Author: VincentGreen

Jockeybush Lake

Jockeybush Lake

  We were looking to get in a quick overnight trip before black fly season.  Looking at the weather report for the weekend,things didn’t look very promising,with high winds,rain and freezing temperatures forecast for the weekend.  So Skip and Jim decided on a short Friday night overnight trip with plans to extract before the bad […]

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Sleeping Warm While Winter Camping

Staying warm at night while you are winter camping is crucial to a successful trip.  This discussion covers the components of a winter camping sleeping system, preparation steps before sleeping, using external heat sources, dressing for sleep, personal variations, adjustments during the night and the morning after. Components Of A Sleeping System 1. Sleeping pads […]

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Individual Camping Items

Individual Camping Items

If you find it inconvenient to troll the local grocery or pharmacy looking for individual items of food and/or personal care you can now order them online while planning your next winter camping trip. Minimus.biz touts themselves as “The World Leader in all things travel-sized and individual-sized.“  Their web site offers beverages,domestics,food,personal care,pharmacy and kid/care items […]

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