Testimonials


	"In the past, it was a choice between carrying a heavy, bulky tent or dog food and other essentials; so the tent would get left behind. Now we can have it all. No more cold camping! "Whether for use on long runs training for the Yukon Quest, or sled tours in the Arctic, it's impossible to beat the Snowtrekker® Tents, especially for weight and compactability. The ease of set-up (5 minutes) ensures that we have lots of time for all the other tasks we need to tend to while out with our sled-dogs. "Absolutely the best over-all tent I have ever used. Nothing matches it for design, function and quality." Frank Turner Frank Turner is one of Canada's leading long-distance mushers. He was 1995 Champion & still holds the race record for the 1000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Frank is the only musher to have entered all 23 Yukon Quests so far, and he has 10 top-10 finishes. "For years Snowtrekker® Tents has made use of North Woods Ways commercial trips and major expeditions as a testing and refining ground for their line of tents. Each new generation of improvements leaves us thinking that a pinnacle of refinement has been achieved and further tweakings won’t be too dramatic. But, we remain perpetually surprised. Last winter, the 8 X 11 Hybrid arrived in a lighter fabric with anodized, shock-corded, light but strong poles that broke down into shorter lengths, and a twin zippered door. "Lighter, less bulk and plenty strong. It was heavenly!" Garrett Conover, Maine Guide and author of A Snow Walker’s Companion. "I have been very pleased with the tent. The light weight and breathability as well as the fact that it has a wood stove, makes it a perfect tent for the Arctic. I've used the tent many times this winter, in temperatures ranging from -58° F to 20°. I once camped in winds reaching 40 knots. The tent has never let me down, and did surprisingly well in the strong winds. "Other troopers who have stayed in it with me, wondered about the lack of a floor until they spilt their coffee in my special tent! They are now believers also!" Thanks, Trooper Curt Bedingfield Coldfoot, Alaska Snowtrekker® Tents are the greatest thing since the invention of snow itself! Since 1960 and my first solo winter camping trips in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and later the Alberta Rockies, to more than 30 years’ residence here in the wilderness of northern British Columbia, I have been searching for the “Great Winter Travel Tent." During this time I have spent more than 2,500 nights in almost every conceivable cloth shelter known to man. Now, with the addition of a Snowtrekker® tucked into my toboggan, and after having spent more than 100 nights in this fabulous tent, I am happy to proclaim that my four-decade search is finally over. The “Great Winter Travel Tent” in its alter ego as the Snowtrekker® is without peer. In design, materials and construction it quite simply stands alone." *Michael Deveny* Michael Deveny, Nation River Canoe and Dog Sled Company, Mailbag 80, Fort St. James, British Columbia, Canada I have been using Duane’s Snowtrekker® Tents for years, and I am always amazed by the thoughtful improvements that he continues to make to the most functional, rugged, lightweight canvas tents available. Snowtrekker® tents are changing the way people think about cold weather camping by providing campers with a lightweight, easy to set up tent that allows you to lounge around in your long underwear, soaking in the heat of the wood stove, an hour after selecting a campsite. I lived in a Snowtrekker® during dozens of outings, from two-month dog sled expeditions to weekend shoulder season canoe trips close to home, and I would recommend them to anyone interested in cold weather camping. Dave Freeman Co-Director The Wilderness Classroom www.wildernessclassroom.com Wilderness Classroom is a nonprofit organization that strives to engage, excite, and motivate students and teachers using an interactive technology-based learning model. Pat Lewtas of Ontario, Canada, chose the Snowtrekker® Tent for his 78 day, 480 mile solo walk from Natuashish, on the Labrador coast, to Kuujjuaq, near the shores of Ungava Bay, during February, March and April of 2006. His journey led him along densely forested river valleys, over the thinly wooded Labrador plateau, and onto the semi-barren tundra just beyond the northern treeline. He camped in wind, blizzards, heavy rain and cold. "Snowtrekker® Tents make unbelievably snug, warm, homey shelters," Pat says. "Towards the end of each day I'd look for a nice clump of trees where I could pitch the tent out of the wind. Once the tent was up, its internal frame held it firm against terrific blasts, its zippered door sealed out whatever weather raged outside, its fabric shed wind, snow and water, and its vents let me clear out hot, humid or smoky air. I can't imagine a cozier retreat after a long, windblown day on the trail."
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