I operated out of a canvas wall tent in the ADKs for 12 seasons, canoe in, during that time I burned through a lot of “helpers”, paddling all the gear in and out during snow storms and all sorts of inclement weather was a task. I used to pick a dead calm morning to go in usually end of September, like in this pic.
I had a few different spots I used for my tents, I have 2 Davis brand tents, a 10x12 and 14x16, depending on location and the number of hunters dictated which tent.
And then when season is almost over and you wake up to this, removal definitely becomes a challenge.
It was a lot of fun and I don’t regret doing it but to be honest it never paid off for me in terms of deer hunting success, I have better luck being more mobile and closer to my truck in recent years, I have since bought a small camp that I can drive to and it sure does make life easier and require less help, I have all summer to get camp in order and ready for season, I can focus more on hunting when season hits.
