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Open Roads Forum  >  Tent Camping  > Make my tent site the most comftable in the camp ground! Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 3   Prev  |  Next Vapor_Trails • View posts Yucaipa, CA Senior Member Joined: 09/29/2004 View Profile Posted: 10/21/09 11:34pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator StacyE, For warm weather tent camping the Eureka! Copper Canyon series is a great choice. Quite a few of us around here have them and none of us have said a cross word about them. For a family of 4 I'd go with the 1312; big enough to sleep and hang out in yet still small enough to fit on pretty much any campground tent pad. The 1312 is about $250 from places like Amazon, Campmor, etc. And you could use your Coleman as a changing room. 68 Me & DW 93 DD 03 DD 06 F150 Screw 6.5' Bed, 4x4, 5.4, 3.73 04 Tahoe 23RB-GL Honda EU2000 Parallel Cables There is water at the bottom of the ocean. Number9 • View posts TN, NC, GA New Member Joined: 10/27/2009 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/27/09 11:35pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Just remember... what works for others, may not work for your needs. Time, and only time, will evolve into you ideal camp and equipment. The locations you plan to camp will dictate your basic equipment and using the "best" will pay you back many times over! Being Rockhounds puts us in many places that you'll never get a large trailer or RV. We don't camp in campgrounds. But, we try to be as comforble as possible. Much of our equipment is hand made to fit into our way of camping, or because the right piece couldn't be found. Even the trailer I made is for off-road camping... RUBI-TRAILER We use propane for lights, cooking, and heat. We camp in the Southern Appalachian even in January without loosing to much comfort. The handmade stainless stove and oven will match most RVs and has no problem with cooking biscuits, pizza, birthday cake, or homemade vegtible soup and cornbread. Yes, some may look at a tent site as "primitive"... but, to me being next to a gas generator and not a mountain stream is the most primitive! Best at ya! -Wayne StanleyandIris • View posts Louisiana Senior Member Joined: 06/17/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/28/09 12:07am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Air mattresses with linens, real pillows, backrests, blankets and comforters or cots with sleeping bags? What are you aiming for? Where is the starting point on comfy? Do you all want to be in the same room? Number9 • View posts TN, NC, GA New Member Joined: 10/27/2009 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/28/09 12:53am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator When you camp you need the most comfort in eating, sleeping, temperature control, bath room and shower, and enough room where you will not be cramped-in, in any weather. With just me and Pat camping, being in the same room isn't nothing new... after 41 years! LAdams • View posts Northern Illinois Moderator Joined: 10/06/2000 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 10/29/09 05:30pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Really NICE trailer Wayne - excellent job!!! Les 2000 Ford F-250SD, XLT, 4X4 Off Road, SuperCab w/ 6.8L (415 C.I.) V-10/3:73LS/4R100 Banks Power Pack w/Trans Command & OttoMind 2006 Nomad 3150 Double Slide (Bunkhouse) Hensley Arrow Jordan Ultima 2020 HUNTER THERMOSTAT INSTALL HOME MADE WHEEL CHOCKS buta4 • View posts MA Full Member Joined: 12/06/2008 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/29/09 07:34pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Having been tent camping for 55 years, and presently own three 12'x20' tents I have a bit of experience. Suggest you scan through Cabela's website. I prefer (and own) the Eureka Condo tent for it's size and quality. They also have myriads of other camping supplies to browse through. Number9 • View posts TN, NC, GA New Member Joined: 10/27/2009 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/30/09 09:15am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator LAdams... Thanks! This may give you an idea of the fabrication and time it took to build the trailer. The only part of the trailer that wasn't hand made or modified was the tires and wheels. CONSTRUCTION Vapor_Trails • View posts Yucaipa, CA Senior Member Joined: 09/29/2004 View Profile Posted: 10/30/09 10:11am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I agree with Les! Very, very nice work, Wayne. Kamper_Kelly • View posts Texas Full Member Joined: 04/18/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/03/09 08:28am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator One thing we bring that really adds to the comfort of our campsite is a hammock. They don't cost much or take up much room in the storage bin. I love being able to take a nap just swinging between two trees. Also, we are not bird watchers but, we really like having a pair of binoculers and a field guide to try to identify new birds. xesse • View posts Helotes, Texas New Member Joined: 09/16/2009 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/03/09 01:20pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator tplife69 wrote: special effects LED lighting I'm curious to what you are talkig about...where can I find something like this? I like new camping lights! Campers: Nature's way of feeding mosquitoes. www.texaslantern.com Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 3   Prev  |  Next Open Roads Forum  >  Tent Camping  > Make my tent site the most comftable in the camp ground!

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