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Out of state DIY hunts

Cript2014 said:
a campsite with power at the camp site and showers within 100yrds.
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If it has this, that's all I need. I can make a tent pretty cozy and sleep pretty good in one. I enjoy the camping aspect of it but I try not to make it turn into work. I'm still willing to sacrifice a few amenities to save some money but a shower ain't one of them
 
Stump06 said:
If it has this, that's all I need. I can make a tent pretty cozy and sleep pretty good in one. I enjoy the camping aspect of it but I try not to make it turn into work. I'm still willing to sacrifice a few amenities to save some money but a shower ain't one of them
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Yes sir!! We were going to pull a camper up there but with the money we are saving on the campsite if we happen to tag out quick we’re going to Missouri so our fingers are crossed! But in all aspects it’s just a chance to get away and enjoy it!
 
Allegheny Tom said:
Yes sir, I also love to camp, and I love to hunt. But not at the same time.
Odor reduction is critical in order for me to enjoy a hunt. I need to shower every day, and sometimes even twice a day so I really want a room with a shower.
But motel rooms often reek of ??, so an O3 unit is standard equipment. I deodorize the room with O3 and I also use it to deodorize gear on longer trips away from home. Its difficult to find an odorless washing machine and dryer when away from home. Most machines have that god awful stench of perfumed laundry products. I refuse to wash anything is a nasty smelling washer/dryer.
Traveling with a fresh, complete set of clothes for each day of a 10-14 day hunt is too much stuff, in too many tubs, so worn clothes often get an O3 treatment later in the hunt when I'm running short on fresh layers, or gloves, hats, etc.
A 2 week hunt can become grueling. I love the effort but all day hunts are sometimes rough and doing it every day requires a hot shower, a comfy bed, and a place to hang stuff to dry out. With a room, I will sleep better and have more energy to hunt.

As far as room availability goes, it ain't always easy to find lodging that's reasonably close to where you want to hunt. Driving 50 mile round trips everyday to and from the room to the woods gets old and expensive for fuel. And its time consuming, too.
And if it snows, road conditions can make for a treacherous drive. A room needs to be fairly close to where you hunt.
Airbnb and vrbo are useful but sometimes there just isn't anything close to where you hunt.
In that case, you need to get a little creative. This site is a good place to find leads on unadvertised places to stay.
Last year I reached out to a member here and asked if he knew anyone in the area wher I planned to hunt that may have a room to rent. He graciously invited me to stay in his home. Wow, the guys on here are great, aren't they?
Turned out that I filled my NR Ohio tag before I needed lodging in his area so I didn't accept his generous offer. Ask around for help. You never know what it could bring.
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Man great advice, and yes, seems like a bunch of good fellas on here willing to help anyway they came
 
kelly.jayp said:
all my hunts are out of state hunts since my lease is across the border - so I have been doing cheap motel program for last 4 years - it's just a notch above sketchy - but its 20 minutes from the property has a shower, half decent bed and a TV. Have to bring my own pillow and some nights the hookers are getting picked up pretty late and making the loudest f'in racket you can imagine. The owner has done a pretty good job running off the tramps - but not 100%. The motel down the road is full of drug dealers plus the 2 bit ho's. We have gotten to a point where they know us by name and know what room we like and to not spray the room with scents before we get there. But at $65 a night plus restaurants it adds up quick - and a "name brand" hotel is $100 or more. The town is near a NASCAR track so when the race is in town, rates go bananas. Thus the Trailer Rehab Project I have been posting about. I'll recover my money in 2 seasons worst case. Camping while hunting just isn't something I have an itching to do - until I go west and chase a mulie or elk. I camp during the summer on several fly-fishing trips - just got back from 2 of them - and I love that, but we stay at a campground with power and hot showers. Either way - you'll figure it out and adjust in subsequent years - just keep the fun element in it. Good luck!
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Thanks, I’m thinking about the cargo trailer conversion route
 
Davis21 said:
Man great advice, and yes, seems like a bunch of good fellas on here willing to help anyway they came
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Just curious, where are you located and where in general are you hoping to hunt?
If we know those things, then maybe guys will step up and share some info.

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I've done the hotel and camping on trips. I did a early spring scouting camping trip with my brother and a buddy and we had a pretty nice set up. Blackstone griddle, food cooler, drink cool (on hunting trips there's a potential meat cooler), booze, fire wood, and a couple of those 5-7 gal drinking water tanks. Then you have the obvious clothing and extra things we all need. It was colder then so going 3 days and 2 nights without a shower wasn't bad. A few years ago I did a roughing it hunt in early season and the worst part was the baby wipes showers, so night three we call a motel and negotiated a shower for 10 bucks a guy. If you're a big scent control guy roughing it might not be ideal, but a deer gets down wind of you he's gonna smell you sooner or later. There's just something about cooking a tenderloin over an open fire thats pretty tough to beat
 
Allegheny Tom said:
Just curious, where are you located and where in general are you hoping to hunt?
If we know those things, then maybe guys will step up and share some info.

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Arkansas delta. Thinking about MS, TN, OR Kentucky. Where I live I can be in either of the 3 in 4 hrs or less. Figured starting out close to home would be good starting point
 
flinginairos said:
It's really not complicated at all. Just take the basics and go. I have done hotels, campers, and backpacking. Just depends on the hunt. Myself I LOVE backpack hunting because for some sick reason I like the struggle and the "type 2" fun aspect of it. But doing that requires some pretty specialized gear. The easiest way to go is a cheap hotel. All you will need is your normal hunting gear and a few changes of clothes and that's about it. A small cooler with some lunch meat and snacks will get you by for not much $$. It can be intimidating at first but it's a lot of fun to hunt new areas you've never been! Check out The Pinhoti project on youtube and watch some of the vids where Dave shows his mobile truck set up. Very simply and effective and might give you some ideas.
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@flinginairos went to Dave's site, but couldn't find a specific link on just the truck. Is it within another video? Any help finding the link is appreciated. Thanks!
 
most of my hunting is further afield and depending on what we are hunting dictates how we sleep, 16 days in NZ so we had no choice but to hunt and camp along the way, although at certain points there where huts in case things got real bad, as somebody already said wet wipes are great as is a micro towel, it's amazing how a river or stream becomes appealing when you need a bath lol.
I am not so keen on tents as it then means more gear to carry but if i can drive and park close to somewhere i can then bring loads of gear to be comfy. sometimes like NZ weight is the real issue
I love my hammock and lightweight tarp with under quilt that is as simple as it gets and you really can sleep well but not everywhere has trees, so again the hunt dictates to me what gear i need to bring, I also agree though a good B&B/ motel or cabin is great and can be a godsend,
this hut was superb it had a stove and skin rugs and candles it really was a great touch for the hunt and was really comfy, the pic isn't a great shot but it's just packing to find a new hunting area no trees so lightweight tents all round, last pic of camp and our huge bath, it was a bit brisk, regards wayne



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We pull a travel trailer to Illinois every year.Thats our longest trip which lasts 10 days.We also do several weekend trips in Alabama and Georgia.Some overnight trips we hammock camp.If i got to stay at a motel with all the gear we carry I ain’t going.For me that is just miserable.Besides i love to camp anyway.
 
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