Argali
Absaroka 4P Tent
The Absaroka 4P is a lightweight, spacious, 4 person tent designed for backcountry adventure. Built with dual doors, a removeable stove jack, and a tall pitch height to optimize wind sheer and snow shedding, the Absaroka is built for 4 season use and features sewn-in line-loc adjusters on all guy-out points for quick and easy pitching. Designed to be a spacious 4 person tent for riding out storms or 2 person mansion with a stove, the Absaroka strikes a balance between space, weight and size ideal for mountain hunting.
The Absaroka is built to be pitched with an optional single center pole (sold separately) or two trekking poles connected together, and is constructed with our nano-ripstop polyester fabric that won't sag when wet, maintaining the usable space inside the tent. The Absaroka is sewn with a silicone coated thread and double lap-felled seams, making it highly water resistant out of the box.
The Absaroka 4P also comes with our ARC Removable Stove Jack System, designed to be run in lightweight mode or stove mode when you want a hot tent. With our zippered stove jack design, the removable stove jack allows you to keep tent weight and bulk to a minimum during warmer months if you aren't using a stove, while allowing stove use during the colder months, all with a single tent.
The Absaroka 4P is ideal for four people and normal amounts of gear, or 2 people with a stove and lots of gear. The Absaroka can be used as a floorless shelter or with the Absaroka 4P Insert with a bathtub floor/mesh insert for full double wall coverage (sold separately). A carbon fiber center pole can also be used to pitch the tent (sold separately). And if you want to make a hot tent, pair with our Skyline Ti Titanium Wood Stove.
The Absaroka 4P needs to be seam sealed to be fully waterproof. We include seam sealer with every tent, and for more information on how to seam seal your tent, check out our seam sealing instruction page, or we can seam seal your tent for you for a small fee (select Add Seam Sealing).
Please allow an additional 5-7 business days for your order to ship if you elected to have us seam seal your tent.
Features
- Lightweight-2.1 lbs. (34 oz) shelter weight
- ARC Removable Stove Jack System-Easily zip in or zip out your stove jack to run your tent in stove jack or lightweight mode to save weight and bulk.
- No-Sag Fabric-The Ripstop SilPoly fabric we use has nearly zero stretch when wet as polyester doesn't absorb water like other fabrics, maintaining interior usable space and eliminating the dreaded "tent sag" effect and keeping your tent light even in wet weather.
- Dual Doors-Easily get in and out with two full zip doors.
- Interior Gear Hanging Loops-4 sewn in fabric loops near the top of the tent make hanging wet gear or a tent light easy. Can also run paracord through these loops to make a clothesline for drying out gear.
- Night Visibility-Reflective materials sewn into the tent make finding your tent at night easier.
- Versatile Pitching-The modified rectangular shape and line-loc adjusters allow the tent to be pitched against the ground to keep out drafts, or elevated for better air flow.
- Storm Worthy Protection-Steep wall angles and reinforced guy-out points create superior high wind performance and allows for snow shedding.
- Easy Double Wall Connection-Color matching guy-out points and quick-connect, adjustable line-locs make attaching and connecting the Insert (sold separately) quick, easy and fool-proof.
Specs
- Fabric-20D Nano-Ripstop SilPoly
- Fabric Coating-sil/sil 2500MM treatment
- Weight-30 oz in lightweight mode, 32 oz with stove jack attached
- Weight with 8 stakes- 36.4 oz in lightweight mode, 38.4 with stove jack attached.
- Peak Height-74"
- Length-130"
- Width-114"
- Minimum number of stakes-6
- Recommended number of stakes-8
- Packed size-9"x7"
- Zippers-YKK #5
- Stove Jack Diameter-3-3.25" and compatible with most stove pipe widths
What's Included
- Absaroka 4P Tent
- ARC Removable Stove Jack
- 8 Argali 7075 aluminum Piton Tent Stakes
- 1 tube of Argali Seam Tough Seam Sealer (See here for more information on seam sealing)
Compatible Products
- Absaroka 4P Full Insert-Purchase this bathtub floor and mesh tent to create a fully enclosed 2 wall tent.
