Can you say tent?

[Mateef@aol.com]

I've been lurking about this thread and have been waiting to hear from those 
of you with minimal comforts.  I sort of sit in the middle of this debate.  I 
don't want to have to care for a "living quarters/camper".  I also don't want 
to have to "set up" camp when I arrive at a ride.  I travel by myself - no 
crew.  I haul a 3 horse aluminum slant GN with 1 horse.  No living quarters - 
just a dressing room with a mattress in the GN. And a Coleman lantern, heater 
and stove.  My portable electric fence (for after the ride - he stays tied at 
night)  I added an awning because its nice to have a dry place to stand 
outside when it rains non stop.

I generally rely on ridecamp food but I do pack a cooler with finger foods.  
I always keep backup "cup o soups" for cold/wet rides.  

I started doing this sport in '91 with a 1/2 t. truck/cap and a 2 horse King 
trailer.  Slept in the back of the truck but had to empty it into the empty 
trailer first. And sometimes the cap leaked.

I don't need a lot of amenities but I draw the line with needing a soft dry 
place to sleep.  A solar shower takes care of the clean up and if it's too 
cold to venture a complete shower, then I heat water on my Coleman stove and 
do a bucket bath.  For me and the horse.

This has worked for me for the last 5 years and I'm completely happy with the 
arrangement.  Not a lot of cost but a few creature comforts.

Sallie and Matty (who has been known to camp INSIDE his trailer when it rains 
too)


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