Savotta Hawu 8 Tent

Includes Savotta Hawu 8 Door Piece and Savotta Hawu 8 Wall Piece. Other extrapieces and accessories are extra and don't include in the basic price.

The Hawu tent is made up of two (or three) separate pieces)

1. Savotta Hawu 8 Door Piece: which as the name implies features the door. This half also has the port for a stove pipe. Comes with a military utility strap for keeping the canvas rolled up in transport.

2. Savotta Hawu 8 Wall Piece: this is a solid piece of fabric without any openings. Comes with a carabiner and military utility strap.

3. Savotta Hawu 8 Extension Piece: an additional accessory which increases the space of the tent to accommodate more people. The Hawu 8 + mid section offers room for 12 people. The mid section is 1,5m in width and comes with a military utility strap for packing.)

Note.  Savotta manufactures this product in Finland and Estonia. Country of manufacture is labeled to the product.

Designed to accommodate 5-8 persons, represents a completely new way of designing portable group shelters. Aside from the usual center pole the Hawu can also be pitched around a tree trunk or hung from a branch, no corner poles are ever needed. One half of a Hawu tent can be used on it´s own as a tarp. The option to use a wood burning stove for warmth makes the Hawu 8 the most versatile small tent around. The Hawu is designed to survive and help you survive extreme conditions in both military and civilian outdoors use.

Extra care has been put into making the Hawu tent as easy to pitch and as multi-functional as possible. The tent is made up of two halves of which each can be used on as a stand-alone “loue” style tarp. The two halves are attached to each other using zippers, the zippers are covered by a rolled storm flap which is secured by webbing tabs. When combined the two halves form a tent which can be pitched in three different ways:

1. As usual with a central pole
2. Around a tree, the tree functions as a central pole. The rear half comes with a military utility strap and strong carabiner for attachment around a tree trunk.
3. Hung from a branch or any other point (telephone wires will work, but are not recommended). Corner poles are not needed, the corner lines are pulled tight using specialty buckles, this design makes the tent “float” in perfect shape. Pitching is extremely easy and quick, even solo! Due to it´s special design the Hawu tent can be purchased in parts. For the basic tent setup you need the Door half and Rear half. Depending on how you want to pitch it you will also need a central pole and/or pegs. These can of course be made from pieces of wood out in the field but the easiest way is purchasing ready made, purpose built pegs and poles.

The complete Hawu tent provides shelter from bad weather and harsh conditions. However, even here in Finland, it sometimes happens that the sun shines and birds sing. During such anomalous weather you can adjust and adapt the Hawu to suit the situation, you can fold it open just a bit for a nice view or open it up completely and just keep the rear half as a wind shield. And when the weather gets real bad you can close all the hatches and add a wood burning stove and drying lines for wet clothes. For these the Hawu has a stove pipe port and tie down points ready and waiting. When you need more space you can add the Mid section which increases interior space to accommodate even more people.

If you really want to get lost with the Hawu it´s easy: just pitch it around a lush tree and you won´t be spotted even from helicopters. In case a bear comes knocking or you throw a jacket on the stove and it catches fire don’t worry: the side zippers function as extremely fast emergency exits. The tent halves attach so that you can just push your way out through the joint in a hurry. You don´t have to fear the tent itself catching fire though, the Hawu is made from a fire retardant fabric. Don´t go fooling around though, you can burn a hole through the fabric if you really try and that is not covered by our warranty. The fire retardant fabric extinguishes itself as soon as it´s removed from direct contact with an open flame.

Dimensions:
Floor area: 13m2
Floor diameter: 4m
Height: 160cm – 180cm
Floor area with extension piece: 19 m2

Weight:
Door piece: 6kg
Wall piece: 5kg
(Extension: 4,5kg)

Materials:
Breathable, rainproof, mildew resistant and fire retardant specialty fabric.
Colour: olive drab

This is a Finnish Key Flag product, made in Karstula, Finland.