Kodiak Can­vas Flex Bow 8 Per­son Can­vas Tent Deluxe Review

 

The Kodiak Can­vas Flex Bow Tent is one of the best designed tents I’ve ever camped in. My friend bought one of these and I was skep­ti­cal because of the high price, but after spend­ing a stormy camp­ing trip in it I can hon­estly say that it was worth every penny and then some. It is a four sea­son tent that will last for decades.

Kodiak Can­vas Sizes

The Kodiak Can­vas I stayed in was the eight per­son vari­ety. It is also avail­able as a 6-Person Tent and a 4-Person Tent. Both the eight per­son and the six per­son have a lofty six foot and six inch height. I believe the four per­son is six feet and one inch. We never had to stoop or kneel while inside the Kodiak. The eight person’s foot­print mea­sures ten feet by four­teen feet giv­ing plenty of space to sleep the eight peo­ple that the man­u­fac­turer claims. I have no doubt that the other mod­els mea­sure appro­pri­ately for the amount of peo­ple they are sup­posed to hold. The awning is four feet by seven feet pro­vid­ing plenty of shade to hide from the sun.

Kodiak Flex Bow Weather

The Kodiak Flex Bow fea­tures the best weather resis­tance of any tent I’ve used so far. The Flex Bow Can­vas is made from one hun­dred per­cent cot­ton duck Hydra-Shield can­vas. The cus­tom woven can­vas has a sil­i­cone treat­ment that keeps the water out while allow­ing the tent to breathe. We man­aged to keep dry in some pretty heavy rains. There wasn’t even a drop inside the tent. The treat­ment used on the Kodiak is supe­rior to syn­thetic fab­ric tents or lesser treated can­vas tents, as it lets the water vapor escape. Which means there is no con­den­sa­tion on the inside of the tent and humid­ity is reduced greatly. The odds are that the Flex Bow will never need to be retreated. This tent will last years longer than most. The frame is made of one inch gal­va­nized steel, so you know that it is very strong and sturdy. There are two well placed vents that pro­vide good air cir­cu­la­tion to help min­i­mize stuffi­ness and cool things off a bit. There are four huge meshed win­dows as well. The mesh is made so it is hard to see though from the out­side sim­i­lar to car tint. This tent was made with year round use in mind. The win­dows eas­ily close to keep in the warmth.

Set­ting up the Kodiak  is very sim­ple. It can be accom­plished eas­ily by a sin­gle per­son. Although a sec­ond per­son may make it just a lit­tle eas­ier. Putting the tent away is my favorite part. Sounds weird I know but instead of try­ing to stuff it into a bag the bag that holds the tent lays out flat and you place the folded tent on it and then roll the bag closed around the tent. This is genius!

The large doors make enter­ing  the Kodiak a bit less has­sle than most tents. There are small hooks through­out the inte­rior for hang­ing items, hang­ing the gear loft, or even putting up a divider. This tent actu­ally comes with high qual­ity stakes which is quite rare these days.

The Kodiak Can­vas Flex Bow will have all the other campers envi­ous.  It will stand up to bad weather through­out the sea­sons and will last for decades. Pick one up from Ama­zon today! Free ship­ping is available.