Snow Camping
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There is a little bit of a learning curve to winter camping but once you go out for a few trips you'll get the hang of it. Make sure you have enough insulation/ layers, especially a warm sleeping pad (using two pads doubled up works great on the cheap). Make camp in a spot that's sheltered from the wind(it's not fun waking up to your tent being blown in) and make sure you have plenty of fuel to melt water with. I like to sleep with my ski boot liners on so they are dry and warm in the morning. Also I like to bring some of those marking sticks you can get at home depot to use as tent stakes, though you can also just cut branched to use if you are below treeline.
Benchhitter
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Sleeping mat that’s meant for winter camping or you’re not sleeping. -20 or better bag also.
You just gotta overall be more strategic about things. Usually you can’t have a fire in most touring areas so it’s tough. Don’t stop moving and doing shit until you absolutely have to at bed time. Better to sleep early and get an early start. Fill a nalgene full of hot water and chuck it in your sleeping bag. Don’t sleep with your skboot liners even though it’s tempting. They wet. Anywhere your tent touches itself you’re getting soaked. If it’s snowing or windy or there’s heavy snow stacked on your tent fly be careful.
You just gotta overall be more strategic about things. Usually you can’t have a fire in most touring areas so it’s tough. Don’t stop moving and doing shit until you absolutely have to at bed time. Better to sleep early and get an early start. Fill a nalgene full of hot water and chuck it in your sleeping bag. Don’t sleep with your skboot liners even though it’s tempting. They wet. Anywhere your tent touches itself you’re getting soaked. If it’s snowing or windy or there’s heavy snow stacked on your tent fly be careful.
senderbud
New member
you are prbly already back but whatever...
do what everyone else said.
dont get too sweaty or wet out your down jacket, its harder to warm back up and your down is now toast...
dont sleep in low areas where cold air collects... (lakes, ravines)
plan to spend an hour stomping out your camp pad, more for building a wind wall
be generous packing and eating with your food, midnight snickers goes a long way... u make the heat, the gear just holds it in. big dinner. bonus cocoa. extra snax.
maximize the fat to weight ratio of your foods.
peanut butter, cheese, chocolate. (pre cut them at home so they are snack size and you can actually fit them in your mouth when frozen solid)
a camp stove is your freind...
melt your snow with a little bit of liquid water, or you can actually BURN the snow it and it tastes gross
do what everyone else said.
dont get too sweaty or wet out your down jacket, its harder to warm back up and your down is now toast...
dont sleep in low areas where cold air collects... (lakes, ravines)
plan to spend an hour stomping out your camp pad, more for building a wind wall
be generous packing and eating with your food, midnight snickers goes a long way... u make the heat, the gear just holds it in. big dinner. bonus cocoa. extra snax.
maximize the fat to weight ratio of your foods.
peanut butter, cheese, chocolate. (pre cut them at home so they are snack size and you can actually fit them in your mouth when frozen solid)
a camp stove is your freind...
melt your snow with a little bit of liquid water, or you can actually BURN the snow it and it tastes gross