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Post by twomoons on Jun 5, 2007 10:25:33 GMT -5
After years of hauling my gear to the shoots in various trailers i decided to go modern. A friend of Dad's gave me a trailer frame and I erected a CABIN on the frame. I now have a primitive looking house on wheels. The cabin has a fold down porch and is 8x16 with bunk beds, a wood stove and the camp kitchen and shelves from the tent installed. All the tent gear fits inside if I need to tent camp and if I want i can just roll up and park. I have brick finish side boards that clip on and so it looks like a cabin with a brick foundation. The best part is there is no more loading and unloading as ALL the camp gear fits in and stays in the trailer on a permanant basis. I'll try and get Red to post some pictures.
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Post by klsm54 on Jun 5, 2007 12:37:13 GMT -5
I can see some sort of Redneck joke coming from this.... ;D
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Jun 5, 2007 19:46:25 GMT -5
That's crossed my mind a few times as well. Did you make the cabin or buy one of those one room pre-constructed cabins and just attach it?
Send some pics and I'll post them.
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Post by deputydon on Jun 5, 2007 22:27:59 GMT -5
and i got the "old" camper that 2M's used to use. I installed a sink in it and it still has the wood cook stove. So we're all happpyyyy !!!!!
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Post by bounce on Jun 6, 2007 22:47:13 GMT -5
Monday I had a little primitive luxury of a little differance than camping. My daughter Carmen was hear from CA. with my new grandaughter & lepercon son-inlaw. Well I wanted to show the Irish man some of are country around hear. So I took them for a sight-seeing drive that incudid a stop at Kreycik's River view Ranch and took the coverd wagon ride to see the Elk, deer, & buffalo, and allso the bigest long horned steer or bull ? I have ever ben close to!!! Anyway the stop their was great!!! saw many Elk & buffalo was able to hold out earcorn from the wagon and feed several buffalo and Boomer the long horn buy hand, now that's up close and personal. the Elk were not going to eat out of your hand but one pasture were some that would come close to eat corn you through out a little ways. The elk were all in velvet ecept some that they had harvested the vevet antlers. They are pened in but in very large pastures. A lot of the elk just stand in ceaders with their butt stiking out. this is a funny looking sight realy!! Did not see hardly any baby's as was told they are allways hid till they are older. anyway it was a great time and when we left I bought some 1-1/2" thick buffalo T bones to grill that night. Man were they ever good!!!! then the lepercon got out his Irish Flute and played Irish tunes and drinking songs!!!! [He is very,very good at it allso] I need to some how get him and that flute to one of are Roundivious some time. Anyway the day was as good as it get's.
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Post by twomoons on Jan 2, 2008 19:44:14 GMT -5
Well we have now spent several nights in the camp in cold (-14 one night ) weather. Aside from having to insulate the roof to keep snow from melting off and freezing the door shut all went well. D/D left his hardtack out and the packrats got some, but I put the rest in his scrambled eggs and it didn't kill him. If it is -10 or more yo need to stoke the stove 5 times from 9pm to 6AM, this isn't a problem if you camp with a fellow with a weak bladder. Dang it though they didn't have to give me all that hot tea before bed time!
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Post by deputydon on Jan 2, 2008 20:21:47 GMT -5
Well we have now spent several nights in the camp in cold (-14 one night ) weather. Aside from having to insulate the roof to keep snow from melting off and freezing the door shut all went well. D/D left his hardtack out and the packrats got some, but I put the rest in his scrambled eggs and it didn't kill him. If it is -10 or more yo need to stoke the stove 5 times from 9pm to 6AM, this isn't a problem if you camp with a fellow with a weak bladder. Dang it though they didn't have to give me all that hot tea before bed time! ;D ;D ;D ;D Hot tea + weak bladder = While your up stoke the stove will you ? ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by dakota on Jan 10, 2008 17:14:21 GMT -5
In college we lived in a well ventilated house (even in the winter) and a small pot bellied stove. We encouraged each other to drink beer -- along the same lines as the hot tea idea.
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Post by Bill on Jan 10, 2008 22:37:58 GMT -5
I use to keep my bed next to the stove at night. Just roll over and throw another log in. Oh and don't drink tea. Worked good. One time I had my bed next to the tent wall and rolled over in my sleep. It was -30 out that night and my breath froze my sleeping bag to the tent. When I rolled over in the night my sleeping bag zipper was on the back side. When my bladder did tell me to get up I had a hell of a time. Bag and zipper froze to the tent and the zipper was on the back side. Solution was crawl out the top of the bag.
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Post by deputydon on Jan 10, 2008 23:14:58 GMT -5
Strangely enough I miss those days of camping out in the winter !!!! In a tent..............
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Post by longknife12 on Jan 20, 2008 20:35:48 GMT -5
Don, I'm 65 n still do nothing but tent camping and hunting. I did break down n bought a propane tent heater! I just use a -35 sleeping bag and cot. Son and myself are comfortable in a 10X14 wall tent. Dan
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Post by deputydon on Jan 22, 2008 13:35:46 GMT -5
Hey Dan; It's not age that keeps me from the tent. 12 years ago I bought the "ranch" I live on. And ten years ago I retook the plunge and remarried. Most every deer I take is w/in a mile of my front door as well as the ones Bounce and w2M's take. AND my "mountin'" bag has only been around 12 years.... OUCH!!! leave me alone Lil" Mama!! So I see no need to be in a tent when I can be warm at night & I can walk out the door and into my hunting ground!!!!
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Post by twomoons on Jan 22, 2008 19:28:55 GMT -5
Longknife The Primitive Luxury isn't so much for comfort as it is the ability to weekend. Here if you set up white canvas it rains or snows, no exception. I needed somewhre to store my tents and have something to set up that I wouldn't have to dry for a week after the shoot. You can keep a wall tent just as warm or warmer, but I don't have to dry out the camper or try and pull stakes from frozen ground, although the camper is still in deer country as the roads are iced in. `
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Post by Bill on Jan 22, 2008 23:28:12 GMT -5
I have a little pop up camper with canvas ends and sleeps 6 that I pulled clear across the US and back. Sure is handier than the tents I have had. Plus it has propane forced air furnace and propane cook stove. OH and running water. (too bad its only a 10 gallon tank though) Since I bought it (CHEAP) I haven't put up a tent. Still use the sleeping bags though. It is kind of nice to set down at a table to eat instead of leaning over to get out of the wood smoke or sparks. I do miss my wall tent but my pop up isn't near as hard to put up. Needs a new tongue jack though. After Dep-Don lost it on the interstate in front of a semi and the safety chains held and it ran under the Expidition the jack got a bit on the BENT side. How the hell can a pop up stay hooked up all the way across Wisconsin and Minnisota and Iowa before it comes off while taking an exit on the interstate with a SEMI on you bumper.
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Post by deputydon on Jan 22, 2008 23:34:33 GMT -5
Sorry Bill.........BUT............I had a "Red" moment!!!!!! You were w/ me at least, so you have to believe the story cause you were there!!!
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