Mrs. Lucky gets invite to queen of all hunting camps
I can’t help but be inspired by the feedback I’m subjected to with these silly little articles, the most recent of which focused on hunters. I took some serious flack on that one, trust me.
In order to prove their ruggedness one particular hunter went so far as to invite Becky and me to his hunting camp tucked back on the McKeever road, a path I had never traveled before.
LOST PATROL HUNTING CAMP. Owned and operated by Mr. Tom Sychtyz (many refer to him as Tom SickDish, but upon further inspection of this clearly non-Italian name it was determined that the proper pronounciation is Sh-ts). Insert “i”.
Polish descent—no true vowels, so the “i” can’t be mentioned. Must’ve been a hoot on the playground for Tom in his younger years.
Now THIS is a true hunting camp. It’s a tent folks, and a very sophisticated tent it is. Nice foyer with sliding doors for the entry (yes, canvas CAN slide).
They even lit the Christmas lights over the foyer door, the kind you haven’t seen in thirty years or so. Those nice big bulbs, very festive and inviting.
One enters this camp and the whole world changes. We’re not talking pup tent here—we’re talking Queen Motherload of tents.
A full kitchen—lovely old aqua colored stove (haven’t seen that color in a hundred years), neatly stacked plastic containers housing spices, dishes, pots and pans hanging decorously all about the cooking area.
Very impressive.
The kitchen flows nicely into the dining/living area.
Here sits the massive gathering table conveniently map covered for those long nights of studying, and I assume planning, the next day’s hunting trip.
This is accomplished while consuming massive amounts of cold beer and producing enough ciggie smoke to put the Indians permanently out of business.
Not to worry—toward the rear of Queen Mother, hovering over the bunk bed area, a handy circulation fan whirs in a lame attempt to dissipate the cloud.
Yup, there’s power in this here camp, in addition to many other amenities listed as follows: Continue reading →
