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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Terry Green on March 31, 2007, 10:13:00 AM
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I know I sure don't get enough of these in a year....but Spike camps sure are a lot of fun to bow hunt out of.
I thought it would be an interesting thread for those that are real experienced in setting up camps at the tips in choosing a site, what to look for and what to look out for, fire placement, lay of the land, door direction, 'kitchen' set ups, types of tents for types of camps, and general camp gear set ups. Hopefully this thread will make camp more functional and enjoyable for those that like to hunt out of camp.
This thread does not have to pertain just to spike camps, longer term wilderness camps, weekend camping out of the truck, or even public campsites.......lets see what we can learn...and pics are welcome!!!
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Always have the tent upwind of the latrine regardless of how far away you are, especially with the way this bunch eats on hunts.
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Your camp should be on the downwind fringe of the country you intend on hunting. The bigger your camp the more attention to this detail.
You should have a plan on how to hunt your ground with the least disturbance.
Great idea Terry.
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The first time I ever went deer hunting, at 14, I walked before daylight to a grassy clearing I'd scouted well before hand ... only to find a big hunter camp smack in the middle of it. Same today and worse, esp. among the motorized crowd, who seem to want to drive right up to the game. Elk have been shown at the Starkey research area in OR to run from the sound of motors at 2000 yards, so I'd recommend at least a mile from camp to hunt area if you're motorized, at least half a mile if on foot or horseback. Think about game travel routes, nocturnal feeding areas, etc. Camp strategically to avoid being your own worst enemy. Hunting is walking!
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What Robin said small and Down wind
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When I camped and hunted, I would just take a 8x8 peice of treated canvas and some rope and make a lean too or a plow point type shelter,(some times referred to as a diamond wedge. It was easy, fast and real portable. I have at times made brush camps too.
I usally take at least 1 wool blanket rolled up in the canvas and I have a haversack I throw a small copper boiler and a small fry pan in, with a bag of coffee, raw cane suger, cornmeal, salt, peppercorns, boiled beef, cured hog jawl, dried fruits, parched corn and jerky. (The beef is boiled in water and vinager and will last a very long time) !
I like to find a good place up on a flat some where above a stream. I boil water,(am thinking on getting a purifier though). I'll set camp at least a couple hundred yards from where I expect to hunt. If I can find a "reflecter" rock that's a bonus, or a blow down root ball. With a small camp, I have'nt see where it spooks the game away. I was cuddled up in between a couple of rocks one day, built a small fire tring to get warm and had a deer sneek up on me and peeked over the rocks to see what was going on, we scared the heck out of each other too !
I build a "star fire" at the end of my canvas and hang a peice of rope from the pole or what ever, with some hooks I made to hang meat on to cook. You can let it hang half a day and it'll be fine. With the star fire your getting more heat then flame and the wood last a lot longer as well.
It's been a few years since I've done that. When I get back to the Atlanta area, I'm gonna start again, it's been way to long.
Last time was about 5 0r 6 years ago, at Pine Log WMA here in Georgia, on a hog hunt. There was 10 of us, we walked about 4 miles back in there and set up for 3 days. We had a good time. I showed them how to prepare bobcat for table fare. No, they don't taste like chicken, they taste like what they eat, that one evidently ate a bunch of rabbits LOL!!
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Vance, whars yer pony tied? :) Better send that pic to Curtis, it'll make his teeth chatter.
I like to camp a little away from streams or water sorces. The streams won't let you hear well and camping to close to a spring keeps the critters from water. Down wind from the water if at all possible and when your getting water come in from a side so's you don't leave a ton of man scent at the waterhole.
I'm getting to where I like a more comfortable camp than in years past, guess that mean's I'm getting soft or old or both.
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These are great. As I'm new to trad. still, it's good to see techniques that go all the way to the camp! I'll definitely be trying out some of fflintlock's ideas come this Summer.
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Generally spike camps tend to be fairly primitve with a tent being a luxury as compared to a base camp. Here is a picture that I took last fall at a quick based camp that we (SIL & 2 grandsons) set up for a couple of nights about 35 miles up the chisana.
