Noah B Woodworks

The next step in the ice fishing journey is to ice camp for the walleye night bite. Ice camping sounds like such a good time, but I’m unsure it’ll happen this season. We can always shoot for next year. I need a couple semi-expensive pieces of gear. I need a cot, and I’m debating getting a bunk bed style cot which is slightly more expensive. I need a small table for cooking, and then we’ll be set. While we’re at it I might as well upgrade the sonar too but that’s just wishful thinking. A cot is really the big obstacle. I’m wondering if I could make one out of canvas and dowels?

I’ve got a shanty, rods, chair, and stove. Some extra good things to get would be a nicer sleeping bag, camp pillow, and maybe another sled to transport some of the gear. This has me thinking about camping and fishing somewhere up north this summer. Head up a couple hours with all of the camping stuff and my family. Sounds like a fantastic way to spend a weekend. I just looked at Michigan’s DNR website and it looks like some of these camp sites are on a first come first serve basis which is unfortunate. I’d prefer being able to reserve a site if I’m going to drive a couple hours north, but they’re cheap and fairly close together so it should work out. Might be a harder sell for my wife but that’s okay.

We’ve been trying to get out camping for the last few years, and now our toddler is old enough to participate. The last time we went camping our little one was still baking inside my wife. I have fond memories of camping with my wife so this summer it’ll be a big priority for us to get out. We’re just not sure where to go as we’ve got to drive fairly far north to get to decent, unoccupied camp sites.