Caribou hunting lodges in Canada and Alaska are generally of high quality. Outfitters offer luxurious accommodations in remote wilderness areas often north of the treeline in both Canada and Alaska. The demands of caribou hunting often requires a great deal of walking. You may spot your game literally miles away and have to walk to stalk it. A nice, clean and comfortable hunting lodge to coil up in makes for a nice period of relaxation after a long day hunting. Fortunately most lodge owners are hunters themselves and realize the benefits of providing the best in hunting accommodations. To ensure that hunters are not over exerted, most caribou hunting outfitters provide spike camps. These makeshift camps are rustic but provide basic shelter to caribou hunters and guides usually a few miles from main hunting lodge. Expect only the basic essentials of life at these outpost lodges. Often these camps are constructed with a cotton tent erected on a wooden platform. These type hunting camps are common in Alaska and also in Quebec and Labrador, Canada. In Newfoundland, outfitters provide good quality hunting lodges as well. However, since the woodland caribou is not as migratory as it's sister barrenground, caribou hunting outfitters can provide a more stable lodging for their hunting guest. Spike camps are still often used but usually of wooden structure. Amenities provided at caribou hunting lodges in Canada and Alaska are listed here: Please keep in mind that those are generalized from research gathered for the purpose of the caribou-hunting.ca web site and may not be available at all hunting lodges. Hot and cold running water. Showers or baths (some of the more luxurious hunting lodges provide a Jacuzzi, sauna, or hot tub while others provide very basic shower devices) Food is supplied at all caribou hunting lodges, but full time cooks are not always supplied. (Your hunting guide or a hunter/guide that tags out early will be responsible for preparing your meal) Cooks are supplied at probably 90% of caribou hunting lodges. Electricity is usually provided by a diesel powered generator. Double occupancy - hunters most often have separate living quarters than guides and cook, but often has to share rooms with fellow hunters. Telephone - most hunting lodges provide telephone for emergency purposes only. You can bring along your cellular but there is no guarantee it will work in those remote wilderness areas of Canada and Alaska. Common areas - some of the more luxurious hunting lodges provide large common areas with TV, pool tables, dart boards etc.