It was high and it was dry and was set up in the dark when we ran out of daylight. But it was comfortable to hunt out.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a228/TokJohn223/DSC02852.jpg)
But then we found that we had company in the area. This bear trail was about 15 feet from camp.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a228/TokJohn223/DSC02845.jpg)
We tend to like to be near a source of water and either along side or back in the trees. There was no time to really clear a site on this trip so we just took what we could get. Also like a source of firewood near by.
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Man, I'll bet them kids had a blast, did'nt they ?
I know I would have. I've always wanted to go to Alaska, never made it, yet.
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Yup downwind of where I'm hunting, if walking in. Opening of the \\leanto\\teepee\\tent facing east Indians knew well. Close to water source if possiable, and sheltered by hills\\trees. Just don't like being under trees though. When those storms go to trying to tearing down the camp. I perfer not to be under any trees! Or close enough they can reach me curled up\\hiding in my sleeping bag! Its great to camp next to a cord of firewoodcut and split& dryed. Never happened yet! Man I like a BIG FIRE AT NIGHT! NOTHING BETTER!
Dang now I'm ready to go!
Brent
Brent
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Base camp for winter dog sledding trip. Balsa branch floor and plenty of dead black spruce for fire wood. That big red thing at end of sled is me :) Doc
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Throw a few Hot Hands hand warmers in the bag at night if you are cold!
Dan
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When hunting in the mountains you want your spike camp located such that you simply roll out of the sleeping bag and start glassing. Setting up a spike camp in a location from which you still need to hike in order to begin hunting defeats the purpose. Don't waste any of the best hunting time hiking to or from a hunting location. Place your spike camp in an advantageous spotting location.
Proximity to water, either in the form of snow or running water, is a must for choosing a location. Situating the tent in a location with some/good wind protection is also beneficial.
I've had Dall rams feeding all around my tent upon waking the next morning. Moose wander freely and are hard/impossible to pattern, so the wind is of little concern to them.
Finally, invest in a good tent. Enduring a bad night of intense wind in a sub-standard tent can make an extra few hundred dollars spent on a top-quality mountaineering tent seem like the best investment in the world.
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All Right Jeff, You got some SAND :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Sweet stuff right there :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Good stuff guys......gotta be more.....lets here it!
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I like to hunt elk in the high country. I don't have the wind and legs to climb a couple thousand feet every morning and evening like I used to so I like to place my camp just below timberline. I do not like to camp above timberline on the tundra because of the lightning that is prevalent up there. I don't like to camp under trees if I can find a flat spot somewhere else. Once on a mule deer hunt in Wyoming I camped under a cottonwood tree, nice and shady with lots of leaves. We had over a foot of snow in an early season blizzard and I woke to the ground shaking from a 10 inch diameter limb falling next to my tent. I don't camp where old standing quakies or dead pine trees can be pushed over in a big wind. I like to be within a couple hundred feet of water and prefer to be in an area with abundant firewood. Firewood is easy to come by in most places but not everywhere. I am already getting ready for an August antelope hunt and a couple of trips to the elk mountains this fall.
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I like to keep my camp out of any draw, on a bench tends to be warmer and dryer.
Also when setting wall tents and leaving them for any length of time, pull all 4 sides up and leave them up. Bears tend to go in the door but not out it. Your tent will last longer.
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One more time......TTT
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How about camping/hunting out of a canoe ?? Any body got thoughts on that??
not a theft attempt,just wondering how you'd do it for a nite or two?
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Kifaru Supertarp-Annex-Small stove...
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Ken999, what is that shiny long thing next to your pack? Awww, heck, at least it has wood! Those Kifaru tents are GREAT, huh?
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yeah...I know...didn't have any pic's handy w/ the Shrew laying beside it, but none-the-less...it's my Spike camp and I'm sticking too it... :D
I've had good luck with my Kifaru gear. That's one of their packs on the other side of that shiny long thing...that pack will carry more weight than I can...that's for sure...
