We used to hunt from a 19 foot camper trailer, but  few years back my wife bought me a wall tent and it has been all down hill from there.....in a good way.  We went from alot of luxuary to a real primitive camp...all I can is it has made elk camp alot more fun.  Feels more like hunting when in a tent with a nice fire going in the stove.  our first year in the tent was a shock as to what you need..especially when it comes to drying clothes.  The most un primitve thing we may use is a heater on top of a 20lb propane bottle...use in the cooking area.  Other than that not a whole lot of luxurys.  My dad was a little skeptic at first about huting out of a tent, but I think he has really started to enjoy it.

As far as agenerator goes, we do take one but it has to leave tghe trailer...we take it just in case we have to charge a truck battery or some other emergency!

I don't have a camp of my own since I am blessed with the opportunity to do most of my hunting when I step out of my door.  So I guess you caould say that when I hunt I usually have "all teh comforts of home"!

When I hunted out west I stayed with a friend at his house and hunted his land, so it was the exact same situation.

Even in Affrica, I stayed in my professional hunter's home and started hunting as soon as we looked out of the bedroom window in the morning.

I did stay in a buddy's RV while hunting with him once.  That was more comfortable than teh trailer my family lived in when I was a kid!

On the far end of the spectrum - in Alaska we "spke camped" with nothing but a tarp to lay on and fold over our sleeping bags.  It worked, but wasn't very comfortable and definitely was not something that I want to do for more than a day or two at a time!

I'm perfectly willing to "rough it" but looking back, I really haven't done much of it - unless you count the years I was a scout master..but that's another story all together!

For me it all depends on the time of year and what I am chasing after. 

My camps have ranged from nothing but a tarp on the ground and a blanket to a full blown camper.  I think that the ones that were the most enjoyable were the ones that we just made a lean-too to sleep in and use a open campfire to cook our food on.  But those times were a few years ago and since then I have learned to enjoy the comforts of a nice bed or at least a cot and a warm sleeping bag.  Not to mention propane to cook with and not eatting right out of the soup can that I had just heated up over the fire. 

I'm with critter...it all depends on the hunt and season!

From everything on my back, to everything I can possibly fit into my truck and trailer!

here is my typical camp

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Back in the day . . . I used to hunt out of a green "umbrella" tent - I'm sure many of you remember those.

  We used a three-burner Coleman stove both for heat and cooking.

  When my brother in law came back from VietNam, he made two promises to himself:

1) Never sleep in a tent again

2) Never be out in the rain with a rifle in his hands.

Well, the 2nd year after he was back, I was responsible for him breaking both promises.

I have also satyed at a motel and hunted by the day out of the room.

The last few years I have been hunting in luxury - the wood-stove heated lake cabin of my good friend, Ed.

All the comforts there, including microwave and hot showers.

Next Fall, I'll be heading to Wyoming in our 5th wheel camper with another buddy and his wife in theirs.

We will have a generator, mainly to run the little machine that will refill her oxygen tanks (she has had lung surgery and the altitude requires her to use more than normal amount of 02).

Tim - I like your teepees - that looks like a neat way to go (for a younger guy!).

varies.

Couple of big tents and a EZ Up canopy for the kitchen last year, this will probably be the most common way I set up camp.

This year I lucked out and my boss invited me to hunt his ranch and stay in his cabin with all the amenities.

Would like to get a 20ish ft camper at some point though.

varies.

Couple of big tents and a EZ Up canopy for the kitchen last year, this will probably be the most common way I set up camp.

This year I lucked out and my boss invited me to hunt his ranch and stay in his cabin with all the amenities.

Would like to get a 20ish ft camper at some point though.

When I for myself I use a variety of camps. From a camp brought in on my back, to an RV camp for bear/fish, to a horse pack in camp , to no camp at all except a fire.

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