Bad Weather Hunting? Your Camping Gear Makes a Difference!

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Don’t you hate it when you have a camping trip planned and the forecast calls for bad weather? Have you ever postponed a camping trip because it was too cold or rainy? I don’t have that problem anymore. Last November I decided to go to deer camp with a bunch of my friends. We made our plans several weeks in advance so we’d have plenty of time to get our camping equipment together. As opening day of deer season approached, I kept an eye on the Weather Channel and the prospects didn’t look good. The forecast was for a snowy, freezing weekend but we were sure it wouldn’t stop us from hunting down our prey.

You see, I had canceled too many hunting trips in the past and recently bought a four season family camping tent and some thermal sleeping bags to prevent it from happening again. The camping tent sleeps up to eight so I knew there would be plenty of room for all of us and our equipment. I also knew we’d be warm and dry because the four season camping tent is built to conquer strong wind and heavy snow.

As the weekend got closer, I packed all my equipment knowing that we’d be going hunting as planned. What’s even better is that hunters without the proper camping equipment would be staying home. Less hunters in the forest would mean more deer for us. Also, doesn’t it seem like the deer know exactly when hunting season starts? Well, maybe because of the rotten weather they wouldn’t hide quite so carefully.

The weekend finally arrived and we stowed our camping equipment in the car and started to back out of the driveway. Suddenly it dawned on me that we left the picnic backpacks with the food for our first day in it. We don’t cook on Friday because by the time we arrive at camp and set up our equipment, it’s too late to bother cooking. After the first night though, we take out our barbecue tools and grill up dinner on our portable grill.

Finally we were on the road. I couldn’t wait to get to the woods and set up our camping gear before the snow and wind set in. For me nothing is better than a weekend at hunting camp with my best buddies and the anticipation of the hunt to come. Stay tuned and I’ll tell you how we did on our bad weather hunting trip.

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