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ya gotta wait till Wingnut gets back for expo. He has had 20 of spike camp experience. he is full of good tips.
I can tell ya the good WATER FILTER is the best thing ya can have with ya.
Not in a spike camp but at base camp javie hunting I had a 4 man Kifrau set up during a storm. the storm took down the cook tent, wrecked one hunters tent and knocked down another. Kifaru was laying way to the lee but stayed put and morning saw her up right and standing. doesn't weight a lot.
don't be a fool. if ya are a couple of old geezer make sure you hit spike camp with at least one young strong fellow even if ya have to pay his way. Might be the cheapest insurance ya ever bought :) stuff can happen way out yonder.
rusty
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That was a heck of a wind storm that year hey Rusty??.....Blew steady up there this year but not as hard as that one....... I've used a variety of spike camps over the years some as simple as pine bows and a space blanket..... I always have enough stuff in my day pack to hold me through a night or two..... A candle is a great item to have.... Only takes one match to light and will get a fire started and give you some light....... A simple tarp draped over a low branch has also served as a home away from home.........I also like to use my truck as a spike camp....... If I have base camp set up, especially Elk hunting, but the action is down the road a spell..... I'll load up a tarp and my sleeping bag and a foam pad and move down the road........ A tarp over the bed will keep you dry and the pad will keep you comfy for a night or two..... A single burner propane stove.... the type that screws onto a little propane bottle will get ya up and going with a quick breakfast....... Rusty makes a good point on a water filter they are worth their weight in gold...... Terry
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I really like to have something bigger than me nearby. Rarely do I set up where I am not under something. I really like my little REI Sololite tent. That's my hunting buddy Steve's tarp setup in the background
(http://residents.bowhunting.net/sticknstring/06elkhunt07.jpg)
Sometimes I set up a silnylon tarp vestibule. It helps to keep the claustrophobia down in bad weather. (http://residents.bowhunting.net/sticknstring/06elkhunt49.jpg)
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ttt
I'm either nosey or curious....depends on who you talk to ;) :jumper:
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I'm a huge fan of the new SilNylon tarps. They are ultra light and serve all kinds of purposes when camping.
Here I used one strung over a bivvy shelter for added protection from the weather....rain.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/charlie/homesweettarp400.jpg)
In porcupine country be careful what you leave on the ground. They like anything salty and that includes anything leather or pack straps, etc.
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Like Rusty said... a water filter is a must. This is a cool pic, taken years ago, but today it could cause real bad intestinal stuff... REAL BAD!!!
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I'm lovin' this thread....keep 'em comin'! Mike
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Turkey Camp last year.
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Now your braggin, Roger. Nice bird!
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:bigsmyl:
The 12 year old boy in the chair killed it...his first hunt ever.
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Don't forget that keeping warm at night is important for a happy camp. The cold at night doesn't come from above as much as from below. If you're bivouacing, take a tip from the animals that live there and build a nest. In other words get yourself off the ground, using brush and dried leaves. I usually fill my bivvy with nest materials and then push my sleeping bag and pad in on top. Your weight will press it down but still give that air gap. I once pegged my tarp against a bank and filled it. I woke up next morning with about four inches of snow on top of the tarp, but I was snug and warm inside.
Graham
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When I lived in Colorado years ago I hunted mainly by myself. I had an old Ford 4x4 with a camper shell that I built a bed and storage area under the bed that held the cooler, stove, etc..
Camp was mobile and I could go from mountain to mountain no problem. I've had Mulies within 50 yards of my rig. Man do I miss the mountains!!
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In 2005 two of us used these tents in Colorado on and elk hunt. We were comfortable at 9000 feet in some cool weather. One is a Kifaru eight man and the other is a North Face VE 25 (a real bomb shelter in bad weather).
IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/ClearFork/DavesTent.jpg[/IMG]
IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/ClearFork/68090036.jpg[/IMG]
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Well, that worked great!
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Here you go Goose.
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OK, thanks Tony!
