camping/tent stuff question

[420seriouscat69]

I hope you guys/gals learned a thing or two here this afternoon. Ticks, man.

[Mr Bread]

You think that the knee is the armpit of the leg. 

[420seriouscat69]

You think that the knee is the armpit of the leg.

behind the knee.

[Mr Bread]

Elbow.  Next to your nut sack is the armpit. 

[420seriouscat69]

Elbow.  Next to your nut sack is the armpit.

Yeah, that would make more sense. I just wanted to give the vision of a sweaty area where these lil guys like to roam.

[sys]

sleeping in tents on the ground is one of the stupidest things a human can do.  buy everyone a cot.  sleep on the cot.  it's about 9 million times better.  unless it's raining or there are tons of mosquitos sleep in the open air.  for rain have a tarp that you can cover yourself with.  for mosquitos either stop camping or buy some mosquito netting or something, i dunno.  mosquitoes suck.

Or one of these?

http://www.eaglesnestoutfittersinc.com/#2

Never used one, dunno. Might not be terribly practical in a lot places in KS. Much more packable than a cot, though.

I like a place to change in privacy when around others, and my air mattresses are plenty comfortable.

hammocks are fine for lounging around for an hour or so.  they can make a nice chair thing if you want that.  they suck for sleeping.  to sleep, you need a cot.  i'm assuming car camping, so practicality is fine.

why would there be so many other people around?  open a car door if you're modest.

[Emo EMAW]

sleeping in tents on the ground is one of the stupidest things a human can do.  buy everyone a cot.  sleep on the cot.  it's about 9 million times better.  unless it's raining or there are tons of mosquitos sleep in the open air.  for rain have a tarp that you can cover yourself with.  for mosquitos either stop camping or buy some mosquito netting or something, i dunno.  mosquitoes suck.

Or one of these?

http://www.eaglesnestoutfittersinc.com/#2

Never used one, dunno. Might not be terribly practical in a lot places in KS. Much more packable than a cot, though.

I like a place to change in privacy when around others, and my air mattresses are plenty comfortable.

hammocks are fine for lounging around for an hour or so.  they can make a nice chair thing if you want that.  they suck for sleeping.  to sleep, you need a cot.  i'm assuming car camping, so practicality is fine.

why would there be so many other people around?  open a car door if you're modest.

They make tents big enough for cots.  We have one like the one on the left.



Sleeps 3 men on cots just fine. We also put a Buddy Heater in it when it's really cold.  It'll hold the inside temp at 40 degrees above ambient temp even in high winds.

[Dr Rick Daris]

yeah. why not just sleep on a cot in a tent? seems better than on a cot with no tent.

[Emo EMAW]

You can't argue with RowdyyBoyoooiii logic like that folks.

[Dr Rick Daris]

how many nights in a row do you guys think you could sleep in a tent out by a lake or something? me? i'd say three.

[Dugout DickStone]

how many nights in a row do you guys think you could sleep in a tent out by a lake or something? me? i'd say three.

Lots of variables, like weather and company, but 3 seems about right.

[Dr Rick Daris]

how many nights in a row do you guys think you could sleep in a tent out by a lake or something? me? i'd say three.

Lots of variables, like weather and company, but 3 seems about right.

yeah. at first i was like two, but then i thought a little more and was like hand to the fire (camp) i bet i could do three.

[Emo EMAW]

3 is a good number, but would need hot showers to make it that long.

[sys]

yeah. why not just sleep on a cot in a tent? seems better than on a cot with no tent.

nothing stopping you.  i like sleeping outside, but you do what you like.

[Dugout DickStone]

how many nights in a row do you guys think you could sleep in a tent out by a lake or something? me? i'd say three.

Lots of variables, like weather and company, but 3 seems about right.

yeah. at first i was like two, but then i thought a little more and was like hand to the fire (camp) i bet i could do three.

really it depends on the availability of ice.

[ew2x4]

I've done some long hikes and stuff and I've gone 5 days. Up to 3 days is rough, but after 4 it gets easier. You get into the groove. This was when it was like 40 degrees out though. I can't imagine how bad it would be in some rough heat with no showers.

[Dugout DickStone]

I've done some long hikes and stuff and I've gone 5 days. Up to 3 days is rough, but after 4 it gets easier. You get into the groove. This was when it was like 40 degrees out though. I can't imagine how bad it would be in some rough heat with no showers.

like, 5 days in the woods with no civilization or just camping then running in town to take a #2 and get some ice?

[ew2x4]

I've done some long hikes and stuff and I've gone 5 days. Up to 3 days is rough, but after 4 it gets easier. You get into the groove. This was when it was like 40 degrees out though. I can't imagine how bad it would be in some rough heat with no showers.

like, 5 days in the woods with no civilization or just camping then running in town to take a #2 and get some ice?

5 days in yellowstone twice with a small group. There were restrooms most of the time, but a pain to get to. It was a nice balance between abandoned and accessible to necessities. I've spent 4-5 days in the mountains here in CO. 2 other people. No restrooms. No ice. Very liberating. Not something I'd want to do every day.

[pissclams]

i've gone 5 days no civilization, miles to the nearest road.  was great.

[Dugout DickStone]

no ice?  you have to be a goddam maniac

[wELLsculptedbrows]

why would there be so many other people around?  open a car door if you're modest.

In my experience, there are usually other people in organized campgrounds in state and national parks ... slab of asphalt, picnic table, fire ring ... which is kind of my go to when I just gotta get my car camping on.

In what mosquito-free areas are you pitching your cot? 

[ew2x4]

no ice?  you have to be a goddam maniac

Like I said, it was pretty damn chilly out. Nothing better than it being around 0 out and sleeping in a nice sleeping bag. Mine is rated for -30 and it's lined with flannel. So comfy.

[wELLsculptedbrows]

how many nights in a row do you guys think you could sleep in a tent out by a lake or something? me? i'd say three.

One summer, I spent over 90 nights in a tent (with a cot), with a few trips to civilization/indoor beds sprinkled in.

I've done a few 10-day (9 night?) backcountry trips (no cot). 
 

[Emo EMAW]

Guys I really want to backpack in, camp, and kill an antelope or maybe a mountain goat or a bighorn sheep, and then pack him out on my back.

[ew2x4]

Here's a secret-

If you can't get a cot, bring an inflatable pool bed thingy. It's like $4 and easy to pack.