Winter CampingMike, Sara
Clothing Winter Coat: 1 large, or layer up in small Hat: Keeps head warm during bed time Warm socks: 1 large wool pair, or multiple pairs Extra clothing: long sleeved, darker colors Warm boots Snow pants Gloves: Layer them if you need too When layering, try to put the lighter thinner clothing on the
bottom When choosing your boots, try getting a pair that is higher Vapor barriers are used inside your tent for the elimination of
condensation in your tent, may also use them in your socksThese are crap
Shelters
The basic snow shelter: Pile up some snow and then dig out the center
Igloo:Start building the perimeter of the walls, then build snow cubes to stack around as a wall progressively leaning the cubes inward
Snow dome:Find a deeper snow area and dig all the way down, then pile snow around. Then dig it out.
Setting up Tent
When setting up the tent, take into consideration the wind, don’t set up broadside to it. Try to avoid gaps that let wind get under the tent/vestibule
Always completely zip up the tent when going in and when getting out
Build your tent to withstand the possible weight of another snow fall
Pitch tent on a flat surface Try to keep tent warm, but also try to keep it ventilated
Cooking
When winter cooking, dig a hole in the snow to brake the wind, place some medium sized sticks as a base for the fire, the medium sized sticks will help the fire from sinking into the snow too far
Try to use a pad under your stove to slow down heat transfer Wrap fuel bottles in duct tape to prevent from freezing When sitting, you can either build a snow ball or a stick on two piles of
snow To prevent your water from freezing in the container, put it upside down in
the snow When choosing your foods for camping, try to get the foods that are easy
to heat, fast, and that are packaged, so you can easily organize them.
Bathroom
To build a toilet, while winter camping, dig a hole as far as you can, do your stuff, then fill in the hole with snow after you are done so that no animals can smell it.
Try to locate the area were you build the toilets, were other people don’t usually go.
Use the washroom before you go to bed, so your body doesn’t take the energy of continuously heating up your crap.
Campfire Dig a hole in the snow to brake the wind, place some
medium sized sticks as a base for the fire, the medium sized sticks will help the fire from sinking into the snow too far
When building the campfire, try not to locate it near any trees as the sparks and debris may light the tree.
When designing your campfire try not to build the walls of snow around it to close, as they may collapse and melt continuously putting the fire into a smaller state.
If you can, try to place some larger rocks on the outside of the fire, to stop the water from washing the fire out.
Bibliography
Google (Google images) Wikipedia.org http://
www.wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/shelter/snow/index.html
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