Goose
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Iron Bull -- I ain't no masochist, but man do I relate to your idea of hunting! Less is more! We are dedicated to killing our brothers and sisters of the wild -- so why shouldn't we be willing if not eager to suffer a bit in the doing? More invested, more earned! That said, I think I could improve a bit on your pictured camp without going soft!
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I did the tarp hunting thing quite a bit, and still do if the weather is reliable, but you and your bag/gear can wind up getting pretty darned wet in sustained windy, snotty weather. For one night it's no problem, but on sustained hunts your bag just gets damper and damper. I wound up buying a GoLite Hex3 teepee--about $230 now, 2 lbs, 5.5' high, sleeps two or even three. You can set it up from inside during a storm, you can stand up to dress, etc. Pretty darned nice. Sorry, no photos, but you can Google it. I'm thinking of buying a second one, sewing a stovepipe vent into it, and buying one of those tiny TiGoat or Kifaru stoves...that would be unbelievably cushy as the weather turns cold and the nights get long. You could actually use those long nights to cook stews...I might never come back...
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When I started bowhunting over 50 years ago rough back country camping was an adventure. Back then you could drink out of streams that were away from civilization without worry.
(http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/deer%20camp%201959.jpg)
As I got older the tents got bigger and more comfortable with small wood stoves to keep you warm.
(http://tradgang.com/ron/ron62.jpg)
Now my idea of a spike camp is a snug cabin, a warm stove, and a comfortable chair. :D
(http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/cozy.JPG)
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I tried out the Kifaru paratipi on my last western hunt. I knew a storm was coming so I set up under a pine tree, but laying in the bag that night worrying about the tree during the storm wasn't too fun. There was plenty of room and this fall I'm adding the small stove.
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I carry a bit of rope and a small tarp in my pack, although in my area I usually dont plan on a spike camp. BUT if I end up out there for a night (temporarlily confused about my location :knothead: ) I want to be sure to be able to make my stay comfortable as possible.
It is not much but can make a lean-to out of it.
Other than that when I camp I have a formal tent.
Jason
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Like what I've read so far.
Still wondering though,if you had a canoe; a chance to stay a nite or two..how would you plan for a camp?
I'm thinking about putting in on a 10,000 acre resevoir and pickin up on the other end or side..
does this still qualify as a spike camp?
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I'm waiting to hear from canoe camping folks, too.
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I have certainly slept under a propped up canoe on more than one night...Those grumans hold heat really well when you build up around the down side gunnel with sand and place fire in front..
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When I was younger I used a tarp with a nylon hammock. Next to no weight and kept you off the damp ground. I hear there are some integrated systems (http://www.hennessyhammock.com/sp-ultralight.htm) like that now.
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Up for another run....
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My method for great spike camp hunting is to find out where Whip is going to be and show up bringing gifts!
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This was in the late '70's,maybe 1980-back pack hunt.On extended trips like this one (one week)I used the 2 man Northface tent.It had enough room to keep my bow and pack inside and enough room that I could dress in there if I had to.
The fire ring was from someone else.I never used fires,only a backpack stove.I prefer a site about a mile from where I will hunt,prefereably tucked back in,not in plain sight.The ground you sleep on has to be level.This particular area is very windy most of the time so some trees for a break from the wind helps but you need to check for any dead ones that might potentially blow down.
I like the site to not be in a low spot where water might drain to but a water source nearby for drinking water and washing is a good thing when you can get it.You have to be aware that some creeks with steep ridges on either side can flash flood during hard rains.
I used a very slim,light,down mummy bag in those days with a small,half length foam pad for a mattress.The back pack stove was a Swedish made Svea,which I still have and is still,a heck of a stove.On shorter trips I used a tiny,one man tent that wasn't much bigger than a bivvy sack-only room to crawl in and sleep,or a nylon tarp.
The bow in the picture is a 54" Bighorn that G Fred built for me,the second year he was in business.I think that was the first year I hunted with it.I still have that one too.
