We take 4WD t' the end of the trail and back pack from thar. My partn'r and I carry our camp on our back like some folks would do with a "spike camp" and hike back into the woods fer two three days at a shot. We done went injun, the tent is a Kifaru 4 man synthetic teepee, light as can be but bullet pruf in the wind. 4 man is really2 man in my mind. Use a super light weight foldin' stove with little vent pipe for heat 'n burn the wood found where we camp. This is a pert' small teepee and hides real good in the woods. It has a small volume so's it don't take much wood to get it heated up real nice. Sleeping pad does double duty as a chair when leaned up against yer pack. Regardless of the thir' below sleepin' bags, the heated evening hours are important to allow a feller's body to charge back'up and gets in a good hot meal, plus ifn's the weath'r is mean we sometimes head back to the tent at noon to warm up a bit since it is never too far from where we are huntin', us'lly 3-4 miles off the road. As I'm gettin' up in years the idea of leading a pack horse in ta hunt wit' is startin' to appeal and would make getting the elk out a bit easier.
Rackem

Edited by - Rackem on 12/05/2002 20:24:07