I have a 4 man kifaru teepee with medium stove which I bought last year and have used it in Scotland and Norway. It is an excellent tent, without a doubt the
best I have used in the winter, not so good in the summer with the Scottish
midgies but I am making some modifications to it to improve this for next
summer. If you are after a light weight tent that will allow you to carry it in
without any problems then this is the tent for you, I have carried it while
cross country skiing in Norway by myself without any problems. The whole tent
and stove weights less than a 4 season 2 man mountain tent, less than 4 kg.
The stove is very limited in burn time getting less than an hour out of a medium
stove when fully packed with wood and left to burn out. This isn't really a
concern to me when back packing but I did make an air tight stove (see my other
thread) for using when I am camping near to a road and this does give me far
greater burn time and more control over the burn.
If you are going to buy one in the US there are a couple of things to remember,
Kifaru only sell from their factory in Colorado, it is hand made so there is a
waiting list, mine took 5 weeks to be made so you will have to contact them a
fair bit before you travel in order that it is ready for you. If you get one in
the states I would also buy an airtight stove at the same time, they are less
than £100 and well worth it if you do camp near the road.
I have never had any problems with my tent and have been in some pretty rough
weather with it, I would happily use it throughout a Scottish winter without any
concerns. If you want any photos or have any question please feel free to
send me a PM.
Michael