Buy a cargo trailer and convert it, find a lightweight camper, sleep in the truck bed

[lostmind]

Under a canopy or keep tenting it.

I have no room on my property to store anything, but could slip something small-ish into the garage.

What would you go for?

[Dannybuoy]

Wall tent is a good option

[quadrakid]

A tent with a cot,great sleeping pad,good sleeping bag.

[boxhitch]

Plywood with a foamie is more comfortable than a cot imo
Shelter can be anything , comfort is subjective
We started out using tarps only, for a few years, the restriction was the ability to get things dry after a storm, but a few hours of sunlight took care of that. and we killed shite
Then the size and weather-proof-ness improved as well as the addition of wood heat, but it was still a home-made contraption . and we killed shite
Cheap, repairable, disposable, replaceable , The Moose Shack took us through conditions and events that would destroy a relatively expensive wall tent
Don't get hung up on the 'best'

[Dannybuoy]

Plywood with a foamie is more comfortable than a cot imo
Shelter can be anything , comfort is subjective
We started out using tarps only, for a few years, the restriction was the ability to get things dry after a storm, but a few hours of sunlight took care of that. and we killed shite
Then the size and weather-proof-ness improved as well as the addition of wood heat, but it was still a home-made contraption . and we killed shite
Cheap, repairable, disposable, replaceable , The Moose Shack took us through conditions and events that would destroy a relatively expensive wall tent
Don't get hung up on the 'best'

I got a wall tent 8 years ago , use it even year , dry it put it away in the bags .... still looks like new and we use it it in Nov when it's always below 0 . I got a cot with it , all the other guys used air beds or foam the first year .... now they have all converted to cots ....
We usually have one guy ghats joins use with a trailer ... but we all end up sleeping in the tent because of the wood stove and room .

[Salty]

Plywood with a foamie is more comfortable than a cot imo
Shelter can be anything , comfort is subjective
We started out using tarps only, for a few years, the restriction was the ability to get things dry after a storm, but a few hours of sunlight took care of that. and we killed shite
Then the size and weather-proof-ness improved as well as the addition of wood heat, but it was still a home-made contraption . and we killed shite
Cheap, repairable, disposable, replaceable , The Moose Shack took us through conditions and events that would destroy a relatively expensive wall tent
Don't get hung up on the 'best'

This. There's a lot to be said for simplicity and if you have layers of clothing and a decent sleeping bag and forgo heated sleeping area it gets real simple. This fall I slept under my 6.5 ft box canopy and my buddy in a little 6x8 utility trailer which I put up a small A frame tarp structure off of it so there's like a 10x12 ft area of ground covered that's dry plus the trailer and canopy of course. Cheap CT folding table and a coleman, two or three LED battery lamps, done. You'd think by 57 years of age I'd have a heated trailer or something

Dress for it. I've slept out on real cold temps, beyond -40 since I was a kid just sleep in some clothes, and most importantly wear a toque. Couple weeks ago it was freezing every night but in light long underwear shirt and bottoms, good socks, stanfield wool shirt and a toque in my pretty basic 30 yo sleeping bag good for -10 or such I'm comfy and sleep good. You need insulation underneath - cot and good pad add a foamy if its real cold. Can't fit my cot in my truck pizz me off so I just have a plywood 2 1/2 ft I think 'bed' by 6 feet a foot off the deck with legs, 2 inch closed cell foamy plus a decent sleeping pad.

[dave_fras]

I just finished mine!! I'll post some pics after my hunt. I cheated and ordered cots tho

[Squamch]

Probably depends on your hardiness, destinations, hunting methods, and a bunch of other stuff.

Sleeping in the truck-are you going to be hunting from the truck? What weather are you in? Heating a canopy sucks. A camper is nice because you can pull it off the truck, then hunt from the truck. Trailer sounds best, until you're at the end of the wrong road, it's muddy, it's snowy, it's dark, and you have to turn around.
Sleeping in the back of the truck after it's had a quartered out elk in it sucks too.

[lostmind]

Thanks all.

I'm still pretty new to hunting, so I've only hunted in a few places. Stayed in my buddies trailer a couple times, slept in the truck a few times...

I have to admit that I really like the idea of a camper. But I have a half ton with a 6.5' bed, so finding something that that fits the weight limit is tough.

[Grizzlydick]

check out "four wheel campers" hard to find, I had one. highly recommend. the only mod to my 1/2t was I added timbrens, loved them.