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SKYLINER

$2,099.00

Jack Kirkham’s Skyliner — our USA-Made Springbar® Hot Tent. It’s the toughest, most spacious, and most versatile Springbar® Tent we’ve ever built.

Made in USA.

*Skyliner not compatible with StormFly®.

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Compatible only with Winnerwell® Wood Stoves and required components of the Springbar® Hot Tent system. Learn More

Features

Weather Worthy
The beefed-up frame design and construction make the Skyliner reliable in harsh wind, rain, and snow. Note* Snowloads must be actively managed to prevent excessive weight across the roof panel.

Set-Up
Quick & Simple 1-person setup thanks to the Springbar® frame design.
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The easy set-up makes a canvas hot tent experience a reality for quick weekend trips.

Interior Space
140 sq. ft. living space with standing height. All new pattern maximizes livable space. Approx. 30% more interior volume than other 10'x14' Springbar® tents. Spacious for 2, comfortable for 4-6, maximum of 8 occupants.

Windows/Door
2 large back windows, 1 large end panel window, double-wide front door for maximum ventilation and views in warm weather. Additional reverse zipper sliders allow the door to be opened top down for easy exit during the night.

Removable Stove Jack
Includes a stove jack insert and a window insert for versatility in warm or cold weather. Fire-resistant 10oz Sunforger® canvas is used on the panel where the stove jack is located.

Awning
‘Eave-style’ front and rear awnings allow windows and door to be ventilated during wet weather and provide additional guy out points for stability. Skyliner is not compatible with current portico panels or Stormfly accessories.

Details
Stabilizer pole system for increased structure and stability in heavy weather. Zippered cord port for solar or generator. Includes 2 hanging organizers (new design) that can be setup vertically or horizontally. Gear loft features a center strap for hanging lighting (new design).

Materials

Canvas
The ‘gold standard’ in cotton tent fabrics. 100% Cotton, double-fill, boat shrunk army duck canvas. (8.5oz walls, 10.1oz roof, 12oz FR on stove panel). Dyed and finished with Sunforger® in Georgia, USA for water repellency and anti-mold. Watertight, breathable, and highly durable.

Poles
Aluminum alloy poles with steel reinforcements, tempered spring steel tension rods. Machined and fabricated in Salt Lake City, USA.

Mesh/Zippers
40D military-grade ‘Berry Compliant’ no-see-um window mesh,
Made in USA. #10 YKK Zippers Throughout.

Floor
Heavy-duty 12oz seamless vinyl floor. Durable & fully waterproof.

Stake Loops
Steel wire stake loops with perimeter rope reinforcement.
Incredibly strong and a hallmark of genuine Springbar Tent design.
Made in Chicago, USA.

Stakes
12-inch galvanized steel wedge stakes.
Made in Missouri, USA.

Size / Weight

Size

  • 10' x 14' Footprint
  • 6' 5" Interior Height
  • Packed Tent Size: 32" x 18"
  • Packed Pole Size: 56" x 9"

Weight

  • 97 lbs. total
  • Tent Body: 56 lbs. | Pole Set: 31 lbs. | Stakes: 10 lbs.
What's included

Springbar® Skyliner includes:

  • Tent w/storage bag
  • Pole set w/storage bag
  • Steel wedge stakes x 23
  • 21oz. canvas bucket bag
  • Awning ropes x 4
  • Stove Jack Insert
  • Fair Weather Mesh Window Insert
  • Hanging organizer x 2
  • Mesh Skyloft
  • Owner’s field guide. Download the PDF

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            Customer Reviews

            Based on 64 reviews
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            Amanda Smith
            Extreme weather

            Bought the Skyliner end of fall (as a factory 2nd) but just got the Winnerwell so decided to give it a test-drive last night. Maine weather reports were calling for 8-13” snow over 24 hr. with a few hours mix precip in the middle. They were wrong. Sets up easy. We used 8” lag bolts and large washers for stakes in the frozen ground. Stove was decent but hungry. After 6-8” of snow (no problem, just brushed it off every hour) it turned to a heavy downpour of sleet and freezing rain for six hours straight. At least another 6-8” of sleet and freezing rain. There was no brushing it off. Our arms are exhausted from banging the ceiling every 20 min to break it up. We grew extremely concerned that we were in over our heads. No tent is made for that. Our main concern was collapse while the wood stove was running. The canvas began stretching and longitudinal wrinkles developed and quickly filled with ice. This did leak in the very center, about a quart of water, total. The ridge pole had a 1/2” or more of solid ice coating. We wondered if the two uprights would give way. I also worried the uprights may kick out because they were just setting in the stakeloops. We found the door zipper froze solid shut for a good 12” at the bottom (warning: it is frightening to not be able to exit) Man that is ONE rugged zipper. We had to abuse it to get out. Once we got it open, we had to leave it open at the bottom for the remainder of the night, drop the awning and angled one pole to keep the awning shallowly propped up to protect the rest of the zipper from ice. Immediately the awning had many lbs. of ice buildup, further stretching the roof canvas. About 18” of snow/sleet built up around the perimeter, pushing the walls in and pulling the roof. We were sure our new tent would never be the same. The freezing rain let up at 1am and then the wind picked up with 30mph gusts. The concern grew to high alert because there was no way to get the ice weight off the tent. I wish I could give this tent 100 stars. We know this was not its intended use and wouldn’t have knowingly put it through a test like this. It functioned far beyond expectations! We cranked the heat today with the sun out, shoveled packed sleet away from the perimeter and it dried up and all the canvas shrunk back into place as though it were brand new. We just took it down and it was as dry and pristine as a summer day. The poles were perfectly intact and the flex-rods sprung back to perfectly straight! I will not intentionally camp in weather like that again but we regularly camp 100+ miles in the North Maine Woods from April to November, with no way to get the weather forecast. I will never feel unsafe anywhere in this tent. Just unbelievable! Thank you SO much for making a tent that is truly worth the investment!

