Tent for camps???????

We have talked several times about buying a tent for spring and fall camps. We have some funds raised by Deb and JR from the shirt sales and also from a anonymous member who could not make it to camp this spring. We are a long ways from buying a new tent right now but if needed we have permission to set up a large tent again like Bugman hooked us up with several years ago. We can check the weather as it gets closer to time and see if we need to rent one again. For now the weather is looking good but we all know what happens when CDC camp starts.

We may try and have a donation jar setup at camp for a CDC Camp tent fund. Then do some fundraisers this summer and try and have enough to buy one before fall camp. If anyone has any connections with a tent company for a rental for this next weekend or for buying a nice used or new one later please let me or JR and Deb know.

Craigslist has a GP medium military surplus listed for $695 in the Springfield listings. It was posted April 19th

At our company picnic last year the Elks Lodge in Clinton set a pretty nice tent up. They told me they rent it out but forgot the price they charge.

Our vote would be to rent a tent for this years camp,and then if we would like to buy one we will be glad to help out with fund raisers any way we can.

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Originally Posted by Hookin'&Cookin'

Our vote would be to rent a tent for this years camp,and then if we would like to buy one we will be glad to help out with fund raisers any way we can.

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Bigby can you find out where their tent came from and get us a price on a 20x30? If anyone else knows a place to rent one to be set up on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning and taken down on Sunday or Monday let us know. I can front the money for it and get donations at camp for the rental fees. Then take the extra money if any and put towards buying one for future camps.

I'm in for either way just let me know what ya need

Here is one on craigslist. Is this the style we would want?
http://springfield.craigslist.org/spo/4430908373.html

I asked my boss, he is a member of the Elks, he is suppose to find out.

Thanks Brian. Looks like a chance for showers next Saturday. So would be nice to have one.

The Elks Lodge tent is $550 includes set up and tear down, it's a 40x60 tent.

We have found a tent ,its a 20x30 it will be set up on Friday at site a40-a41.Thanks everone for looking and helping out!!

We also have the opportunity to buy this tent, poles, stakes and ropes needed for setup for around $1200. We will have a bucket for donations to pay for rental for this camp and see if we can raise enough to buy it. If not at this camp we will have some fundraisers though out the year to purchase it at a latter date before fall camp.

I invited Jack Stevens the owner of Slab Buster jigs to attend camp with us Saturday afternoon and for the fish fry. He joined us several years ago at a fall LOZ camp. Being the super guy he is he wanted to help us out with the tent issue. He told me on the phone this afternoon he would donate the first $100 towards us buying a tent for future camps.

We could always do some fundraisers during camp.

raffel something off

Big Fish for Saturday everyone that wants to enter puts in 5 or 10 bucks and winner gets half.

Maybe some of the CDC celebrities could donate a fishing trip to auction off. I'm sure some would pay to fish or not fish with other members. May get a chance for some newer members to learn from the pros.

If anyone has an old toilet (or Monty's coveralls) you could pay to have it placed in someones boat/campsite. To get it out they would have to pay and get to pick the next boat it goes in. I would give 10 bucks for it to start in Jared's boat!

If the toilet works I could install it on the back deck. If its Monty's coverall's I would pay double your $10 to pass them on to someone else. I think I know who's boat I would put them.
I may have a new rod or two and I could also donate a summer time dipping guide trip for a raffle or auction if there is any interest. Anyone else have anything they would like donate for a raffle or auction?

Maybe you do the toilet idea and just suggest a $10 DONATION would keep it out of the donatees boat/tent.

I will donate the first 10 right now............White Flag Icon

UH OH Jiggin just upped the antie.

I would bid on a summer time dipping trip.

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Originally Posted by Green Wing

I would bid on a summer time dipping trip.

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Lets get it started then. I will get some stuff together from some of my sponsors and see what all I can come up with. But for sure I will do 2 MO crappie.com decals, a new 10' Pro Angler rod decal and hat, Quantum Optix 10 series reel, tube jigs from Arkie Jigs and Southern Pro, jig heads from Rainy Day Jigs plus a half day "6 hour" guided trip with gas and oil included to the winning bidder. Should be around a $300 value. I will update bids as I get them on a new thread on the off topic from people who can not make this camp and also take bids from people while we are at camp. Lets do this through the weekend. I will end it at 8pm Monday evening.