Your Elk Camp Setup?

hunting1 · Feb 1, 2004

What do most of you use for sheltor? Canvas, camper, pop up, etc.? Just curious to what the majority is. I have tents now, but been looking at those pop up truck campers for mobility and easy set up.

hunt4elk · Feb 1, 2004

For the last 10 years or so, I used a 23' trailer. This last summer I bought a Coleman Cheyenne pop-up and found I had more room to move around than I did in the big trailer. The pop-up uses more propane. Last fall I had to refill the tanks every 7 to 10 days of the hunting trip depending on the outside temp. (We spent 5 weeks on the mountain.) Before I got the large trailer, I used a camper and found I had to put it on pallets on the ground to be able to use my truck for transport to and from hunting, fishing ect. It's really a pain to stow everything in a camper every time you need to use your vehicle.

Kevin

saminwy · Feb 1, 2004

class A motorhome, modified for hunting. i've removed the bathroom, and the grey and black water tanks as they hung to low. bathroom can now be used to cool meat, as i can easily route 100% of rooftop AC in there if its too warm to hang them outside. works great to get the initial cool into one, had to reinforce the roof to take the hanging wieght though, and you have to quarter them first. quartering is fine though, because thats the only way to get them back to camp in the jeep that gets me around from camp to hunting spot.

sam

kilowatt · Feb 1, 2004

Motel 6, Super8, Best Western etc.

Montanahunter · Feb 1, 2004

I have an 8' Alaskan cabover popup camper.This is a great setup for 1 or 2 people, being mobile and no hassle or lost time when moving to a new area.

DonV · Feb 2, 2004

Used a pop up $40 2 man tent lat year - not fun with lots of wind. Bought a canvas tent for this year w/ stove.

DeerKing · Feb 2, 2004

Motels??? This is camp 5 miles back in my favorite basin.

Martin · Feb 3, 2004

Depends on the hunt and the season. Mostly have archery hunted from the cabin. Have also spent time in the 25ft camp trailer, Springbar tent, tarp lean to, and back of the pickup. Have hauled game out on horses and mules, ATV, snowmachines, and on the pack frame. It just depends on the type of game and the terrain or unit.

jeremy250 · Feb 4, 2004

Used a pop-up camper this year, it was great. Perfect size for two or three people. Stayed warm and dry and it was cheap.
Jeremy

PleaseDear · Feb 5, 2004

Depends on the unit and season. I pack in with my llama packstring on many hunts and use tents, I too camp at trailheads and stay in my cab-over pop-up camper that is great for me and 1 other person if needed and I can still tow my llamatrailer with ease, if it is a late season hunt in Nov./Dec. and it isn't too much of a travel to/from hunt area issue, I'll stay in a motel and enjoy that type of comfort.

gunnut · Feb 5, 2004

15'x18' Tent with the yukon wood stove all from Davis Tents here in Denver. Now that camping. Lots of room for cooking and can sleep up to 6 without a problem. One watning. DO NOT leave you wife and mother in the tent all day in 35deg weather. I left at 4:30am with about 1/2 a cord of wood got back at 8:30pm with only enought wood for the night. Had to go cut down two more trees the next morning. Jovan

jchisum · Feb 7, 2004

16X20 Canvas Tent with stove, bunks and real mattresses. Good rest is important after long days of hard work. 12X14 canvas tent with stove for cook shack. Drive down to town every 4-6 days to shower at a motel and do some laundry, maybe watch monday night football, all the comforts of home.

Weasel · Feb 9, 2004

16' utility trailer. I can carry the four wheelers and all our gear. When I get to camp the top goes on and either a propane or wood burning stove at the end with table, cot, and other gear inside. Plenty of room to haul elk home too.