@ Paul:
The liner is made out of the same fabric like the tipi, only the colour is different, the liner is white. Some of the Kifaru forum members mentioned in their posts, that the liner makes a huge differents, a lot dryer and some more insulation.
We had a lot of condensation, the themperature differents from inside to tipi to outside was enorm, it would have been not much of a problem tough, usually it just dripps down on the inside of the tipi.
In our case, however, the gusting wind blew the condensation right across the tipi and in times of really hard gusts, it was like sitting in the rain for seconds, thats why i really recommend getting the liner too.
@ Nohoval:
Its pretty easy to clean the stove, we just dumped some snow into the stove to cool down the ashes and embers, took the stove apart and wiped the remains out with a branch of a spruce tree and packed the wohle thing into its bag.
The rest was cleand out with some soap, water and a soft brush. The steel of the stove changed the colour quite a bit.
The stove pipe is a different matter, there is a lot of residue from the smoke (we had only soft wood supply) and i still look forward for the job of cleaning the pipe.
I have to figure out a way to clean the pipe before rolling down the next time to prevent looking like chimmney sweepers.
At the moment, i am in the stage of planning a new trip for the end of Jannuary, this time with the liner and will post a new trip report later.
servus,
Willi