I reached the spur to McCormack Lake late in the day and decided to carry on, maybe another mile or so. I reached an overlook of the river which had a picnic table, and went off-trail uphill until I found a passably flat spot for the tent. My gear and I arrived safely in St. Louis, and soon I was picked up by Spiffyguy who was my ride to the southern end of the trail. I do not see any way I could have hiked the Ozark Trail without help on this. There isn’t any easy way to get to the southern end (or even the northern end).
I reached the northern terminus around noon, 2 hours before I told Mom and Dad I would be there. I had given myself some cushion so I wouldn’t be late. I saw more little caves today than the rest of the hike combined. It’s like the Ozark Trail wanted to surprise me just a few more times. I left Karkaghne today and entered Middle Fork/John Roth Memorial Section. I managed to make it to what looks like my first established OT campsite — it has a bench and a fire ring.
Take time to treat the entire tent with a DWR coating like Nikwax (not just the rainfly) and never leave the house without a tent repair kit in case disaster strikes. Shape wise most Ozark Trail tents either come in a cabin or dome shape. Cabin tents typically have more room inside to stretch out thanks to their high ceilings and vertical walls, so most Ozark Trail shoppers will likely want to focus on cabin tents. Despite what you may have read, you can absolutely enjoy an outdoors experience in an Ozark Trail tent.
Other perks of the Three Room Instant Cabin include an instant tent design with pre-attached poles for easy set-up and dual ground-level vents designed to work with a tent air conditioner. We just went on our first camping trip and had a 2 person tent. It was fine, but this one looks very spacious and easy to set up! All the windows and doors also have ozark trail camping to be closed, because otherwise, the rain would drip right into the tent. Even in light rain, the rain does get on to the window and door mesh, so it’s best to keep them full closed. The easiest models to pitch are pretty much always “instant tent” shelters, which use a system of preattached poles than only need to be unfolded and locked into place.
I was beyond lucky to have his help in getting there. I was archery hunting in the middle of nowhere and the second time, ever, I go to light this stove ozark trail camping the regulator craps out and will not supply gas. Our camping 2 burner cookstove lasted just a couple of camping trips and the regulator has gone bad.
The carry bag seems to be of okay quality, and it can be made bigger for easier packing up. It wasn’t too difficult to get the tent, poles and all other accessories back into the carry bag. To set up the Ozark Trail 10-Person Tent, first slide the 3 fiberglass poles through the roof pole sleeves. The poles are not color-coded, but the pole sleeves are.