cohunter14
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- Jul 10, 2017
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I'm a big believer in making camp as comfortable as possible, within reason. Granted you aren't spending much time during the daylight hours in camp, but the more comfortable you are when you are in camp, the better rest you will get and the easier it is to continue working hard day after day when living in the woods for days or weeks on end.
On that note, what tips, tricks, or accessories have you added to your camp over the years to make it better? Feel free to post up pictures of your camp as well.
Our camp is based on two Davis 14x16 wall tents that we abut to each other along with a front awning. The front tent is our cook tent and consists of a Cabelas Camp Kitchen, wood stove, a 6' table for eating at, and two additional 6' tables for storing additional food, gear, and evening beverages. The back tent is the sleeping tent with everyone's individual gear. We can hold up to six guys in that tent comfortably. That tent is heated with a sunflower propane heater on a five gallon propane tank. Here are some of the best things we have added to our camp over the years:
- Cabelas Camp Kitchen: it's pretty heavy, but it folds up pretty small and allows for way more organization than a basic table like we used to use.
- Larger Wood Stove: we initially had a smaller wood burning stove, but upgraded a few years ago to the larger stove. It takes up a little more space, but the larger stove allows us to heat the tent much quicker and it allows for a longer burn time.
- Cabelas XL Cot and Cot Pad: this has been an absolute game changer for me. The difference between a standard size cot and the XL cot is substantial. Add in the cot pad and it feels like you are sleeping on a bed. Not an inexpensive option, but a good night's rest is imperative while in the elk woods in my opinion.
- Sunflower Propane Heater: we typically use this on the low setting throughout the night and it works awesome. It keeps the tent a comfortable tent while avoiding having to get up and stoke a fire throughout the night. We do make sure to keep the tent ventilated and we also have a carbon monoxide detector.
- Disposable Table Cloths: these come in handy to help keep camp a little cleaner. We've had years where the tables get muddy or dusty driving into camp, so throwing a plastic table cloth on them helps. We typically switch out the table cloth on the eating table every three days.
On that note, what tips, tricks, or accessories have you added to your camp over the years to make it better? Feel free to post up pictures of your camp as well.
Our camp is based on two Davis 14x16 wall tents that we abut to each other along with a front awning. The front tent is our cook tent and consists of a Cabelas Camp Kitchen, wood stove, a 6' table for eating at, and two additional 6' tables for storing additional food, gear, and evening beverages. The back tent is the sleeping tent with everyone's individual gear. We can hold up to six guys in that tent comfortably. That tent is heated with a sunflower propane heater on a five gallon propane tank. Here are some of the best things we have added to our camp over the years:
- Cabelas Camp Kitchen: it's pretty heavy, but it folds up pretty small and allows for way more organization than a basic table like we used to use.
- Larger Wood Stove: we initially had a smaller wood burning stove, but upgraded a few years ago to the larger stove. It takes up a little more space, but the larger stove allows us to heat the tent much quicker and it allows for a longer burn time.
- Cabelas XL Cot and Cot Pad: this has been an absolute game changer for me. The difference between a standard size cot and the XL cot is substantial. Add in the cot pad and it feels like you are sleeping on a bed. Not an inexpensive option, but a good night's rest is imperative while in the elk woods in my opinion.
- Sunflower Propane Heater: we typically use this on the low setting throughout the night and it works awesome. It keeps the tent a comfortable tent while avoiding having to get up and stoke a fire throughout the night. We do make sure to keep the tent ventilated and we also have a carbon monoxide detector.
- Disposable Table Cloths: these come in handy to help keep camp a little cleaner. We've had years where the tables get muddy or dusty driving into camp, so throwing a plastic table cloth on them helps. We typically switch out the table cloth on the eating table every three days.