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            rrobmartin L Martin
            Skyliner

            The tent is incredible. The envy of our tent site. Very spacious, easy to put up, and so comfortable. It’s remarkable how climate controlled it is. Great design.

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            Sam W
            One Regret

            My one regret in regards to this purchase is that I did not know about this tent years ago! Like previous reviewers, I cut my camping teeth 50 years ago backpacking, advancing to larger car-camping tents, teepees, and a tow-behind camper, then reverting to super-minimalist outings. All have their advantages and disadvantages, but with advancing age, comfort becomes more of an issue. I hunt in very remote areas, Fall and Winter. These are not places to drag a camper, start an outside fire when it’s blowing hard, or hang out in a damp, drafty tent for days of lousy weather. Enter the Skyliner. Easy setup. Wind resistant. Basically a pop-up cabin that can be taken anywhere. And oh so comfy with the wood stove burning. I was originally concerned that it might be too big, but having room for a companion, chairs, firewood, dogs, gear is luxurious. It is definitely bulkier and heavier than nylon tents, but is well worth it. Materials and construction solid. With a little practice, tent and stove can be put up by one person in half an hour. I feel like I have arrived: this is the rig I will finish my adventurous life with - just wish I’d found out about it sooner!

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            Colin B
            Best tent I ever owned

            I want to start off by saying that Springbar has the best customer service I’ve experienced in outdoors goods to date. I had a competitor’s tent on back-order and placed an order for a Springbar Compact to hold me over until my hot tent would arrive. After contrasting the level of service offered between the two companies, and being impressed with the little interim Compact, I canceled the competitor’s order and ordered a Skyliner instead. Hats off to the Customer Service team for that.

            The volume inside the tent is impressive. Once it’s up, it feels like you’re in a cabin. The tent survived a 14 hour windy desert rainstorm on its maiden journey without even being able to “season” it first.

            But, instead of just repeating the positives everyone else has already commented on, I’ll share some minor issues. None of these things are problems with the tent, per se, but just some first hand advice I’d pass along to someone considering buying one of these.

            I bought the Bison color, as I’m using this for a hunting base camp and will be winter camping for 90% of the time. While the color is gorgeous, if you plan on camping in warmer weather, go with one of the other colors, as the bison fabric holds heat in the daytime.

            The awning poles can be attached directly to the long walls of the tent to stabilize things when the awnings aren’t in use. The thing is, they do a better job of stabilizing the walls than the awnings do. The best solution would be to use the poles in both positions, which is possible to do, you just have to buy 3 more small aluminum poles. This isn’t necessary, but I’ll probably spring for the extra poles.

            The floor is a nice material, but doesn’t hold up to sharp desert grasses well. I’d consider the ground tarp a necessary piece of equipment. (Springbar’s ground tarps are very good.)

            I use a Winnerwell Large Woodlander in this tent. If I did it again, I’d go with the Nomad model. The Woodlander puts the chimney through the very top of the tent’s chimney bulkhead, and it gets close to the canvas flap on the outside. It hasn’t caused any problems, I just think the lower standing Large Nomad would be the ideal fit.

            The Winnerwell 45 degree pipes don’t exactly match the angle of the tent, so it pulls on the fabric a little. Not a big deal, unless you’re neurotic like me.

            The 3.5” triple-wall stove pipe section has cooling holes that seem to create a leak path when placed at 45 degrees. It hasn’t been a problem for me since I haven’t had the wood stove connected in the rain, but I could see it being an issue.

            I also had a problem with the chimney wanting to swivel at the outer 45 degree connection and fall to the ground. The solution to this is easy- just order two chimney support cables instead of the recommended 1, and connect one of them from the spark arrestor to the tension bar. It’s an easy fix, just one you want to be prepared for before heading out.

            Ideally, Winnerwell would offer a triple wall pipe section with permanently connected elbows at a less severe angle for Springbar tents, with cooling holes positioned to avoid rain intrusion. The companies partner, so I don’t think that’s too crazy an idea, and I’d buy that pipe section even though my current setup is functional.

            None of these things are big deals to me. I’m glad I made the decision to buy this tent, and if I could go back, I’d buy it again, 100%, which is why I’m keeping the 5 stars. But- there’s only a limited amount of information on the web right now, and I haven’t seen any of these quirks mentioned, so I wanted to bring them up.

            Springbar is awesome and you really can’t go wrong with one. A couple adjustments and it’d be perfect.

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            A person who likes sneaking up on trout
            Excellent Tent

            So far I have had my skyliner set up for a week in the cascades in the middle of winter. We have had continuous rain, sleet, and some snow. While I haven't had a lot of wet snow, it did have 4" of snow followed by lots of rain and held up fine. I had one drip inside after two days of rain when it was brand new, and now it has dried up after the canvas absorbed water.

            The tent has a tremendous amount of room due to its straight walls but is still very, very easy to set up with one person quickly. The design is brilliant and the spring bars help the pitch adjust to uneven pitching surfaces and maintain tension. The winterwell stove package works very well and is a very high quality stove for a one of this size.

            The tent smelled very strongly inside the first couple of days it was set up, so you may want to set your new tent up to air out before an extended camping trip. Also, the awning guyline tension is critical to maintaining a tight pitch especially in snow, so paying attention to this detail is important.

            I purchased this tent so I could have an enclosed space big enough for my toddler to safely run around inside and not get into trouble with the stove; the skyliner layout allows me to have a kitchen and woodstove separated from the rest of the tent by a toddler fence and works brilliantly.