IF you want the rugged life style hunting hard core why are you needing heat at all?????? Why have a big tent that needs to be heated?????? How much "stuff" do you need on a hard core hunt???

In the 25 years of liveing and hunting in Alaska "mostly" in the fall and winter i can count on one hand how many times i had a cabin or heated tent!!! And yes i hunted in the winter at times when the temps went below 0-F every night of the hunt!!!

I normally went on 10 to 14 day hunts, and either went alone or with one other person. If more people went, they had to bring there own 2 or 3 man tent ect... It's much easier to keep your gear in order and be able to sleep and do what you want in two tents rather than one big tent. We all ate together but bigger camps end up being more of a camping trip than a "hard core hunt"!

Spend your $$ on the BEST sleeping bag you can find!!! Buy a good quality 3 man tent that's EASY to put up and take down, and also has a good fly!!! Get a good pad to put your sleeping bag on! Buy good light weight clothing!!! Buy the best foot wear and socks!! These are the places to spend your money!

I always took one sterno fireplace log for every two days hunting, and at the end of the day when i got back to camp i cut it in half and lit the half. They are easy to lite, will burn in any weather and last long enough to cook something to eat before going to bed! (on a one burner white gas stove NOT the log) You only have to take them in, so flying with them isn't a problem, as i'd burn the last one the last day!!

If it's not dark i'm up and moveing around and don't need heat in my tent, once supper is over and it's dark i keep warm in my sleeping bag!!

Not all, but most of my hunts were fly in's to where i picked on the map that i wanted to go.

Drilling Man