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check on Craigs list, and Facebook Marketplace or local buy and sell papers. People need money right now, you might get a great bargain. We've used these. Not as good as full size camper, but pretty darn good for what they are. Blessings for you in your search
Yes, easier, but he is looking for something to live in, and already has a bugout location.I was thinking about prepositioning it now.Forget about army surplus - too big, too heavy, need a few people to set up. Just get a four or even six person tent at Walmart. The kind that looks sort of like this: Coleman Flatwoods II 6-Person Dome Tent - Gray/Red - Walmart.com
Easy to set up, you can stand up inside of it
IMHO would not recommend that. If it is to be used for some camping but mainly for a BOL then putting it in a storage facility would mean meandering through Memphis to load up.Is the local storage facility mice free?
Why? They do in San Fransico. I've seen it on TV. LOLYou don't really want to be living long term in a tent.
A travel trailer was an option I was looking at. Until I discovered that most of them are overweight for my caravan. Which is surprising.Barry, I concur 100% with Meemur. DH and I had the issue of having to bug out with a potentially sick partner for several years. He's a type-1 diabetic with hypothyroidism. We have to be able to keep the insulin refrigerated and he has other issues due to hypothyroidism. Without a spleen, we were both concerned about keeping me better protected from mosquito bites. We decided a travel trailer with a kitchen would best serve our needs. We bought it used for about $6000 15 years ago. We took a couple of long road trips with it, but other than that, we haven't used it much.
We now live in our BOL and have no intention of going anywhere, but we do have places we could go in the event of a wildfire. I want to just get rid of the trailer. Heck, I'd be happy to give it away, but DH wants a few dollars, like $200, for it. Of course, it's too far for you to come and get. But I know that there are people out there who just want to get rid of their stuff, maybe even intending to bless someone in need, and who aren't looking to make big bucks when they sell their used items, even big things like trailers. I'd make it a matter of prayer if I were you. I have no doubt your prayer will be answered.
That's not living, and for most it's not long term. I've rarely seen a heavy drug user older than about 55, and those at about that age look like they're 70.Why? They do in San Fransico. I've seen it on TV. LOL
May not like it, but it sure can be, and I'm sure it ain't fun.That's not living, and for most it's not long term. I've rarely seen a heavy drug user older than about 55, and those at about that age look like they're 70.
Yeah this is not something that will end well.Barry, why don't you also have a discussion with your wife? I'm sure that she has some opinions as to what she can realistically handle.
Please also reach out to other friends/relatives. I really think that she needs to be in a house. If she takes a turn for the worst and you're both trying to survive in tents and then wind and rain blow in . . . UGH!
May not like it, but it sure can be, and I'm sure it ain't fun.
However for a movable BOL it fits the wallet and bill. And has been done for centuries. Abraham was sitting outside his tent under the Oaks when he was visited. He and his children were wanders, living in tents, in the Promised Land for 3 generations.
2nd to that if things stay bad and Barry finds a good place, nothing says he can't build or move into a building.
If you will notice my replies, I never said or linked to a Walmart tent. Which are only meant for backyard kids night out. The tent I recommended was a 4 season tent used in Alaska by guides at Cabela's.Abraham Lincoln wasn’t in a Walmart tent, he would have been in a canvass tent.
I got a stack of walmart tents I hand out as loaners to college aged kids who want to camp, they’re mostly a “one and done” deal, zippers break, corners rip, poles bend or break and the pegs need replaced even before first use. They aren’t a long term solution for anything. They don’t hold heat, fill with moisture - they’re miserable to stay in.
Go canvass
If you will notice my replies, I never said or linked to a Walmart tent. Which are only meant for backyard kids night out. The tent I recommended was a 4 season tent used in Alaska by guides at Cabela's.
So please let's compare apples to apples.
BTW I never said anything about Lincoln either. I noted that Abraham of the Bible lived in tents as did his son, and grandson, which weren't made of canvass either.
