Wall Tents Tips and Tricks

[KopperBuck]

Anyone have any tips for camp showers?

I built this. It runs off a battery and uses an RV pump to either suck water out of a barrel or creek. Piping hot showers with 40 degree water.

I'm glad you posted this. We've owned a couple of them and I never even thought about using it on myself. Great post.

[deerhunter_98520]

I run a tarp on the ground then I have a big canvas tarp I lay on the floor of my tent...works great

[skeeter 20i]

Going with a Honda generator this year.  What is everyone using for light in their tents that uses a generator.  I was thinking these shatterproof led ones?  Thoughts?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B4XMN38/ref=twister_B07GJYSGV5?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

Jason

[Boss .300 winmag]

Going with a Honda generator this year.  What is everyone using for light in their tents that uses a generator.  I was thinking these shatterproof led ones?  Thoughts?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B4XMN38/ref=twister_B07GJYSGV5?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

Jason

On sale at Costco now for 38.99 in Burlington, I have them in my barn there tough.

[spin05]

I usually lay a tarp down for the floor, then lay carpet on top of that.  The carpet was really heavy and took up 1/2 of my toyota bed.  Anyone have any ideas for a CHEAP and light floor?  I checked the indoor/outdoor carpet from home depot but it was about $1.50 SF.  that will cost way too much for me in my 12x20 tent. Thanks.

I do the same. I bought the thinner blue black stuff not the astro turf style. It was only .87 cent a foot

[Skyvalhunter]

Might as well make your camping quarters as comfy as possible with the longer time spent in there.

[Jason]

We have a tarp that stretches across the back half of my tent. And then I have 3'x5' strips of carpet remnants that we put in front of each cot or between two cots depending on how many people we have that year.

[Alchase]

I use old bath mats in front of my cot and doorway.
I also use an older down sleeping bag between my cot pad and my sleeping bag. Keeps the backside nice and warm all night.

[rosscrazyelk]

I usually lay a tarp down for the floor, then lay carpet on top of that.  The carpet was really heavy and took up 1/2 of my toyota bed.  Anyone have any ideas for a CHEAP and light floor?  I checked the indoor/outdoor carpet from home depot but it was about $1.50 SF.  that will cost way too much for me in my 12x20 tent. Thanks.

I do the same. I bought the thinner blue black stuff not the astro turf style. It was only .87 cent a foot

I used these with a inverter and a marine battery. Worked great. Nice and quiet

[ghosthunter]

Going with a Honda generator this year.  What is everyone using for light in their tents that uses a generator.  I was thinking these shatterproof led ones?  Thoughts?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B4XMN38/ref=twister_B07GJYSGV5?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

Jason

Well I have a generator but didn’t even run it this year at camp.

Two years ago I switched the whole camp over to battery lanterns . We were out 24 days and only put new batteries in three lanterns out of 12.
Quite

Cook shack and tents. Used one propane lantern next to cook stove.

I hate hearing the hummm of a generator instead of the sounds of the mountains.

[pd]

Anyone have any tips for camp showers?

I built this. It runs off a battery and uses an RV pump to either suck water out of a barrel or creek. Piping hot showers with 40 degree water.

This is pure genius!

[Alchase]

Ghosthunter, I use a similar setup as your last pic, a Costco folding table, for the BBQ and Grill, hosed to a propane tree with a lantern on top.
One more addition, I added the battery powered LED work lights, they run 100 hrs on 4 AA batteries, at 240 Lumins. Tough little lights, they we in the bargain bin at Lowes for $4.99
No more Lanterns with 4 D size,, that last a few hours.


https://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Compact-Technology-Batteries-Included/dp/B01BCMXJES/ref=sr_1_30_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1542045335&sr=8-30-spons&keywords=battery+led+worklight&psc=1

[ghosthunter]

Ghosthunter, I use a similar setup as your last pic, a Costco folding table, for the BBQ and Grill, hosed to a propane tree with a lantern on top.
One more addition, I added the battery powered LED work lights, they run 100 hrs on 4 AA batteries, at 240 Lumins. Tough little lights, they we in the bargain bin at Lowes for $4.99
No more Lanterns with 4 D size,, that last a few hours.


https://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Compact-Technology-Batteries-Included/dp/B01BCMXJES/ref=sr_1_30_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1542045335&sr=8-30-spons&keywords=battery+led+worklight&psc=1

I will check those out.

I have had good luck with battery maintenance. D cells. Always looking for better ideas. But running a generator takes away from the hunt for me. My buddies all know it so they run theirs mid day while I am hunting. When the sun goes down I like hearing the woods .

[Alchase]

I have been using it his two tube Coleman lanterns that run off four D size batteries for years. This year the lead lights with twice the light and ten times the charge off a couple of AA batteries, got to love technology, lol

Had to replace my old sunbeam BBQ after over ten years of hard use.
Went with the Char-Broil Portable Gas Grill 240, sturdy little sucker.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Anyone have any tips for camp showers?

I built this. It runs off a battery and uses an RV pump to either suck water out of a barrel or creek. Piping hot showers with 40 degree water.

This is pure genius!

  Enginutity at best!