Galt's Gulch

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  • Posted by ChuckyBob 8 years, 8 months ago
    Having been a Scout Master for over 12 years, I can see the advantage of NOT having tents connected. Some of my scouts had the mistaken impression that tents were sound-proof. I have spent too many evenings being subjected to adolescent discussions about things I don't need to, or want to hear. My preference, if I do not have night-time responsibilities in the group, is to have my tent out of earshot of any of the other tents if possible. However, a setup like this might make a good temporary administrative center for a group.
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  • Posted by Flootus5 8 years, 8 months ago
    This looks perfect for a group camping site at the Burning Man Festival!
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    • Posted by $ Susanne 8 years, 8 months ago
      I have a huge "springbar" style Kodiak tent... IIRC the floor is something like 10x17... originally got it for said "thing in the desert" (yes, I are a burner), but it has become my all purpose (non-backpackable) temporary outdoors quarters. A friend and I had a thing she had that would link our 2 Kodiaks together, and I could see "hubbing" them like this.

      Our camp had a system of tarps (using milspec camo net support poles) that we could make a large common area with a number of tents around it. Pretty common out in Black Rock City, actually.

      Saying that... the event is like a grad school in community survival camping (plus a lot of other things, but that's not germane to the topic), and just for that is well worth going. At least once.
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      • Posted by Flootus5 8 years, 8 months ago
        In all my years in Nevada, I have not gone. What I have wished to do is camp at the same time way to the east on a pediment on the east side of the Black Rock and watch the proceedings with a telescope.

        It seems anymore setting up a regular tent is plenty enough work. Getting old, I guess.
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  • Posted by $ jdg 8 years, 8 months ago
    Been there, did that. Now I know better. Bears are out there and a tent won't slow them down, but it will keep you from defending yourself effectively.

    If I can't be indoors, I'd rather be under a bridge or up a tree.
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    • Posted by Ibecame 8 years, 8 months ago
      When I was younger I did a lot of wilderness hiking (and saw a lot of bears). If left alone, they will usually leave you alone, unless they smell food. Like any animal they are good "moochers". Most of the Bear stories you hear are sensationalized by the news and often repeated over and over to create sound bites. Most of the people attacked fall into the category I label as "Darwin award candidates". Check some camping safety booklets.
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  • Posted by $ Susanne 8 years, 8 months ago
    Not uncommon - we use something similar to those (altho much more heavy duty and set up for the purpose) statewide for backup Emergency Operations Centers. They ARE the cush capuchka, tho ours store in modular "cases" the size of large filing cabinets, and each of them (2-4 per tent) take (to quote a friend) "4 beefy guys to lift and stack them".
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  • Posted by strugatsky 8 years, 8 months ago
    And I thought that the whole idea of camping in a tent is to be away from others...
    On the other hand, this would be great for Boy Scouts or a Catholic teenage jamboree - one adult, so many kids...
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  • Posted by wiggys 8 years, 8 months ago
    I have worked in the outdoor industry my whole business career, about 53 years and thought i had seen everything. But alas there is still more to see. If Logos sells 2 of these complete tent systems i will be very surprised. it might be bought by a company that uses it as a rental. for long term use a yurt is far better.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 8 years, 4 months ago
    In the Army they were called shelter halves. The ones in the center were called Tent, General Purpose, large, medium or small. Except for Tent, Mess which related to the quality of the food.
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  • Posted by khalling 8 years, 8 months ago
    I, these are our tents. We connect two with mosqito tent inserts and attach them to the back of our Suburban http://www.letsgoaero.com/Shelters_s/...
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    • Posted by Ibecame 8 years, 8 months ago
      I found the one above and the first thing the wife said was we should get a tent, (pause for effect) just in case. The idea of connecting them together with other Gulcher's seemed attractive. The one you have looks pretty good to.

      There is a "rest of the story" though. Before my wife came along I was a avid hiker with a back pack tent. When the kids came along, we bought a Pathfinder and tent (seemed like a good idea), but every time I went to set up the tent or take it down I got caught in a downpour. I mean every time. The last time was a trip to Carlsbad Caverns, not a cloud in the sky, and I got soaked. Including my shoes. After that we bought a truck and camper and I didn't care how much it rained.
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      • Posted by $ allosaur 8 years, 8 months ago
        Your bad luck with rain awakened a dim memory that caused me to search engine "cartoon character with cloud over head."
        Yep, a dim memory alright. Old dino was a little kid when Li'l Abner was in the local newspaper.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Btf...
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        • Posted by Ibecame 8 years, 8 months ago
          That was me, only there were seldom any clouds. I never did consider it to be unlucky, and the rain never did slow us down. We grew up in Washington State with lots of rain. The fun we had traveling with the kids was worth a good soaking. Although the kids really liked the camper for one good reason. It had a bathroom, and that meant all we had to do was stop to provide a "Rest Area" no more waiting and longing on their part to see the next Rest Stop sign.
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        • Posted by khalling 8 years, 8 months ago
          well partly, it is the daily deal above 5000 ft in the summer. jus sayin
          I had more than one trip in a tent where it snowed on us at Cavern. so just the luck and the driving of backpackers to out maneuver mom nature
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      • Posted by $ Abaco 8 years, 8 months ago
        That's funny.

        Yeah, now with two kids, we have a big tent. Family wants to get a camper trailer now. I have them stuffing cash in an envelope to get us there.
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