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Great looking setup, 1Minute.

Yeah what Jeff said, plus it looks a mite more civilized than the pics with all the white that saddle put up...<g>

Dober

The white showed up 2 days after camp went in. Not much color separation after that stuff falls.

Lots of great ideas here! I am also going to add my vote for Davis Tent and Awning. Davis simply beats the competition in terms of affordability and durability of the product. Save your money and get the traditional pole set up. We took 18-24" of snow during our second season hunt in the local mountains, along with 60mph winds with no problems whatsoever.

We got a 14'x17' tent in the sunforger fabric, with a window, the colorado storm flap and the ridge stove for $1100 out the door.

We're even buying another this spring to use as a mess hall.

Good luck!

If you're planning on buying another, I'd do it sooner than later, as Davis says on their website that the cost of cotton is doubling.

Thanks guys, this is the type of discussion I was hoping for.

Duck if you're in Colorado go to the Sportsmans Expo in January and Davis usually will have a show special goin on. Also if you do order one get a Colorado door too, that's the flap over the zipper with buckles.

Huntinut

I'm new to this forum but i've been reading it for a while. I have a Davis tent that measures 12x18. The reason I went with 12 foot wide is because carpet comes in 12 foot rolls, so I went to the box store and cut off 18 foot of cheap carpet. It makes for a great floor. We sleep 2 in it and have plenty of room to cook in the same tent, but i am thinking of buying another one for a cook shack.
I agreee with great waputi, sooner is better than later when it comes to buying tents these days. I also like the colorado door.

Do does dirt......
Why take off muddy boots and have to clean floors?
And have to pack and maintain that heavy roll of fluff?

You'll learn.......

I wonder how much this will raise the price of a tent? I have been saving my pennies to get one after the first of the year and can't really afford to buy one now, but not sure I can really afford to wait. Especially with Christmas right around the corner.

For those who don't know, cotton prices this year are the highest in dollar terms that they have been in 140 yrs. That is something like double last year. How much that affects product prices is another issue.

Don't know for sure. Davis usually runs a monthly special, and their special this month is basically offering their tents at last months prices before an increase.

http://davistent.com/html/specials.html

Doing some quick math it looks to be roughly a $70-$105 increase in material cost depending on the size of tent that you buy. And that is using the $1.51/pound from last week.

I'd be patient and keep watching their monthly specials. In the Spring they usually run a "scratch and dent" type sale with great deals on tents that are "soiled", wrinkled, etc., or sometimes made from two different batches of material so the colors are a little off. The only down-side is they're sold "as is" and they won't add windows, screens, doors, etc. What you see, is what you get.

Pretty good set up.

Here is our deer camp. Cook tent and two sleeping tents.

Inside cook tent.

Nice pictures TJAY. Looks like a great camp. I can see a lot of thought and planning went into your cook shack. Its very organized and looks like plenty of room for everyone. I think the carpet helps to keep a cleaner camp, but that is just MY opinion. I would hate to push it on anyone else. Ha ha, but I guess I have a lot to learn. Anyway Its a great looking camp.

It really didn't take me long to figure out that I wanted to hunt more/spend less time vaccuuming, dusting, polishing and the other household chores associated with a 'clean' camp. Not to mention the extry packing/mainenance that goes along with such. Count me as 'lazy', when it comes to wimmin's work.....grin

What kind of warmth do you get with a good stove when the temps really dip down? We just had the open to the late archery elk season and a cold front came in behind the snow. Was about -5 here last night. How low of temps have you used your tents and how have they held up to the low temperatures? I don't need 90 degrees to sleep, but how well do they keep you comfortable when the temps really dive in the late season?
Michael