That white stuff isn’t snow! Skip overlooks white sand and Gulf of Mexico. I guess in this case the destination does matter.
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It gets dark early. It”s a long night. What do you do for entertainment? WinterCampers’ TV! One channel. When I was younger I did a lot of spelunking. I grew up in an area blessed with a karst topography. Winter is an ideal time to go spelunking; temperatures in caves remain consistent year-round, water levels are usually lower, and often you get to see bats hibernating. Bats are an essential, beneficial part of [...] A few springs ago we asked Mark to plan a spring trip. Mark tentatively selected a hike to Rainbow Falls. After several fits and false starts I was prompted to send Mark this poem – a collaboration between myself and my wife. The Much Anticipated Never Accomplished Rainbow Falls Trip (To be sung [...] There are a number of resources that one can read to get “How-To” advice to help get you started winter camping or just pick up some additional tips. Online resources include: WinterCampers.com Guide to Winter Camping Princeton’s Outdoor Action Guide to Winter Camping Books Allen & Mike’s Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book (Falcon Guides Backcountry [...] Shugery is a diehard hammock hanger. I have always been intrigued by hammocks but never made the investment for two reasons: I rarely solo camp. Rather, I share a tent, lean-to or tipi with others on the same trip. Hammock camping in the winter seems to involve just as much gear as traditional winter camping. [...] This is more survival oriented than winter camping. It is certainly more spartan than I want to camp, but if you aren’t ready for winter camping season to be over you might want to watch this video on basic winter bushcraft including Fire – getting snow covered wood, cutting shavings from a fire stick and [...] A group of five made a winter camping trip to Nistowiak Falls in Northern Saskatchewan. The trip was organized by Mark Lafontaine who wrote an account on his blog at http://wildpaddler.blogspot.com. Bryan of Bryan’s Boat Building & Paddling Blog wrote two accounts: a description of the trip and lessons learned from the trip They pulled [...] The Black Rock Hat is made with ultralight ripstop fabric, 900 fill canadian white goose down, and lined with soft wicking dryline so it molds to your head and stays comfortably in place. This is the hat if weight and warmth matter. It weighs less than one ounce and compresses small enough to fit in [...] Getting up to pee at night can be annoying. Getting out of your warm sleeping bag to put on boots and venturing half clothed into the snow to pee is something else entirely. If you sleep in a bivy sack a pee bottle may be a mandatory accessory. Avoid these problems by using a pee [...] |
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