Must Have Products to Keep You Comfortable at Whitetail Deer Camp

Let’s kick things off with one of the most important items for any camp, your tent. I have an absolute obsession with the Cabela’s 13’x27′ Ultimate Alaknak Outfitter Tent. We have used this tent in extreme heat and brutal cold and when I say this tent is one of the best I have stayed in, I mean it.

Wall tents are in a class of their own when it comes to “mobile housing”. This tent could easily accommodate 6 hunters sleeping on cots, your gear, a folding table, chairs and more. Not only can you sleep in this tent, but you can also use it as a common space for relaxing and cooking. When you add that to the fact that it has two included exhaust holes for wood burning stoves, you can be unbelievably comfortable in cold weather.

We used this tent to house 4 hunters and ran a wood burner which kept the temperature in the 60’s while the outside temps dipped into single digits. Having a comfortable place to hang out and sleep made all the difference in the world.

Your meals are just as important as where you lay your head and one of the worst things in cold weather is waiting around for your food to get hot. Personally, we love having a nice stove on site whenever we are camping. It provides us the ability to quickly fire up a burner or two to heat water for coffee or cook a hot meal after a long day of hunting.

The Camp Chef Explorer 2-Burner Camp Stove gives you the best of both worlds, a compact and portable stove that is just as capable of cooking a nice meal as your range at home. You can also get the optional carry bag to make transport a breeze.

When it comes to sleeping bags, I would rather go overboard and be too hot than bring a bag that is not properly rated for my surroundings. The Cabela’s Instinct Scout 0°F Mummy Sleeping Bag is not going to be your summer time camping bag, but it will be your best friend on a cold night.

Not only did I use this sleeping bag during deer season, I also took this exact model with me to the Northern Brooks Range of Alaska on our recent Caribou hunt. The bag compresses down to a really nice size, is rated to 0°F and is the true definition of “mummy bag”. You can fully encapsulate yourself inside this sleeping tomb and stay warm and comfortable all night.

Ok, I know what you are thinking…Crocs? Yes, I cannot recommend Crocs enough as a camp slipper.

While Crocs have received an incredibly bad rap, almost to the level of the 90’s era Jnco Jeans trend, they are incredibly functional. Anyone who has spent even just a night sleeping in a tent knows that it can be a huge pain to have to use your hiking/hunting boots around camp. You really want to have a nice pair of shoes that slip on and off easily when you enter your sleeping space and Crocs do just that.

Crocs also have the benefit of being easy to clean and to be honest, incredibly comfortable for casual wear. Also, if you are anything like me, sometimes I just buy things like this to annoy my wife. It’s the little things in life.

Last up is the Cabela’s Camp Cot with Organizer. This is another product that I have had the benefit of using in various locations, including Alaska.

As far as cots go, you want something that is comfortable, easy to set up, and easy to transport. This cot does all of that but, what I really love is the organizer which drapes over the side.

I know we all want to unplug when we hit the woods, but it can be difficult to do if you are used to reading on your phone or playing a game before bed to unwind. The organizer has a ton of storage to drop your phone into before bed, keep a flashlight handy, or any other items you typically keep on your bedside table.