Tipis

[sccadmin]

Just thought I'd post a couple of picks from my recent stay in a tipi. The tipi itself was pretty cool, very roomey inside with loads of head room compared to 'tents'. The light inside was also much better than a traditional tent. Great to spend the week round the campfire and fishing in the lake too.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Looks nice, where is that?

 

[sccadmin]

In Cornwall near St Kew, Cornish Tipi Holidays is the company that runs the site. I reckon theres about 25 tipis, most of which have their own private pitch but we opted to stay in a 'field' as we had a group of us. Old quarry on site which is where I'm canoing and where my daughter caught her rainbow trout. As you can see, theres fire pits near each tipi and they provide well seasoned logs free of charge.

 

[treadlightly]

I stayed there a few years ago! There's a deep, deep pool which you can swim in if you're brave enough if I remember right. We had a great time.

 

[sccadmin]

Sounds right, the deep part was off camera on the picture with the canoe, quite spooky swimming down that end with cliffs rising out of the water all around you, pretty dark too!

 

[Logical]

What was the heat like inside the tipis?
I imagine that it would be pretty cold unless there was a few people inside.

 

[sccadmin]

Heat was a bit of an issue. We had two adults, a 6 year old, a 2 year old and a 6 week old in our tipi. It was really nice weather and the tipi tended to get hot in the day but when the temperature dropped on a night, which it did massively it got quite cold. We had a duvet and blow-up mattress and I kept my t-shirt on and was fine. Baby seemed fine in a sleep bag and blanket. I think if we'd been brave enough to regulate the air flow through the top then during the day it would have been fine. And seen as the baby made it I guess it can't have been too cold at night!

 

[suenosch]

We use a Tentipi in winter. Its got a stove. This allows us to live comfortably for days (and nights) in the coldest months of the year. A big plus with space heating is the ability to dry clothes quickly and easily. This way we have dry clothes to put on each day. Also we can brew up and cook on the stove whenever we want to rest or eat. Personally I prefer an orthodox tunnel tent, or a hammock with mosquito net in the summer months.

S.