| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 11/29/2006 8:17:53 PM | Id gladly go camping in the winter WITHOUT pay or obligation. Its been a few years since I have had the time to but I would do it again.
Like I said before.. I love camping, winter or summer, and I dont mean in a RV with heat and power. Sorry ladies, I know most of you dont like that idea of camping, but if you use a little imagination, there are lots of ways to stay warm | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 11/29/2006 9:10:23 PM | | IMO camping with an RV or trailer or camper isn't considered camping. The only way I have ever, and probably will ever, camp is in a tent, or with no tent at all and sleep under the stars. Now that is fun!! | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 11/30/2006 4:11:26 PM |
The only way I have ever, and probably will ever, camp is in a tent, or with no tent at all and sleep under the stars. Now that is fun!!
Mmmm....you dont hear that too often from a woman....
It's the best thing....camping outside with nothing but the stars as your roof! Mind you i wouldnt do it in winter! | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 11/30/2006 11:15:55 PM | well maybe all the effort of making an igloo
is worth what you can do inside one...
and just what would i be doing inside`ve of this igloo?..   ..
(insert evil laugh here) << stealing this line HnR.. BWAHAHAHAHA  | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 11/30/2006 11:19:46 PM | Noooooo…no camping in the winter!...
The only place I’ll camp... is where they put chocolates on my pillow!!!  | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 11/30/2006 11:26:54 PM | eh...you said you will camp where they put chocolate on your pillow! If i bring you a pillow and i put a chocolate on it and put it down near the sleeping bag....it fits what you said. Hence you have no choice in the matter...
The words you spoke them....too late now! | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 11/30/2006 11:30:42 PM | Nooooo...I'm talking where they have the fluffy robes in the bathroom...
and they give you the key to the mini bar....
and they have chocolates on your pillow when you get there.... | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 12/1/2006 12:31:03 AM | I do not understand people that leave perfectly fine houses to go and sleep outside, especially when it is -30!!!
That being said, I have camped out while ice climbing and ice fishing.
I would do it again with the same companion.
Seemed like a very good idea at the time. | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 12/1/2006 11:46:32 AM |
Mmmm....you dont hear that too often from a woman....
Yes, but I like to think outside the box, and it was the way I was raised. I don't think I would sleep under the stars without a tent in winter either. That is more of a summer activity. So, are there plans to go do this during this winter?? I think it would be a blast! | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 12/1/2006 11:52:24 AM | Me and ShawnB talked about it Wednesday....myself i would love to make it happen. I so miss doing this kind of stuff...
If me and him can talk about it who knows...I love planning stuff but i dont want too much on my plate or else too few will get done. | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 12/1/2006 12:53:36 PM |
Any of you do it? Would you?
Not for this city kid!! My sister and nephew on the other hand...... they're NUTS. They went a couple of weeks ago.
Personally I think they're crazy.  | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 12/1/2006 5:14:24 PM | If the stupid river hadn't frozen up so soon I'd love to boat up it and stay overnight. Would be awesome! Where do people do this around here?
Cheers | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 12/1/2006 5:40:53 PM | Definitely)
In fact, planning one in a very near future!
So so bonding - warm tent, conversations and... realization that the world is frozen outside.
Try it with an experienced winter camper first, though.
Go for it! | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 12/2/2006 11:39:46 AM | | I was in the army for a lot of years. In the 80s we went "winter camping" in Wainwright every January for 3 weeks....Brrrr. The longer you spend out in the cold, the less it affects you. Booze is the very worst thing in minus-holy-crap weather, as it helps leach out body heat. Wear a hat always, especially sleeping, most of the body heat is lost through the roof. Lesson ends, stay safe, campers! | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 12/3/2006 2:04:05 PM | ^^^^@ zexygurl.....just give me a key to your home..... i'll make damn sure there'z a chocolate on your pillow everynite!.....just make sure you chain up that big guard dog....first!
ummm....not much for camping in winter or rainy spring.... sounds lyke june/july in Calgary! | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 12/3/2006 2:34:53 PM | Too cold!!!!
