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Just back from my final BWCA trip of the year. It was pretty miserable. Cold and windy except for a brief window Saturday evening when the wind died down for a few hours. Only got in a couple hours of fishing due to the wind. That is the one downside to canoe tripping, wind is the boss. The solitude is still worth making the trip. This was from the 20 minutes of sun we had. Just realized I’m finally off BFF probation, yeah to me...

I suddenly realized I had pics from my caribou hunt last month. Here is the Cabelas Alaskan Guide 6-man tent I sleep in. It’s set up 55 yards from the cook tent. The cook tent is an Eskimo ice fishing tent.

I would guess many people use a tent of some type. Others may sleep in their vehicle if it is large enough or has been specifically retrofitted for that. In Big Sky country, I suspect some sleep under the stars using a simple tarp and bivy. For me, it has mostly been a backpacking tent which is designed to be minimalist, light, and small. It serves its purpose but affords very little luxury. I have several backpacking tents but currently am using a Six Moons Designs Lunar Duo. They call it roomy for one but I would beg to differ especially when I'm hauling extra gear that we all have specifically for sasquatching. In some areas I sasquatch in, there are lean-tos and I always use them as they provide shelter without having to carry a single additional ounce in your backpack. When I can reach an area with a 4x4, I luxuriate in my Cabela's 8-man Alaskan Guide tent. Love that tent. It is the bomb. Roomy, I can stand up in it, and will withstand just about anything Mother Nature can throw at it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PylrnSDprIM Just this week, I ordered a new tent that I'm hopeful will revolutionize my outdoor adventures. It is a 4-man tipi (versus a pyramid) from Seek Outside that allows the ability to "hot tent". It has a stove jack so I can carry a wood stove with me. It will very comfortably house two people, stove, wood, and all the gear you have. The total weight of tent and wood stove will be light enough to be backpacked alone but can be split with another person when a friend joins me. It's tall enough, at 6'10", to be able to stand up in it (PG - you'll need the 6-man tipi !!). Best of all, I can run the wood stove and dry clothes, boots, gear, and cook. On cooler or cold nights, I'll be able to sit in the tent in a teeshirt in 80F conditions rather than cocooned in down clothing and fleece in sub-freezing temperatures. Pretty excited about this new tent. It is light enough to backpacked alone, will provide a ton of space (including head space) compared to what I am used to, and will allow more comfortable arrangements in colder months. In warm months, I'll ditch the Lunar Duo and backpack with this tent. https://seekoutside.com/ What do you folks use for housing arrangements while out in the field? p.s. This is the 8-man version of the tent as I didn't see any 4-man tipi videos I liked:

I think it's an over-generalization just like folks my age and younger say that all baby boomers are get off my lawn types who ruined the planet and we will be paying for their retirements for years to come with no benefit for us. I know a lot of POS people who are much older than myself...and I know a ton of POS people my age or younger. I think it's just easier for one generation to point to the next for all of "our" problems.

I just have to say that as a Texan I'm disgusted by this talk of BBQ'in with anything but charcoal or wood.

I for one think your an exception!

I also use a Streamlight TRL-1, but mine looks different.

A bunch of old fogies trying to tell us younger folks why no young people are interested. But honestly, I don't know the answer. I find the possibility fascinating but even my closest friends think I'm a joke when the possibility of existence comes up.

I like the light on your rifle.

Great picture. I like the housing arrangements!

Just to defend myself that I dont always take along a mobile home with me....

They were not alive when Patterson made his awesome film

You are a great addition to the BFF Pdub. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

I believe that 292 was the greatest engine of all time. When I was in high school my best friend’s dad had a ‘64 GMC pickup, and we went everywhere in that truck. Rick liked soinning his tires regularly, and ended up blowing out the 3 speed tranny several times, but that engine was bullet proof. I’d like one in an Alaskan style swamp buggy.

I demand Blues be added to the music list Anyway, yea so far interesting - old, long term members, much higher than average education levels.

It's not just bigfooting. The 20-somethings and 30-somethings as a whole do not seem to be very interested in solo-ish outdoor things. They're way under-represented in hunting, fishing, camping, etc .. not just bigfoot. It could be driven by economics .. bigfoot, etc may not be able to compete with the financial demands of buying a house or raising a family. Many more 40+ year olds are far enough along in their careers to have some discretionary income. It will be interesting to see if the next generation of 20-somethings has more interest in outdoor stuff or not. MIB

Save for some modern materials, velcro, netting, etc. A wall tent is virtually unchanged as Huntster says for 100s of years. A wall tent has vertical walls, where a normal tent is like a roof sitting on the ground. Which makes them much more livable and useable space, like a cabin. I believe this picture is during the Civil War.

Well...never did learn how ta drive...so I'd go with this set up...minus the rifle.