sleep on the ground when tent camping?

we do it once a year deer hunting in Wyomings Black Hills NF. BIG fun! but after a week of it, the altitude and the humping up and down the hills wears me down.

Yes. Thermarest with sleeping bag on top. Frick a tent, unless absolutely necessary.

Me and the wife do a couple times a year. We take our bug out bags and head to our land. We enjoy it, and it helps figure out what you really need.

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Very true. Trying to find time to go longer and to unfamiliar land, but between out jobs, it's hard to do more than a long weekend.

skeeters, scorpions AND centipedes in texas

Been primitive camping in TX for 40 years. Still do it when I can, though I only do so in Fall, Winter, and Spring (about 3 months out of the year). Few or no bugs then. Sleep on the ground...like thick pine needle underlay.

Summer time, I go truck camping up in Idaho where you can drive to some really remote areas. Use an air mattress or cot then.

I always have a screened in tent. No bug problems.

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I would love to, but if there isn't a bed and a bathroom the wife isn't interested.

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So what's the problem?

Thermacell lantern for the skeeters

This thread made me realize how long it's been since I actually went camping. May have to try and go to some friends land when the weather starts warming up this spring.