Wall Tent Setups

Diffrent scale then the deluxness above but after a long day of this (when this pic was taken she has 7kms of hunting stalking in, 10 kms of solo travel in the rain completed and another 3 kms of packing ahead of her!):

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It is nice to come home to this:

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Stood through a couple nights of 50-70 km/hr winds and kept the rain off. two cots sxs with 5 inches of foam, zipped together his and hers sleeping bags and pillows sure beats our usual hard ground and walmart tent adventures! Just a few more tar roof and hassle sleeps and then we get to move back into the 'happy home' for moose LEH.
Living in Canvas sure is nice. BTW I learned you cannot have too much wire in camp. By the time we broke camp my stove set up looked like a robot spider had puked all over the flue!
 
Built about 25 years ago, this is what awaits you when you arrive.

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And, after pulling the tent and a plastic tarp over the frame.

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8X10, we use it strictly for cooking, and drying stuff out. We sleep under a fly or in a small tent.

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Has worked great for all those years!

Ted
 
Here's me and my Dad in law a few years back outside Ft St John. Very comfy setup, especially with the woodstove he made, we are planning to modify it this year as a stand alone tent without the Trillium:)



 
Now you guys have got me all stirred up. I have a nice big canvas tent, and have never used it, except to sleep two nights in my back yard. My wife lives part-time up at the south end of Peter Pond Lake in NW Saskatchewan. The tent is up there. I guess now I'll have to go out in the bush and set it up!

This is what my tent looks like. It isn't mine in the pic.
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Demonical said:
Here's pics of what I built this year.

The floor is 2"x10"x12' planks; quite the chore to haul into camp! I also had a #####-of-a-time with warped boards, Had to use a wedge technique to force a few straighter.

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In fact, what I will do after this hunt, is trim the legs 6"-8"... whatever height is best for access.
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I have intentions of building a small camp like yours and was thinking 4'x4' pallets with 4'x8' sheets of plywood, for the floor.

Three sheets of plywood, six pallets, eight 8' studs, and a bunch of screws & cordless drill could build a decent base for a 12'x8' wall tent.

I work in construction, around residential building sites a lot, so the materials could be gathered for almost nothing.

But yours is awesome, I'm sure it'll last for a while... Kudos !

As for the stove, I was gonna mention that you should cut it down to about 6"-8" off the floor.

The lower it is the more chance it has to radiate heat into the floor-boards, and is easier to load & use the top-surface.
 
Grizzly Adams said:
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No wonder you need a bear fence.

Grizz
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FYI, we are very clean, and immediately wash every dish, cooking pan that we use, and wipe down the stove. We immediately burn all combustible garbage, including any empty tin cans. We retrieve the burned out cans the next day, and they go into a garbage bag.

If you check the picture you will see that the only items on that shelf, are sealed items; canned goods. The coolers seal in odors as much as is possible.

If you camp in the forest, whether you cook inside the tent or outside, you're putting food smells in the air, and you could attract bears. I don't think it matters either way.

I'd like to see your set up... I bet it is no better or safer as regards minimizing food odors.


And finally, the main reason I bought the thing is because I do a lot of solo hunts, and camp in remote bush. So I bought it for my own personal peace-of-mind, when hunting alone, camping in the bush for a week at a time. I am Uber-careful with food and bears.
 
Why not? said:
Built about 25 years ago, this is what awaits you when you arrive.

DSC05674.jpg


And, after pulling the tent and a plastic tarp over the frame.

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8X10, we use it strictly for cooking, and drying stuff out. We sleep under a fly or in a small tent.

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Has worked great for all those years!

Ted
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Ted, that looks like a 'real camp'. Very nice!


Jim.
 
Demonical said:
FYI, we are very clean, and immediately wash every dish, cooking pan that we use, and wipe down the stove. We immediately burn all combustible garbage, including any empty tin cans. We retrieve the burned out cans the next day, and they go into a garbage bag.

If you check the picture you will see that the only items on that shelf, are sealed items; canned goods. The coolers seal in odors as much as is possible.

If you camp in the forest, whether you cook inside the tent or outside, you're putting food smells in the air, and you could attract bears. I don't think it matters either way.

I'd like to see your set up... I bet it is no better or safer as regards minimizing food odors.


And finally, the main reason I bought the thing is because I do a lot of solo hunts, and camp in remote bush. So I bought it for my own personal peace-of-mind, when hunting alone, camping in the bush for a week at a time. I am Uber-careful with food and bears.
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Well put!
 
Looking at all these great camps makes me want to go set up my "fort" in the back yard.
I might use it during the whitetail season, but in the area I hunt I'm a little worried about someone messing with my stuff when I'm not around.
I likely won't use it again until next year's moose hunt.

Mine is a hand-me-down from my brother.
It's an old boy scout tent. 12x14.
I took it to a tent and awning place in WPG and had them add a stove pipe ring, sod cloth and ridge re-enforcement.





This is a floor that is at the camp spot we flew into for moose the last 2 years.
My tent fits perfectly around it, there is even a place without boards in the correct spot for the stove.
This shot was taken while waiting for the plane to come pick us up.

 
Used to hunt every year in a woods 10 x 12, was less than awe inspiring, only could stand up in the middle. Bent over like a dog humping a football. Always seemed to snow when we had to set it up. Funny though now that he is gone those are fond memories.
 
Here's the "ugly side" of tenting it. Happened to us this September south of Tumbler Ridge. We were away when this happened and slept in the trucks that night. The Sow Grizz and cubs returned in the early morning and started rocking my buddy's truck, but they took off before we could "spank them". Coolers were just full of ice. No food was around to attract them.
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longbranch* said:
Here's the "ugly side" of tenting it. Happened to us this September south of Tumbler Ridge. We were away when this happened and slept in the trucks that night. The Sow Grizz and cubs returned in the early morning and started rocking my buddy's truck, but they took off before we could "spank them". Coolers were just full of ice. No food was around to attract them.
Geoff
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Looks like you should invest in a bear fence.:) Very popular around here.


Grizz
 
Curious here. For the hot-wire set-ups - Do the folks that use the hot-wires around there camps use a one or two hot-wire system? And at what heights do you set them up at?
 
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