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BrianS:
Hello Everybody,
I had a retirement dream of hunting longterm out of a canvas tent camp.  I've hunted out of tent camps before but never longterm because I always had to be back to go to work. Well I'm retired now and it is almost the start of bow season so  guess it is time to start my dream. I setup this camp Friday and hope to use it for october and early november hunting. Will probably change a few things as the season progresses.
Take care,
brian
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bjrogg:
Nice hunting camp you have there Brian.

Good luck hunting and thanks for sharing

Bjrogg

White Falcon:
Nice set-up.

BowEd:
Nice quaint set up Brian.Fun part about putting together these camps is that a lot of it you make yourself.I've known of Panther Primitive for over 40 years.That's some good canvas they use.Should be a good year for a good hunt.That's a good dream you've got there.Good luck.
Back in the 80's and 90's when rendezvousing never thought much a bringing a camera along.Should of though.Strict rules about everything being primitive at those.
Lots of equipment went along.All the ropes and stakes.Self contained kitchen/tables/chairs/cooking equipment/bees wax candle lighting and storage boxes mostly made out of local walnut/red cedar/and oak.Even made a trailer once to pull everything around including the tipi poles.
I started out with a bakers' lean-to camping from R&K lodges.After making so much stuff through 2 winters to take along to sell to the pilgrims I sold that and went to a 10' by 12' wall tent with stove and squaw cooler from them too and went to a few froze foot rendezvous's to boot.
After a few years of that I went to an 18' tipi from Spring Valley Lodges a few years and sold that or someone else actually wanted it more than I did.
Following year I bought another sioux dimensioned 14' hunting camp tipi that sleeps 2 people and gear easily.That still uses a 15 pole setup plus 2 smoke flap poles.Harvested and stripped my spruce poles up in northern Minnesota.Made a 2/3rd's ozane for that.I bought another 8' by 10' wall tent again.I still have those 2 camps yet.
Usually always set up my own camp myself.
When I retired I set myself up with hunting ground all around me and own a small 80 acres myself to hunt on myself from the house.
Living my dream over here with the primitive hunting.Should be a good year.

BrianS:
Bjrogg - thank you and good luck to you also.

White Falcon - thank you

Bow Ed - thank you. I have 3 trail tarps (a 10x10 canvas, a 9x9 oil cloth and a 7x7 oil cloth), a large wedge, several dining flys and a one pole hunter tent fom pather primitives.  They make excellent canvas tents. I spent one of the best nights of my life in a tipi. I have always wanted one. Maybe some day.

Take care,
brian

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