The Coyote Camp
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Originally Posted By: hm1996Great pics, Dave. Gotta love that scenery, but I agree w/Sean on that camping @ 6*. Thankfully, I've only done it once, but that was many years ago and Uncle Sam's idea, not mine.
My camping prior to the mid 50's was all bedroll under the stars, so no pics. Then Uncle Sam provided my first RV experience alluded to above.
Early 60's deer camp adjacent to Big Bend Nat. Park.
Stepped up to '65 Chevy w/topper which slept up to 4 (if very good friends) & served until '69, when, with the addition of the small Shasta TT pictured below, managed to get the wife interested in "camping".
Later swapped the Shasta in for 26' HiLo and mama was happy camper.
Regards,
hm
My camping prior to the mid 50's was all bedroll under the stars, so no pics. Then Uncle Sam provided my first RV experience alluded to above.
Early 60's deer camp adjacent to Big Bend Nat. Park.
Stepped up to '65 Chevy w/topper which slept up to 4 (if very good friends) & served until '69, when, with the addition of the small Shasta TT pictured below, managed to get the wife interested in "camping".
Later swapped the Shasta in for 26' HiLo and mama was happy camper.
Regards,
hm
DirectDrive
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My fishin' buddy's dad had the front end blown off of one of those in North Africa at the battle of Kasserine Pass by a German 88.
"They were good with those goddam 88's"
AWS
Custom Accessory Maker & Retired PM Staff
I've had a little experience with a SpringBar tent, my nephew has one and he has brought it on a few of our hunting trips and convention hunts. They might be nice for desert camping but I wouldn't want one anywhere it rains, we had to take it down in the wet snow of the last convention. I lived in a canvas tent for three years and spent more than a couple winters running traplines out of a canvas wall tent in Northern MN and WI. I have a little synthetic double wall tent that I carry on the MC or canoe and it can be put away wet, is lightweight and a 1/4 the price of a Sringbar.
Stoves are a pain, my old white gas stove lasted many years but the newer propane ones not so much. I've gone to single burner ones that pack in a box the size of my fist and are dual fuel propane/butane. I have one permanently mounted in my van and another in my food box on the MC.
Stoves are a pain, my old white gas stove lasted many years but the newer propane ones not so much. I've gone to single burner ones that pack in a box the size of my fist and are dual fuel propane/butane. I have one permanently mounted in my van and another in my food box on the MC.
Originally Posted By: crapshoot
Check out the Dometic CFX.
I know a few guys that run, or have run the Dometics. They bought them because they used to be about half the cost of an ARB. They are only a couple hundred less now though. And I said "have run" on the Dometic because they haven't held up as well to constant abuse.
They work pretty good though from what I have seen.
- DAA
Check out the Dometic CFX.
I know a few guys that run, or have run the Dometics. They bought them because they used to be about half the cost of an ARB. They are only a couple hundred less now though. And I said "have run" on the Dometic because they haven't held up as well to constant abuse.
They work pretty good though from what I have seen.
- DAA
steve garrett
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Originally Posted By: AWSI've had a little experience with a SpringBar tent, my nephew has one and he has brought it on a few of our hunting trips and convention hunts. They might be nice for desert camping but I wouldn't want one anywhere it rains, we had to take it down in the wet snow of the last convention. I lived in a canvas tent for three years and spent more than a couple winters running traplines out of a canvas wall tent in Northern MN and WI. I have a little synthetic double wall tent that I carry on the MC or canoe and it can be put away wet, is lightweight and a 1/4 the price of a Sringbar.
Stoves are a pain, my old white gas stove lasted many years but the newer propane ones not so much. I've gone to single burner ones that pack in a box the size of my fist and are dual fuel propane/butane. I have one permanently mounted in my van and another in my food box on the MC.
well I would disagree. watch this video. This was years ago after 5 days of rain, then a dumping of snow, howling wind, at nearly 11000 feet on a mountain. If I am going to be seeing wind snow and rain. short of a dedicated heavy canvas wall tent. There is no other tent I would take than a springbar/kodiak.
Not one drop in either of those tents in the video BTW. [/video]
Stoves are a pain, my old white gas stove lasted many years but the newer propane ones not so much. I've gone to single burner ones that pack in a box the size of my fist and are dual fuel propane/butane. I have one permanently mounted in my van and another in my food box on the MC.
well I would disagree. watch this video. This was years ago after 5 days of rain, then a dumping of snow, howling wind, at nearly 11000 feet on a mountain. If I am going to be seeing wind snow and rain. short of a dedicated heavy canvas wall tent. There is no other tent I would take than a springbar/kodiak.
Not one drop in either of those tents in the video BTW. [/video]
AWS
Custom Accessory Maker & Retired PM Staff
It's not living in them, it is having a place to dry them out when you go home wet. In the desert country you can set them back up and they will dry. Where I'm from in the PNW even hanging them in the garage won't dry them out for days or weeks unless your garage is heated. I used to have to put a heater in my trailer/fur shed with a big fan to dry pelts. Up in MN and WI they will stay frozen for a long time.
^^^^ That, is true!
My old one had a funk from not getting a chance to dry out for several months one year. I just kept using it and it kept getting wet. Went at it with a bleach concoction recommended by the mfg and it did knock the funk down to a tolerable level. But the essence was still always there
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It honestly didn't bother me. But, it was there.
Usually all I do to dry them out is unroll them on some cement. I don't bother putting them up. If the sun is shining, and it's above freezing, they dry out pretty quick like that.
- DAA
My old one had a funk from not getting a chance to dry out for several months one year. I just kept using it and it kept getting wet. Went at it with a bleach concoction recommended by the mfg and it did knock the funk down to a tolerable level. But the essence was still always there
It honestly didn't bother me. But, it was there.
Usually all I do to dry them out is unroll them on some cement. I don't bother putting them up. If the sun is shining, and it's above freezing, they dry out pretty quick like that.
- DAA
steve garrett
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dew/moisture is the biggest downside really of any tent. If its cold and stays cold then it doesn't hurt the tent to be wet. its not really going to mold when the tent is essentially in refrigerated air.
like dave said, I never bother to set mine up either. I just pull it out and leave it on the lawn. if the sun is out that day and its over 50, its probably going to dry out ok. if not I take it in my garage and throw it over an extra car I keep in there that has a car cover on it. a couple days later it will be ready to fold up again.
its common to have some dampness on the bottom only which is heavy vinyl. I find if its only that much moisture that will dry without hurting anything, and you can get by without folding it out. I am pretty careful about my tents and their condition. I haven't gotten any mold yet on mine. They get laid out on the lawn probably 1/2 to 2/3's of the time I use them though.
like dave said, I never bother to set mine up either. I just pull it out and leave it on the lawn. if the sun is out that day and its over 50, its probably going to dry out ok. if not I take it in my garage and throw it over an extra car I keep in there that has a car cover on it. a couple days later it will be ready to fold up again.
its common to have some dampness on the bottom only which is heavy vinyl. I find if its only that much moisture that will dry without hurting anything, and you can get by without folding it out. I am pretty careful about my tents and their condition. I haven't gotten any mold yet on mine. They get laid out on the lawn probably 1/2 to 2/3's of the time I use them though.
Steve G enjoyed your video.Brought back some less than fond memories.It's rare for me that any hunt sucks but tenting in a 'surprise' prolonged snow event can do it.After a week or so nothing is dry.
Suspect all tents get funky if not completely dried out.Used to hang mine from a shed rafter asap post wet event if the sun wasn't out.
Suspect all tents get funky if not completely dried out.Used to hang mine from a shed rafter asap post wet event if the sun wasn't out.