If I'm going to camp in the winter . . . it's going to be in the living room, in front of the fireplace, with clothing and sleeping being entirely optional | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 12/3/2006 3:36:25 PM | I'd be game for camping...
Personally I'd rather go to ghost/waiparous, few campsites out there we could use...
Plus lots of good hiking/quadding/etc... | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 12/4/2006 8:22:31 AM | Here is some advice taken from the Vancouver Observer, and written by a fellow POF'er.
Advice From An Adventure Guide
by Mat Neale
As adventure tourists, many people need a guide to show them how to properly cry under a tree when they are lost. Many times this guide is me, so who better to supply some professional insight into etiquette and some backcountry smarts?
Lesson One: Clothing
Your clothes can save your life or they can kill you, the choice is yours.
Now, i'm not suggesting that wearing a yellow string thong is going to give you heart disease (though it might cause it in others who see it), all I’m saying that you need to dress weather appropriate for the conditions. Being as it's winter and things are unpredictable at best I’m going to give you some options. Why you ask?
Well, the better you dress the less I have to perform mouth to mouth and that’s good for me, because, when I have to do mouth to mouth, my dates often get jealous.
First off here is a message to mothers. If you send your child on a snowy backcountry tour with me, don't let them out of the house if they are wearing cotton.
It's worse than hanging a steak around their neck and sending them out in the woods to make cute little rabbit noises. Well, maybe not, but my point still stands.
Cotton kills, cotton is rotten, whatever you want to say to get yourself to remember it. Cotton doesn't dry, it doesn't keep you warm when it's wet and hypothermia will set in faster than you can say, well, hypothermia.
You don't need fancy Gor-Tex, any laminate and waterproof coating will do. You can save yourself a ton on cash if you look for things such as Hivent, Omnitech, Helitech, Event or Conduit.
They are all essentially the same thing with different names depending on the brand, much like hair dyes and Paris Hilton types.
You're mid-layer is the cheapest. A simple 200-weight fleece will do. They are cheap, warm, cheap, they help wick moisture away and they are cheap.
Wear a polypropylene or prowool base layer tight and next to the skin. Lifa by Helly Hansen is a good choice. These types of things will keep your skin dry, thus keeping you warm and less sweaty.
See how we all benefit from this?
Prowool and marino wool base layers cost more, but they are warmer and don't smell as much.
Did I mention they don't smell as much?
If you hear me singing that Police tune "Don't stand so close to me" then it may be a hint to invest in that particular item.
Layering is always the smart approach. This helps you regulate your temperature on the go, wearing a huge puffy jacket may cause you to sweat and overheat, Sweating is there to cool you down, if you stop, it's snowing and you’re sweaty you are going to freeze.
You will also smell, which is, (am I repeating myself?) unpleasant.
Lastly, down jackets are warm and such but if they get wet they are rendered totally useless and rain will also ruin the coat. Keep them dry, and you’re laughing.
Get them wet, and then I’m laughing.
As for your feet, blister free socks like Smartwool are the best option. They are of high quality, they last forever and you can wear them for a week before they'll smell. I don't actually know this, I just, heard it from a guy who knows a guy.
There are so many wonderful items on the market, I won't sugar coat it, and some are expensive, really expensive. Is it worth it you ask?
Absolutely. Some products even come with a Recco Locator beacon sewn right in the sleeve. It's amazing the options you have now.
Now go, shop wisely, and the next time I see your children I won't send them back so cold they're stiffer than a Glen Fiddick Scotch, neat.
source- http://www.thevancouverobserver.com/cgi-bin/show_articles.cgi?TOPIC=0&ID=65&ISTART=undefined&NSHOW=undefined&S=undefined | |
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| WTF... Camping in Winter ?
Posted: 12/4/2006 9:01:21 AM | Winter camping is actually an amazing experience and doing it again would be a PLEASURE!!!  | |
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