Originally posted by Izzy:
Just came back from the beach where I finally convinced the whole family to tent with me on a scouting trip up north. I want to get acquainted with this tent as much as possible in the next month to get ready for hunting season. Maybe the family can give me some recommendations on comfort upgrades. Im good as is but the more use I get pre hunting season the more it feels like home.
Ok you asked so I will mention so things I do that make it better.
Cots: disc-o-bed xl cots are the best cots ever made (used my military, relief aid, and the number one cot in the world for good reason) they can be used normal or as bunk beds. as bunk beds you can now sleep 4 people in the space normally needed for 2 people. Best money I ever spent...period.
Bath room for women: a 5 galon bucket with a plastic toilet seat and let them have the whole tent to themselves when going to the bathroom. keeps them warm dry comfortable and happy.
Shower: see my above post
acessories: the clips that you get from montana tents are amazing, they hook on the internal fram and let you hang things. buy a dozen of these. worth thier weight in gold.
Laundry line: make 2 of these with paracord, mini carabiners and plastic line adjusters. then when in camp you can just carabiner them to the brackets on each side of the ridge pole.
s hooks: cheap big s hooks from hardware store and hang them on the frame pole brackets to put head lamps, clothes, towels etc on.
Big tarp: have a big tarp that you can lay the tent on when setting up and taking down to keep tent clean. while the tent is up use the tarp to cover your extra wood and outside gear. or add a couple poles and use that tarp as out cook shelter/ outdoor canopy (i did an article on this on my podcast site).
Fan: get a small battery operated fan and use as follows. In summer put the fan in the window or ridge pole hole blowing out. it will pull air in and send warm air out. In the colder temps put the fan in corner above stove and blow warm stove air down to middle of tent (makes a huge difference).
cheap great perimeter alarm: if you have meat hanging or have food or other things you want to put a perimeter alarm on buy a battery opererated window alarm/chime. its cheap at about 3 bucks and light weight plastic. run a perimeter of fishing line around area you want and put the 2 peices of the alarm next to each other with a small thin rubber band. when critter hits fishing line the 2 peices pull apart and alarm or chime sounds letting you know a coon or bear is investigating your stuff.
cot pad: cots are always cold if you dont use a sleeping pad. air is cold under the cot and soaks up into you. always use a foam sleeping pad on the cot under your bag to keep you warm.
Tent floor: simple cheap 5 dollar tarp works great and use a couple tent stakes thru the gromit holes to keep it tight and down.
Tent stove path: my tuck has a back seat so I have a back seat long skinny floor mat that i bought for 10 bucks from walmart. at night before i go to bed I take this long skiny rubber floor mat and put it between the tarp under the sleeping area and the stove so in the middle of the night i can walk bare foot to reload the stove and not have dirty feet going back into my sleeping bag.
Tent case/table: i dont bring a tent table. instead i put the tent, stakes, lines in a big plastic bin and use the bin as a table in the tent. multi purpose plus we can keep stuff in the bin to keep the tent cleaner and organized.
Carbondioxide detector: buy one and leave it in your tent bag so you always have it with your tent. when using a stove just hang the co2 detector some where in the tent for middle of the night piece of mind.
thick space blankets: when temps get sub zero use 2 of the thick silver/orange 7 dollar space blankets and hanging them from tent frame around the stove to reflect heat back into the tent rather than loosing it all thru the canvas.
There you go. A couple ideas to make life better in the wall tent.
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