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a140/jbrandenburg/scan-15.jpg)
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JStark, my son and I canoe camped for years but it was summer fishing trips but the camping aspect is the same.
I used a 2 man Eureka Timberline tent, 10x10 nylon tarp, 2 aluminum collapsible poles, rope and tent spikes. A must do when canoe camping on a river is to put everything in dry bags made for canoe camping, food, clothing, equipment in case of a spill. At least your sleeping gear and food won't get wet.
Here is the basic camp.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/reddogge/Fishing/canoecamp.jpg)
For cooking I had a little backpacking white gas stove 323 Optimus Rider. Took a coffee pot, small pot to heat water, squirrel cooker, plates, cups,knives and forks and food that didn't require lots of work like hot dogs, sausage, beans, coffee cake, lunch meat,PB&J etc.
Main emphasis was on waterproofing everything in case of a spill and then weight. Most fun we ever had doing 3 day float trips down the Shenandoah river catching 100 bass/day.
You can see how loaded the canoe was. It was a 17'3" Old Town Tripper. Yes, the faithful lab went too.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/reddogge/Fishing/Jeffbuck1983.jpg)
Thanks for asking the question. I work with Jeff and his wife in their business 2 days/week and I forget how much fun we use to have together when he was a carefree boy.
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I do a bunch of canoe camping down this way. You can actually get pretty luxurious when you've got a boat to carry all your gear! tents, hammocks, chairs, COOLERS! Just have to keep most everything in dry bags or tied into the boat in case of an unplanned swim.
I'm going to try and draw a quota hunt for fisheating creek WMA this year. Its boat only access and judging by the last couple of years. Water levels will make it canoe only. paddle upstream for a couple of days and I should be all alone.
At any rate, heres a few pics of various canoe camps from the last couple of years..
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My current tent is an MSR Zoid 1,which is a fairly roomy 1 man.I can get the bow inside but the pack stays outside.It is a simple matter to cover the pack with a garbage bag or waterproof pack cover.With a "footprint" and everything,it weighs 3 lbs 12 oz.The cool thing about some of these modern tents is a second option which they call the "fast and light pitch".In that case,you leave the main tent body home.The rain fly is used as your shelter,along with the poles and pegs.The "footprint" which normally goes under the tent,now becomes the floor of your shelter.I can't remember the exact weight of the "fast and light pitch" but I believe it is less than 2 lbs but keep in mind,it is not bug proof.The bug netting is in the tent body itself.Still,a neat option for traveling light if bugs aren't an issue.
I still use a light,down,mummy bag by Western Mountaineering but it is a much roomier cut.I would suffocate if I tried to sleep in the old,Slimline bag.It adds a few ounces but I insist on a bag with a full length zipper.It just adds so much temperature range to the bag to be able to open it ful length on warm nights or close it fully when it is cold.A waterproof stuff bag for the down bag is a good idea.That,a good shelter and a little common sense,are all you need to keep the bag dry.I like the down bags for lightness and wide temperature comfort range and have never spent a night in a wet one,in 40 years.I don't mean to knock synthetic ones.They have come a long ways and there are quite a few excellent ones.
I now use a full length,insulated,inflateable sleeping pad by Big Agnes.It weighs a little more than that tiny thing I used to use when I was tougher but is way more comfortable and worth every penny and every extra ounce.
I still have the old Svea stove but have also been trying out a new Jetboil which is a self contained,stove,fuel container,insulated pot with it's own ignition system.So far,I like it very much.Very efficient and very fast boil time which conserves fuel.
Instead of the old aluminum pot and cup,I now use titanium.Titanium "spork" also.
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The rain fly in the picture,is tied back but when extended and zipped,it forms a vestible where you can store pack and bow,out of the weather or cook if you need to.
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Great thread. I am glad it has come back to life. I always enjoy looking at camp setups. It gives me many ideas, and I like ideas! Has anyone done a DIY bivi type sleeping bag cover? One that your bag fits in and a flap comes up over over your head that you can stake out and make a rain fly? That is my next project.
