yelp, Im full blown in on the diesel heater research right now trying to figure out best buy.

i think the 5k and 8k are the exact same unit. if you are going to be camped out for few days you're going to want to run off a second battery, they draw about 10amp for start up and shutdown witch is about 15min, once warmed up draw about 1 1/2amps an hour.

ranchwagen, looks like youre new on our forum. Welcome aboard. Bobo is your new best friend so you are starting off on the right foot.

Thank you

ha!! Daughters are pushing hard to hunt with me out west, more, and honestly some states have pretty exceptional youth tag opportunities.

My wife suggested that my way of rolling out a canvas bed roll on ground or back of the truck is probably not the best way to keep the daughters engaged when we are 2-3 days in on a hard hunt. She wants me to buy Supertramp Camper or OEV camper… I want more of a less fragile GFC or Dirtbox.

Thank you, sir.

Thanks freerange, i have lurked for a little wile to kinda "read the room" so to say. alot of great info on this forum! i am relative new to hunting but have always been an outdoors person, have learned alot from here. i did not see a sticky for new members to introduce themselves...so i just jumped in

I dont think there is a sticky but often guys will start a thread with a little bio. Then guys will ask sweet or unsweet tea, high fence/low fence etc. They usually wont ask about politics cause nobody figures anyone will admit to being on the "other side".
Probably smart to lurk and read the room instead of jumping in and giving a bad first impression. That gets you a vote from me.
Nowwww, what was the topic?

Truck Camping!!!!!! Expedition/overland style

My current set up:






Insulated and finished out ceiling, built a bed that that folds up in front of Ranger during transport, added a shore plug and lighting, I'm good. A lot of room, clean, dry and warm. We have a finished out cabin for cooking, so this is all I need. I started out wanting a fold down rear door/ramp. Glad I went with this. It's a whole lot easier to open up in a parking lot, easy to load gear from the back without the ramp in the way.

onlysmith&wesson, know a hunter that had built a rig like that.
Meet him @ OSBWMA, Twas nice set up.

Few pictures of my cabin:

fire place is legit

Mule Deer Camp. I can't sleep on the ground anymore...these hammocks are great for my back...

Started out in the back of a truck, then a tent. Current lease has this little structure.

Nothing rustic there...

he needs some art work from Tara Banks.

I’ve given two away, I tried so hard to love them. would save me 2-3lbs, i just cant sleep on my back. Im envious though half set uptime and half the weight
, 100x easier set up foot print

That's glorious!

My Dad had a client that was an Ag or shop teacher (i misremember which), that's students converted small (10x10 maybe) portable buildings into small camp houses that were wired to run lights off of 12v deep cycle marine battery, with a small cabinet, and a pair of bunks on one wall. Lost that during Hurricane Ike, so I bought a Capri cowboy camper that we put in the back of my old V-10 Super Duty. That sucker went all over the place on hunts, Then the old man and my Uncle Bill took it on a fishing trip to Rockport, and got t-boned which killed both the truck and camper. Our next lease had a camphouse so it didn't much matter. Then my Dad and other uncle bought our current place, and we have a small toyhauler that is used strictly for sleeping as my Uncle built a 30x30 metal building on a slab to house side by sides, 4 wheelers, tractor, etc. Which has since had a full bathroom installed, a full kitchen, satellite tv. so we are hardly roughing it these days. They both talked about building a cabin so Mom and Aunt Debbie would enjoy visiting. But, after Dad passed that talk has kinda faded away.

I'd rather camp in a tent than be based in a motel/hotel off the property. Unless it's hot as balls, then ac wins every time.

I built me a cabin in a shipping container on our property. Not attached, so it can be relocated, removed, and doesn't add valuation to the property itself.

I am lucky enough to live where I hunt, I have access to about 32,000 acres total with the mitigation land but I only manage about 2,000.

7,000 sf lodge and a lot of nice equipment to keep the place up, life is good most times.