Not arguing with you, just saying. But hey you like canvass, which is heavy, ropes and pegs and hammers, and probably throw in some cuss words, go for it. I have no problem with you using it.
We're cool no problem.I could have read better lol thank you for correcting me
I was going to say a springbar hot tent, but that’s pushing 2 grand
Disco beds cots, bunk bed fit more people and gear
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I second the springbar tents.
Well made. "Scout proof"
Good in snow.
As good in rain as canvas can be.
The last tents standing at scout camps in big wind.
Can be put up by a small woman alone, but easier with two.
Tall enough to stand up in.
Should be able to buy used as they last forever.
I have to bring another small woman? That could be a problem. Specially if they get along!Can be put up by a small woman alone, but easier with two.
It's a friend's land. He doesn't own it.Barry wouldn't it be more prudent to find an older single wide to put on your bug out land, instead of opting for a tent?
It's a friend's land. He doesn't own it.
I’m looking at Kodiak canvas flex-bow 10x14, the springbar seems to be the same except door pattern if there is other differences I’d like to know. I’ve spent time in Kodiak canvas putting them up and down is so easy it’s amazing.I have a Kodiak canvass small one I use for spring bear hunts but I’m gonna get the bigger springbar next
I can understand your position. And don't have a problem with it. People at our age (71) will have a problem tenting. Regardless of method of tenting.My oldest son worked at Bass Pro and gave a Cabella's Alaskan Guide 4 season 8 person tent to my wife and I... Along with 2 oversize cots and pads... We went for a long weekend to N. GA and it was comfortable but the cots took up most of the room. Cooking and food prep was on a picknik table outside, I'd suggest a tarp to cover that area. The tent is 126lbs, but the cots were real heavy. I'm 74 in relatively good shape and setting up the tent (on tarp ground cloth) (for the second time 1st was in the yard at home) at 10:30PM after driving from FLA it took about 20 minutes. It was dry (rained hard the last night) and warm (in the 30's the first night), a good experiance after 20+ years of RV'in'. I could live in it, but not comfortably without being in a campground with my wife. I often camp alone in the mountains S of Tucson AZ and since it's truck camping it's not too hard to have a heavy load of gear. For you I'd recomend a Cargo Trailer, 6x12 can be made comfortable for two. Watch 'CheapRVliving' the guy Bob interviews all kind of 'rigs'...YouTube
I’m looking at Kodiak canvas flex-bow 10x14, the springbar seems to be the same except door pattern if there is other differences I’d like to know. I’ve spent time in Kodiak canvas putting them up and down is so easy it’s amazing.
We have something similar takes one person maybe 5 mins which includes getting it out of the vehicle and its carry bag.I prefer more substantial wall tents - something with a stovepipe boot, but if you want light and fast set-up, for the space you get, you really can't beat these things. We've used them for years on summer and fall horse-camping trips. A place out of the bugs and sun to set up your lawn chairs with a possible breeze-thru in the heat of the day, and a tent to throw the kids in at night or rainy days to keep the adults sane.
Watch one of the customer videos on how easy they are to set up.
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Then he's worse than a batshit-liberal judge - we live just west of Overton and I doubt many who frequent that area post-dusk aren't carrying: I'd be legally carrying, unlike the thugs.It's Memphrica, for God's sake...
I am so praising God that he sent us out of Shelby Co. in 1971.
Even the suburbs and small towns are infected, which is where I grew up as a young lad.
Even my batshit-liberal cousin who was a big time judge in Memphis finally stopped having family reunions in Memphis due to crime danger, but he would never admit it. He would have had a conniption had he known my wife and I were both carrying in Overton Park years ago.
I believe guns aren't allowed in Overton Park. Last couple of reunions there, we had them at the golf course, where it was posted no guns. So, put a golf course where many golfers are affluent at the edge of a park where thugs hang out, that's a plan. We carried in the middle of the day.Then he's worse than a batshit-liberal judge - we live just west of Overton and I doubt many who frequent that area post-dusk aren't carrying: I'd be legally carrying, unlike the thugs.