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I always enjoy camp pics. Thanks for sharing.
Have never been "spike camping" but would love to give it a try.
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well I like to take horses when ever I can.
In this pic at the bottom the hill behind us is where we were hunting sheep..about 3 miles. Piece of cake with horses.
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Main thing is water and good grass for the horses ALWAYS THEY COME FIRST.
I picket them at night after we give them a good feed away from camp (keep the grass close to camp for the night munching). If you feed them real good and then picket them with a ten foot lead they are good for the night.
Nothing worse than a hungry horse at night to keep you up. Then next night I picket them in the same spot but give them 5 more feet of rope (if you don't they just mash the grass down and won't eat it anyway). This gives them a circle to eat everynight.
NEXT US: I like having trees and firewood, but we can haul firewood with the horses.
About every 3 to 4 days you need to move for feed for the horses. Other than that we try to get as close to the game as we can without disturbing them a good spotting scope is a must especially for sheep when they have to be full curl rams.
Nothing worse than trudging up a mountain doing a stock and finding out that they aren't legal.
I don't find the game up here care much about us...on horseback. I put my bow over my head when we see caribou and act like I have antlers and you can walk right up to them if your horse is ok with that.
Here's a pic of my horse Banjo. I have a pack a saddle system on him....it's a packsaddle type that slings over your riding saddle.
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This is great. He carries the whole camp and when you get there you have your regular saddle to use.
He has the tipi tent - machete - saw - shotgun - bow - arrows - camping gear - food for ten days - 20 pounds of oats - - titanium woodstove sleeping bag and a tarp and all the ropes and gear you need for him.
He gets a bit lonely when I go solo (they love another animal around...Guess after a few days I look more like bigfoot so he settles in better then TEE HEE.
I like to go with another person and two extra horses but sometimes it just doesn't work out.
I am sure you have all seen this pic before but I love this tent for my camp..
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Jer Bear
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JimB,
That setup is just about exactly what I use for my backcountry adventures. Great little tents. Coupled with a nice down bag like your Western Mountaineering or I use a Marmot Helium, I'm snug as a bug in all kinds of conditions.
Enjoying this thread. Keep it coming.
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Has anyone ever used the Hennessy tents??? Just bought one ....
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Some from south-east Alps ... a kind Land rover camp site ... i wish i can try one day wiyh horses ... but so far i feel this animal don't like me :D
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Our lease where we hunt doesn't have any type of cabin or anything so we always camp whenever we go. I have done so many solo trips with just the hammock and tarp rig that I had to switch trees because I was effecting the growth of the bark at my favorite spot.
When the wife goes, we use a tent to sleep in and a simple tarp rig for shade or getting out of the weather. The tent is 10X10 and has room to sleep and keep gear in. I have two 10X20 heavy duty tarps that I can configure in many ways.
This picture is from the last OJAM but shows the tent and our tarp set-up for foul weather.
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I can set up the tarp as just a typical roof shaped shelter, take one side all the way to the ground or use the second tarp to close off one end if the weather gets rough like it did on this trip.
When camping out of the truck, everything has its own duffel and I bring poles I made from eight foot lengths of closet pole. It all weighs less (not counting stakes and poles) than my Dutch Oven.
When we canoe camp and fish/hunt, I have an eight gallon barrel with a waterproof top that everything stuffs into to stay dry. I have another for sleeping bags and other bedding. You can buy backpack harness/straps for portages and general carry, but I made my own for much cheaper. I leave the poles at home and string everything up with line. Works perfect.
This isn't a backpacking setup, not meant to be. I have little bitty tents for that, but they aren't as comfortable for long term activity and are TERRBBLE if the weather keeps you in for a day or so.
I will see if I can find some more pictures of camps.
OkKeith
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a other camp, good friends place
the first day, the weather was ok
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difficult in this place to find flat camping area
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and the tipi very warm, a bit to much ...
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but during the second night every thing was very quite, to quite ...
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and the wake up was cold !!
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and finaly the temperature was just perfect in the tipi !!
