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StagsRoar Forum Guide Donor Member Staff Offline Tikka T3 .270 Posts: 5348 Location: Southland, New Zealand Joined: Aug 4^th, 2007 Gender:	Bush Huts & Base Camps Dec 14^th, 2007 at 6:45am	Print Post
	Just thought I would start a thread on those of you (and there are more than will admit it) who have bush huts of their own design tucked away in that favoured hunting spot. I'm not seeking coordinates or incriminating details here but just photos for fun and interests sake. Lets bring bring out the photos of those Railway Tarp wonders and show them around a bit. I'll start...... This is an old camp that I know off that was well used for 8 years at least and as far as I know is still going in the Rowallan/Dean Forest area in Southland. Another one: This tarp I actually found abandoned in the bush about 2 days full walk in the Southern Fiordland area. So I set it up and used to still pack tent in but it made for a brilliant shelter to cook and sit under with a fire going. I had used this for about 4 years. Possibly still there as far as I know;
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Pete E Ex Member	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #1 - Dec 18^th, 2007 at 9:41pm	Print Post
	Stagsroar, Please don't tell me thats a phone on the side of the tree in that top photo! Regards, Pete


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StagsRoar Forum Guide Donor Member Staff Offline Tikka T3 .270 Posts: 5348 Location: Southland, New Zealand Joined: Aug 4^th, 2007 Gender:	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #2 - Dec 19^th, 2007 at 1:48am	Print Post
	Quote: Stagsroar, Please don't tell me thats a phone on the side of the tree in that top photo! Regards, Pete We actually were going to have a Fax but they were to hard to carry in and we had thoughts that the paper might get wet!


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leathel Forum Font Offline Hunting / Fishing, Its all good!! Posts: 11865 Location: Tuakau, Waikato Joined: Oct 18^th, 2007 Gender:	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #3 - Dec 19^th, 2007 at 2:01am	Print Post
	phone what the dont need those to find deer


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Pete E Ex Member	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #4 - Dec 19^th, 2007 at 2:10am	Print Post
	leathel wrote on Dec 19^th, 2007 at 2:01am: phone what the dont need those to find deer Na! its for making trunk calls!


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cleaky Forum Font Offline ... pass me my 16 gauge, I'll handle this ... Posts: 11613 Location: Southland Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2007 Gender:	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #5 - Dec 19^th, 2007 at 3:48am	Print Post
	Nice that you're branching out in your humour ...

	It's ok if you disagree with me. I can't force you to be right.
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AndyH Full Member Offline Posts: 136 Location: Raglan Joined: Nov 9^th, 2006 Gender:	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #6 - Dec 20^th, 2007 at 8:13pm	Print Post
	Hey cleaky! We're going to make a new one this february arent we? will post pics when its done...


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cleaky Forum Font Offline ... pass me my 16 gauge, I'll handle this ... Posts: 11613 Location: Southland Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2007 Gender:	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #7 - Dec 20^th, 2007 at 8:44pm	Print Post
	Definitely. Who's turn is it to lug up the cement for the floor?

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iceman Ex Member	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #8 - Dec 20^th, 2007 at 9:25pm	Print Post
	Heres a couple from central Plateau. Top ones mine, about 8kms from where TONE and I hunted, and one I found that belongs to some guys in Auckland.


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cleaky Forum Font Offline ... pass me my 16 gauge, I'll handle this ... Posts: 11613 Location: Southland Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2007 Gender:	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #9 - Dec 20^th, 2007 at 9:35pm	Print Post
	Somewhere up the Ruakituri River February 07 ... it's temporary for now, this Feb it will be adjusted thanks to the various bivvy threads there have been.

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iceman Ex Member	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #10 - Dec 20^th, 2007 at 9:52pm	Print Post
	Hi Cleaky. over the years ive tried many methods of construction, the best in my opinion is the stainless wire rope thru a garden hose to minimise tree damage and wear and tear on the cover. we have a tent under that cover with all the usual extras, table, chairs cooker etc, I dont worry that Rsoles may steal the gear, but could, as most blokes prepared to walk in that far thru that crap are usually hunters and good blokes, I leave a notebook inviting hunters to use the gear but please respect it, and a few pens in a snaplock bag, one person in the last 5yrs wrote a date in the book.


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cleaky Forum Font Offline ... pass me my 16 gauge, I'll handle this ... Posts: 11613 Location: Southland Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2007 Gender:	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #11 - Dec 20^th, 2007 at 9:58pm	Print Post
	This year there's a fly instead of the crappy tarp, just thinking of making a bit of a frame for the fly to sit over, stainless wire sounds like a great option. Cheers.

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brucec Ex Member	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #12 - Dec 21^st, 2007 at 12:27am	Print Post
	BruceC's and Cooch's in the Ruahines. We have everything we need up there in sealed containers. We take the fly down when we leave to keep it discrete. About 2.5 hours walk in.


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StagsRoar Forum Guide Donor Member Staff Offline Tikka T3 .270 Posts: 5348 Location: Southland, New Zealand Joined: Aug 4^th, 2007 Gender:	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #13 - Dec 21^st, 2007 at 5:12am	Print Post
	Fiordland Coast - we flew in for 2 weeks for a Roar trip. Made all the paving with rocks and sand so we wouldn't be trapsing through mud and had a home away from home for 2 weeks. The old dingy made a brilliant backing for the fireplace.
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12pointer Forum Font Offline You haven't shot many, if you havent missed a few. Posts: 3239 Location: Ikamatua GreyValley West Coast Joined: Oct 25^th, 2007	Re: Bush Huts & Base Camps Reply #14 - Dec 21^st, 2007 at 7:49am	Print Post
	[quote author StagsRoar : The old dingy made a brilliant backing for the fireplace. great bit of kiwi inginuity


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