Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Doggie Paddle :: Lightweight shelter for dog camping?
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TomT |
I posted a link to a site that makes a nice little tent for dogs. It's about $80 and there's a video to watch. It looks very good to me. |
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mcspin50 |
My 18# poodle mix ended up sleeping in the hammock with me on his first Boundary Waters trip and it was comfortable for us both. |
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TomT |
They have redesigned this tent and now can get a rain fly for it. |
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McVacek |
Here is a picture: |
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arctic |
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ECpizza |
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McVacek |
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UphillHarry |
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FlyinLow |
This one looks like it might work. Only weighs ~ 4 lbs willow river kennel |
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nofish |
You could put it under your rain fly and then toss a jacket or towel over it to help keep the heat in a little better. you could also add a pad or blanket in there as well. Collapsable Kennel/Tent |
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Alan Gage |
quote ECpizza: "Resurrecting this thread. Trying to think ahead and see if there are any new ideas on the topic. I am a hanger, and do as much backpacking as canoeing so any solution will need to be small and light. " I'm the one that originally started this thread. I bought a folding tent like Uphillharry posted above and while it's small and lightweight I've never taken it camping. Sadie sleeping under the hammock just hasn't been an issue so far, and this includes a 30 day trip last summer. Some mosquito protection at night would have been nice I'd just rub her down with bug spray before bed and they seemed to leave her alone. Maybe some way to suspend a small bug net shelter from the bottom of a hammock? The tents that TomT linked to look nice but it bugs me to have my dog's shelter weigh more than mine. This year I'm going to try sleeping on the ground again since hanging will not be an option (edge of tree line) so Sadie can hang out inside with me for a change. Alan |
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nojobro |
I have a "Susie Bug Net" from Cooke Custom Sewing, which is a giant bug net with some ties on the top (just two). Free-form. My dog didn't like it...it made him nervous. It needed some sort of frame to hold the net out farther. Worked great for me in my lounging hammock, though. :) |
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Alan Gage |
I've only had her out one other time camping and temps were dropping into the 30's. I just threw a piece of foam on the ground with a blanket and she got pretty cold in the night. I ended up bringing her in the hammock with me. Not only that but she's very interested in anything and everything that goes bump in the night, constantly going out to check on every noise she hears or scent she smells. I'll have her tied up at night because of that but I'm hoping if she had an enclosure around her that she'd relax a bit more instead of keeping a constant vigil. I did some looking online and had a hard time finding anything that looked promising. There are lots of ground blinds available for hunting dogs but they all seem to be for lab sized dogs (mine is 25 pounds) and the blinds themselves all weigh around 7 pounds, which is about the weight of my hammock, tarp, and sleeping bag combined. So, what do you guys use when camping with your dogs? Alan |
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Alan Gage |
No problems for either of us with this setup. She had no tendency to wander off when I was sleeping and bugs weren't an issue. I'll still be keeping my eye open for some sort of little shelter though. Also thought of cutting down an old sleeping bag for her. Maybe putting a sleeve in the bottom to hold a piece of foam and maybe sew a flap of something on the top that she could crawl under. Should pack up nice and small and be nicer for her. Alan |