Right before Thanksgiving, I put my CT to the test again with a week of a Hunt Camp in the Geo. Washington NF in VA.
This was the year I introduced my son and grandson to camping and hunting in the cold.
NF Service Road to the campsite:
Camp set up. I used my newly added CT Awning, two canopy awnings and lots of HF tarps.
Next year I will get one tarp, 30x40 ft to make the whole process easier to set up.
But I was very disappointed in the quality of the Carefree of Colorado RV awning. The Pioneer Lite hardware was very cheaply made. I broke two components during installation.
The temps went down into the mid 20's at night, but we were warm.
Even inside we kept the temps at 60 F with our Water Heater heater. I did not go higher to conserve propane.
You cannot keep kids away from their electronics, even in the woods. But in this case, I was ok with it as he was watching a movie just before "lights out".
I think I am on the way to solving how to cover the back end of my trailer with leg extenders. Next year I might work on a back end canopy using awning rails and side enclosure walls.
I made mock up legs to test out the concept. If I am to use this again, I will fabricate metal legs and velcro.
Camp food with the like new 47 yr old Coleman stove and propane given to me by a neighbor. Worked like it was new.
The boys in the woods. What an great experience this was.