I could try. 😏

count me in lol

can you post pics i'd like to see how that was done

When I was younger I did a lot of wilderness hiking (and saw a lot of bears). If left alone, they will usually leave you alone, unless they smell food. Like any animal they are good "moochers". Most of the Bear stories you hear are sensationalized by the news and often repeated over and over to create sound bites. Most of the people attacked fall into the category I label as "Darwin award candidates". Check some camping safety booklets.

Nice looking RV.

That's the last thing Old Dino would want to be in a tent city.

Unless you are a Scoutmaster.

Actually, that is what got us looking at tents in the first place. We are here in the Desert for now and the tent would be a good alternative if things really go sour sooner than later.

nice

well partly, it is the daily deal above 5000 ft in the summer. jus sayin
I had more than one trip in a tent where it snowed on us at Cavern. so just the luck and the driving of backpackers to out maneuver mom nature

I have a number of friends who are burners. They live down with me south of the border :)

In all my years in Nevada, I have not gone. What I have wished to do is camp at the same time way to the east on a pediment on the east side of the Black Rock and watch the proceedings with a telescope.

It seems anymore setting up a regular tent is plenty enough work. Getting old, I guess.

prophetic Old. laughing!

Wow, the gulch could have it's own 'Ten City'...LOL

Having been a Scout Master for over 12 years, I can see the advantage of NOT having tents connected. Some of my scouts had the mistaken impression that tents were sound-proof. I have spent too many evenings being subjected to adolescent discussions about things I don't need to, or want to hear. My preference, if I do not have night-time responsibilities in the group, is to have my tent out of earshot of any of the other tents if possible. However, a setup like this might make a good temporary administrative center for a group.

Been there, did that. Now I know better. Bears are out there and a tent won't slow them down, but it will keep you from defending yourself effectively.

If I can't be indoors, I'd rather be under a bridge or up a tree.

Pup tent?

There's a very funny play called "Noises Off" where people keep running in and out of doors in various degrees of dress and undress. But, you're right, nothing like the privacy of separate doors. My son recently bought a camper which he and his wife use once a month. After proudly showing off to me, my only comment was, "You're getting old, son."

I have a huge "springbar" style Kodiak tent... IIRC the floor is something like 10x17... originally got it for said "thing in the desert" (yes, I are a burner), but it has become my all purpose (non-backpackable) temporary outdoors quarters. A friend and I had a thing she had that would link our 2 Kodiaks together, and I could see "hubbing" them like this.

Our camp had a system of tarps (using milspec camo net support poles) that we could make a large common area with a number of tents around it. Pretty common out in Black Rock City, actually.

Saying that... the event is like a grad school in community survival camping (plus a lot of other things, but that's not germane to the topic), and just for that is well worth going. At least once.

Not uncommon - we use something similar to those (altho much more heavy duty and set up for the purpose) statewide for backup Emergency Operations Centers. They ARE the cush capuchka, tho ours store in modular "cases" the size of large filing cabinets, and each of them (2-4 per tent) take (to quote a friend) "4 beefy guys to lift and stack them".

I prefer a more substantial camping experience albeit not by any means luxurious
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That was me, only there were seldom any clouds. I never did consider it to be unlucky, and the rain never did slow us down. We grew up in Washington State with lots of rain. The fun we had traveling with the kids was worth a good soaking. Although the kids really liked the camper for one good reason. It had a bathroom, and that meant all we had to do was stop to provide a "Rest Area" no more waiting and longing on their part to see the next Rest Stop sign.

herb, lol, I thought the same thing-please bring your harem. you could store all of your family that way-everyone would have their own door-when they needed to just get the heck out, so to speak. been there. Lots of doors are a great thing in a dwelling

That tent is the palace of camping equipment. I remember camping with a backpack and a sleeping bag. The backpack contained waterproof matches, food, and various implements. If it rained, well, -- T.S. baby.