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great idea, terry! i am a reborn trad and glad to be back! sorry i left so many years ago! i just ordered a new bow and am very excited to see lots of talk about trad hunting! thanks guys/gals!
kenny
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This was our camp in the San Juan Mountains of SW Colorado north of Durango on an elk hunt in 2006. We hiked in 4 miles, down from a 10,000' ridge into the Salt Creek drainage to our camp at about 9,000'. The second pic is from a red rock outcropping above the Salt Creek drainage and a few hundred feet above camp. The third pic is one of the attractions of the area we were in.
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man you guys are rugged. I thought I was rugged but you guys totally got me beat.
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spring turkey camp. Which is also the same set up we use when it is cold except we have a kerosene heater in there.
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the tent is inside that monster. We only use that for when we have about 5 hunters.
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it is healthy mixture of PVC pipe and blue tarp, dad calls it big blue, lol. A real pain to set up, but definatly the mostl comforatable I have been in the woods
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Some great looking camps you all have. I just got myself a great range tent - http://cowboycamp.net/cowboy_range.htm
Gives all the protection of a wall tent (treated canvas) but with a waterproof floor and incredibly fast/easy set up (4 stakes and 2 exterior poles). I got the 12'x12' for camping/hunting with my boys/friends.
Like some have already said, when hiking around, I generally carry a tarp w/ a decent amount of 550 cord for the "just in case" moments in life. If you want some cheap 550, I got a big roll for about $12 bucks from http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ItemListing.aspx?catid=169
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I use hammock on warm weather spike camps usually run a cold camp cooking with pocket rocket just backpack in
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Ron, a couple of pages back you had a picture of the inside of your cabin and the woodstove.. I lived in an old frame house for 35 years that was well ventilated in the winter.. About 25 years ago I put a Lopi woodstove in it that looks exactly like the one in your picture.. I could load that baby up with seasoned liveoak and it would keep the house warm all night. It was an amazing stove.. About 5 years ago I moved into a bit more modern home that has a therastat. Sure is easy to warm the house with that.. What will they think of next !!
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I absolutely LOVE these kinds of threads...
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I would say take a one man tent or a bivy tarp in good weather. A warm sleeping bag, small stove, food, cooking pot and water purifier. Take along a fishing rod and some lures too. I hunt out of my boat all the time and overnighting is easy enough. I take along a cot and put up the tarp tent on the boat itself since it is big enough to sleep on.
I park it in a sheltered cove or stream where the boat won't rock around on my.
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As the years go by I seam to like my comforts a little more. going into Elk camp last year
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Deep in the heart of the Adirondacks.
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Originally posted by nel:
I absolutely LOVE these kinds of threads...
I'm right there with you - nothing like a couple great pics of hunting camps!!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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...and the horse I rode out on...
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This is just a cool thread.. Love the pics!
I'm ready to go spike camp "somewhere"... LOL
John III
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I'm just a beginner when it comes to spike camp hunting, but I have a few options for camps.
LAst fall I boated out to a remote island that holds a fair number of deer and set up this camp-
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This camp was comfy for a mid October hunt of a couple days duration. This year I am going for a week, and will be staying in this-
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its my favourite way too hunt ! i have a similiar hunt coming up in three weeks ...i'll get some pics , and hopefully a deer .....
Jerry ... nice ponies brother ... kinda look like mine but prettier .
Ben
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Hey Billy i've been camping hunting out of canoes and kayaks my whole life. We usually just pack our packs as if we was hiking and load them in. Plus with the boat we have extra room for a cooler filled with beer, and food. Now day were getting softer and bring along chairs. I always have a vapor barrier to put under the tent or sleeping bag, and we make a point to try too stay above the dew. Always check the trees in the area. One time in duck camp a beaver about fell a hugh cotton wood on my brother and i in the middle of the night. Talk about a rude awakening. And in my opion. coffee pot and a hatchet are two thing i always have.
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"coffee pot and a hatchet are two thing i always have"
Amen to that mate !