Anyone use a Cabela's Alaknak tent?

It took me five years to wear mine out. It was the 12 footer. Had a sheepherder's stove in it. I actually lived in it for 6 months one time. The only drawback is condensation inside the tent. I kept a mop inside to wipe the roof down in the morning so it didn't drip into my breakfast. It's quite warm if you put duct tape over the vent over the door so the wind won't blow in and bury the edges of the tent so air can't blow in through the zip out for the stove. It's too warm in anything over 70 degree weather especially if you don't have shade. The 12 foot model is big enough for two people and mine had a little kitchen from Coleman in it. You can tarp the roof to make it warmer too. It withstood some very bad snow and rainstorms over the years. i think it's a good value. I've got the Bighorn III now which is better in warmer weather. Has more vents. I had to build a metal deflector for the back of the stove so it wouldn't melt the side of the tent. It's a good tent though. More headroom and you can put bunkbeds in it.
Mark

other than the conedsation that tends to build up in them there a good tent. We were camped in Nov. and didn't run there heater over night, we would have a nice little rain shower every morning when we started up the heater. I've never had any problems with my wall tent and condensation.

So what's the material like on the Alaknak? Is it the same kind of stuff like on my little Coleman dome tent I use for car camping, or is it a little heavier stuff?

The material is called Extreme Cloth and is heavy and durable. The floor on mine developed some minor holes during it's lifetime and we pitched it in areas that had stubble from being burned over and on volcanic rock. Get some Shoe Goo to repair it. The stuff they supply is okay but won't last. It isn't porous like canvas so it gets condensation on it. Canvas absorbs the condensation. The weave in it tightens up as it gets wet and becomes impervious to water. Mine finally failed because the I couldn't keep the seams waterproof any longer and the roof began to sag badly over the stove area. Keep your damper close to the stove so the pipe doen't get hot and heat up the roof too much. It's heavy nylon. Make sure there is enough slack in the screen door when you pitch it, so it doesn't put pressure on it and pull it apart. I spent 2 days in a storm one time where we got at least 4 inches of rain and the wind blew 40 to 60 mph and it didn't go down. I really was worried about the lightning though with that big metal pole in the middle!

Check out the classifieds. Just noticed that bonehead has one on there he's selling.