you burnt the roof of the cabelas tent

the spiral fluorescent bulbs have a bad issue where they actually blow up and can start fires. we banned their use in our barns. when it's cold and the lights are flickering/struggling to get lit up they get hot. also the life span of fluorescent lights is extremely diminished when you turn them on when its cold(some fluorescent lights are made for cold weather). another problem with fluorescent bulbs is the amount of phosphorous and mercury that ends up in our land fills.

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We are trying to do a get together with big family and I wanted one of these tents for the eating area and cooking, which one do you think would have more room for that?

Good video. Good simple advice. Thanks

Will that kind of rubber deteriorate with gasoline or diesel. The round gaskets for the spout are not normal rubber.

You can buy the little yellow vents dirt cheap, or do like I do and stick a screw or bolt in the hole.

Brilliant!!!

Thoses dang government for yea⛽️mess up everything good 👇

Put the air hose on it and power feed

how not to remove a rusty bolt 😂😂😂

You never mentioned what size drill bit…

What about the debris from the drilling falling into the can and ending up in the gas when filled.

If you have a lathe, just take a stainless steel bolt and drill a hole through the center. 2 gasoline safe O-rings - one on each side of the gas container to seal it. A nut on the outside to hold it in place. An acorn nut on top. Done.

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So slow

Nice!

I've got a QC-42 (with the quick change gear assembly) which is a 10" November 1950 lathe. I've also got a 9" horizontal 36" from 1940. It was being sold at an estate from the original owner. He bought it, went to war (WWII) and returned to use it again. I've got the original bill of sale. Really cool.

10F-28 is the part number for that part. Just about every cast part has the part number cast into it. It really helps when looking on eBay and people have parts misidentified; you can swoop down and buy them before other people realize what it is. OOPS....just gave away a secret!

Where is the link to the part ?

... FAILURE ... over time the RUBBER valve stem will rot with the gasoline .... I KNOW ... about 2 year it rots and breaks

If you want fast pouring, install a vent as big as the spout.

Super helpful, thanks

How could they eff up a dang gas can? I can't believe I have to find an old gas can if I want a decent one.

Im sorry to say.. 55*f is ideal..summer weather...since both are winter / cold capable w/ stove jacs the roof pitch on the Kodiac is a collapse waiting to gappen NOT enough pitch or support therefore the other tent with center pole to slide snow build-up off easier.. is the winner..

What, your working around diesel/gas and no gloves on, a drop cloth/cardboard on the pavement, see ya !

Very good one, best I' seen yet, big Thanks, by the way I also use the old coat hangers for lots of things also :)

That's a dumb idea to make gas cans with out vents anyway they improved an old design that nothing was wrong with and today's idea made gas cans worse

Idiots pulling down with two hands on a ratchet...face palm!!!

He drilled through it with fuel in the can it looked heavy when he moved it???

Dumbest idea ever. You can buy real vents for less than a buck apiece.

Purchase a battery powered transfer pump! Remove the white plasic anti-fume/splash insert. No heavylifting of the can!

You'll need mics and callipers plus rules and other tools

Did Cabela's fix the recent material issue with the Alaknak? I have 5 older 12 x 12 Alaknak tents that are doing well. Last summer fellow guides bought a new Alaknak and when it poured the first night they had to abandoned the tent and sleep in their trucks. It leaked like a sieve! I asked a sale presentative about at Cabela's when in the camping section an she said DON'T BUY IT, these tents are being returned with the same problem. Just want to make sure folks know this is an issue that as far as I know showed up in 2023. Lucky for my fellow guides they had trucks to jump into. Imagine if this was a back country late season hunt where staying dry was critical to your safety and well being?

It looks too thick. The store dude said not as thick as pancake batter.

Mmmm at Lowe’s the dude told me to mix the glue (bonding agent into the cement first, and then add water until it’s thinner than pancake batter. He did not tell me to brush it on the existing concrete first.

Hey jack ass. Turn your lame ass music down maybe someone can hear what you are saying.