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I watched this new documentary and liked it very much. It has an update on what the NAWAC has been up to on Area X and our own Chairwoman (Hairyman) gets interviewed!

Same location, same week. I got no caribou, but it was a nice week. If you notice by the rear starboard tire of the trailer, my little charcoal bbq is there. I eat well out there; bbq ribeye, bbq pork ribs, bbq chicken, oven roasted chicken, bbq sockeye salmon.........did I mention frosty beer out of the fridge? I used to eat almost like that tent camping, too. I'd build a bbq pit out if a rock lined hole, set my grill up over it, and cook away. Beer was floating in a rock lined dam in the ice cold creek. Coffee & Irish creme in the morning with my scrambled egg jambalaya...........mmmmmmmm! Yeah, my camper has a hot water heater, too. Fridge, oven, heater, bluetooth stereo...........but no video unless I'm in cell coverage. I rarely use the toilet. That's for Mrs. Huntster, who rarely goes anymore. I use a garbage lined potty bucket in the trailer or the tree. As nice as the camper is, I still prefer the tenting for my caribou hunts in order to get away from the road hunters. Spring bear hunts can be a short walk from a camp near the road, and I still have one good moose hunting area just 13 miles off the highway, but I've got to get in there a couple days before the season opens in order to lay claim to my spot. I haven't gone moose hunting for years. I'd love to, though. Fish camp is camper stuff, and camp doubles as a fish processing facility, complete with a small propane chest freezer. One table (outside) is for fileting the fish, and a table inside the trailer has cellophane and freezer paper rolls mounted on it for wrapping the fish.

Images 1-4 look similar as far as location. Different seasons or did you just get a dusting of snow. And you're right about being able to drop a cabover or slide-in as some folks call. 'em. We looked at those but a Lance was running around 30 grand. And when we got in to check it out with the dog well......as you say it was pretty tight. My truck at the time was too light anyway being only a 1/2 ton. We looked at the rig we have now, loved it, and so we.....um......upgraded the truck....um.....to celebrate. Yeah, that's it Either way it went though it would have had the same result of freeing up the truck for 'splorin'. I will say that the current rig is a cinch to detach and reattach even with the anti-sway which does make it easy for weekends. And after YEARS in tents? allow me to tell you what we think of indoor plumbing in the pouring rain at 3:00 am

Very nice set ups, hunster!

haha ! Pretty cool !

One of the nice aspects of a cabover camper is that you can drop it onto stands and drive your truck around without it. You can set up a nice camp around it, too. Granted, you won't be doing that on a weekend trip, but when staying for a week or more and would like your truck to range out, it's wonderful.

Here's the Timberline 6-man tent. I love this tent! Two full size Army cots fit, one on each side, and room in between for dressing and what not. In the middle between the cots we would have a propane tank with a lantern on a plenum post for light and heat. There's room under the cots as well as at either the head or foot for gear. It's easy to set up and take down, even for one man. It just can't handle strong wind. If you're in a forest, it's a great tent.

My main 3-seasons tent is the Cabela's Alaska Guide model 6-man tent (6'3" tall in the center). I've also used the Timberline 6-man tent, and I really like it because it sets up lots easier (the Cabela's tent is nearly impossible to do alone in wind), but it can't stand up to wind after erected. The Timberline collapsed on me in stiff winds twice. Once set up, the Cabela's tent is almost bomb proof. I set up a full sixe cot with pad and huge sleeping bag rated to -5 degrees. Before stripping down for bed in the evening or getting out of the bag in the morning, I warm the inside of the tent with a propane lantern for a few minutes.

When I can't go up into the hills (like when rain has the rivers too swollen to cross), I'll hunt off the side of a certain highway. This is quite comfortable! The bears are still around, though. Right near this spot I saw two grizzlies within a week cross the road. One was a very mature boar. While a cabover camper is not much more than a glorified tent in terms of size, it's perfect for one guy or an intimate couple. It even has a potty for the lady. I commonly drag that enclosed trailer on my trips. It allows me to haul the Argo, motorcycle, or small boat, and it serves as a shop, storage area, and windbreak at the site. This particular site is windy, but I can sit inside the trailer and glass for game through the door in perfect comfort.