WANTED: Your Top 5 Base Camp Tips or Hacks

[Indian Summer]

It comes down to about 200-300 per guy to stay at the house, most guys hunt for 10 days. Which comes out to 25.00-30.00 a night. Something to be said about a full kitchen, three showers and bathrooms, and the washer and dryer is huge. It cost each guy 1300 to go, same if you hunt a week or the entire month of Sept. That cost covers the house, food, rentals for the guys that fly, fuel out and back for the truck towing the trailer ect. The system works out well for us, most years guys will receive 150 ish back after the trip. We are just very lucky the rental is located where it is.

Stop! You’re killing me. The dryer alone is worth it! lol

 

[hunt1up]

A toilet has been mentioned and that's my #1. I've made my own. Just take a cheap folding metal chair, cut the center out of it, and bolt on a cheap toilet seat. Game changer. Folds up nicely and takes up little room.

 

[nagibson1]

Crazy how eastern guys can always get massive groups of dudes to commit to an adventure 27 1/2 hours away and I live in smack dab in the west and my buddies are lame lol

Poop seat off Amazon.. the best thing

Tweeder, how many guys have pm'd you saying "call me."?

 

[Tweeder]

Tweeder, how many guys have pm'd you saying "call me."?

Exactly 0 guys

 

[Esteban]

A toilet has been mentioned and that's my #1. I've made my own. Just take a cheap folding metal chair, cut the center out of it, and bolt on a cheap toilet seat. Game changer. Folds up nicely and takes up little room.

You just leave the poops on the ground and maybe move the chair if the cone starts getting too high?

 

[Hnthrdr]

You just leave the poops on the ground and maybe move the chair if the cone starts getting too high?

Surface poopers belong in a special corner of hell… bury your poop!

 

[Chris in TN]

Surface poopers belong in a special corner of hell… bury your poop!

I have been meaning to ask and this is as good a thread as any to do it - do you bring a small shovel/trowel on backpack hunts? Do you bring a plastic seat foldup toilet or just squat? I've done both and I'll literally alter my diet days in advance to minimize the need but it's still a question to deal with.

And what do you guys do for an alarm clock? I know myself. I'll struggle to go to sleep then be groggy at 4am. I'm not a morning person and neither is my daughter so I need a good alarm clock, just maybe one that won't spook elk within a half mile.

 

[Pacific_Fork]

I have been meaning to ask and this is as good a thread as any to do it - do you bring a small shovel/trowel on backpack hunts? Do you bring a plastic seat foldup toilet or just squat? I've done both and I'll literally alter my diet days in advance to minimize the need but it's still a question to deal with.

And what do you guys do for an alarm clock? I know myself. I'll struggle to go to sleep then be groggy at 4am. I'm not a morning person and neither is my daughter so I need a good alarm clock, just maybe one that won't spook elk within a half mile.

In the backcountry I find a large old log or rock and tilt it over. Use the back of my boot to dig a hole about 6 inches deep. Poop, bury, and place the rock or log back on top. Squatting is the only way to go, it’s how humans are naturally suppose to poop and man it comes out so much easier than at home… I do wish someone made a light weight bidet!

 

[Hnthrdr]

In the backcountry I find a large old log or rock and tilt it over. Use the back of my boot to dig a hole about 6 inches deep. Poop, bury, and place the rock or log back on top. Squaring is the only way to go, it’s how humans are naturally suppose to poop and man it comes out so much easier than at home… I do wish someone made a light weight bidet!

This is the correct answer! For @Chris in TN you can get a little spade but I just use a stick or a boot, obviously if the ground is frozen it’s hard to dig, so just flipping a good sized rock is adequate

 

[nnmarcher]

In the backcountry I find a large old log or rock and tilt it over. Use the back of my boot to dig a hole about 6 inches deep. Poop, bury, and place the rock or log back on top. Squaring is the only way to go, it’s how humans are naturally suppose to poop and man it comes out so much easier than at home… I do wish someone made a light weight bidet!

Ultralight Portable Bidet by CuloClean

CuloClean is the portable bidet that you can plumb in your plastic bottle, fully discreet, efficient, and portable. Compatible with most plastic bottles

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[Pacific_Fork]

Thanks!! That’s awesome.

Also the life hack of the century is to shave down under before you head into the mountains.

 

[realunlucky]

Thanks!! That’s awesome.

Also the life hack of the century is to shave down under before you head into the mountains.

Don't do it until the day before you leave for the full experience.

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[Mormegil3]

I’m a big fan of the Nemo Roamer camping pad, firmness is adjustable by adjusting the amount of air inside but it also has foam inside that makes it almost as comfortable as a regular mattress, but folds up easily to a packable size (smaller than a sleeping bag)

 

[zpearo]

Also the life hack of the century is to shave down under before you head into the mountains.

This is a bad idea. If you haven't done this before, be aware it can lead to severe itching as the new hair grows in, and it can make sweating worse.