- Absaroka 4P Half Insert-Fits half of the tent with bathtub floor and mesh to create a fully enclosed tent for 2 people. Can also use the Skyline Ti Stove with the Half Insert.
- Absaroka 4P Half Floor-Fits half of the tent. Can also use the Skyline Ti Stove with the Half Floor.
- Absaroka 4P Carbon Fiber Center Pole
- Argali Piton Tent Stakes
- Skyline Ti Titanium Wood Stove
I used the Absaroka recently guiding a sheep hunt in AK. I have been wanting to take one for years, but nervous about having it hold up. I decided to this year, as I knew we would have multiple people, and other tents if it failed. The tipi performed incredibly well, better than any tipi ive been in before, which is quite a few. It handled wind great, had no condensation when pitched slightly off the ground, had room for five guys to sit and play cards or eat when it was raining, and had room for two to sleep, and the rest of our packs, meat, and gear inside. Two of the best parts of the tents are the adjustable line locks for the pegs, and the zero stretch the fabric has. With other tipis you are constantly moving the stakes or raising the poles, but the Absaroka stayed taut throughout our trip. I am definitely looking forward to more nights in it as the season progresses. Thanks for the great products!
Fantastic tent. Set up is easy. I love the insert. Used it in hot weather and looking forward to it in the winter.
Hey Nelson, thank you for leaving such a positive review for our Absaroka 4P Tent! We're glad to hear that you found the set up process easy and that you appreciate the insert. We hope you continue to enjoy your tent and have many more great camping adventures with it.
This is my first premium compact tent, Ive only owned bulky Coleman tents prior. Needless to say I am beyond happy with the purchase. I am very critical of the gear I purchase & hard to impress but this tent exceeded expectations. I will say it is much larger footprint than I expected. Looking back I would have went with the Rincon but I had no time to exchange this as It came just in time for my camping trip. 2 things I would really like to see: 1) a dynema half floor to provide max protection for blow up sleep pads. The half floor I got does feel thin and im worried about popping my mat. 2) the little stick thing at the top to prop open the air vent should be removable with velcro on both sides in a potential v2 of this tent. Its just sort of an awkward lump when rolling up the tent. Could probably roll it up more compact then it already is without that! Argali gained a loyal customer here!
Hey Isaiah,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review of our Absaroka 4P tent. It does have a large foot print, therefor gaining you more space than the average 4P shelter but a fraction of the weight. I hope you have a lot more adventures in store for the tent.
-Argali
This is a good tent for two that checks all the boxes. I'll offer some criticism that would improve the tent.
- Zipper flap fabric is too soft and jams in zipper very often, especially when wet. Too much of that and the zippers will crater.
-Vent flap/cover overhang could be slightly longer, a half inch might do it. Venting is pyramid tents is mostly for show in my opinion, but can't not have it. In gnarly weather the vent as it is will allow rain to blow in.
-The fabric is great. The fact that it doesn't sag is really nice. There does seem to be a down side. Read on. All single wall tents get condensation, especially when its wet, sometimes a lot! All good. What's different with this tent is that because it is tight and taut, rain or snow falling on the outside can transfer enough energy through the fabric to dislodge the condensation, which falls onto the occupants. Never seen this before with a pyramid tent and have used plenty. Its enough that stuff gets pretty wet in certain conditions and you can feel it on your face. The fabric is not leaking, to be clear, but something about this fabric makes it so condensation can be launched into space by rain or snow on the outside at times. Not a deal breaker, but good to be aware of.
Great tent otherwise!
Great tent ! did everything I asked of it. Only draw back for me and my personal comfort would be a better floor design options and or a full nest with the ability to use a stove option ! Outside of that it's the only tent I use now.
Hi there!
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for our Absaroka 4P Tent. We're so glad to hear that it performed well for you and met your expectations.
Your feedback about the floor design and potential stove option is greatly appreciated. We are always looking for ways to improve our products and will definitely keep this in mind for future updates.
Thanks again for choosing our tent as your go-to option. Happy camping!
-Argali