Can Someone Outline For Me Exactly How To Prepare For Winter Backpacking/camping?
I am an experienced distance hiker, but I’ve never pitched a tent in the snow before. I’ll be hiking around Slovakia over Christmas and New Years. I can dress warmly enough, but is there a specific kind of tent I need to buy? Or sleeping bag? And anything else I should think about?
Advice from experienced outdoorsmen much appreciated!
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Smaller is better when it comes to the tent – less space to heat.
Sleeping bags come in various ratings, you need at least a 20F bag if not a 0F or lower one.
A closed-cell foam pad under your sleeping bag is important; a waterproof ground cover under that is also important.
I learned what I know about winter camping from my time as a Boy Scout leader. If you google
Boy Scout Winter Camping
you will find a lot of resources regarding what troops tell their boys to bring and do.
This looks like a very thorough one:http://www.boyscouttrail.com/library/win…
Have fun and keep warm!
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Yes, there is a specific sort of tent you should buy, it’s called a “single walled tent” and they’re more expensive than usual three season double walled tents. Because blowing or falling or drifting snow could get into any other sort of shelter the single walled tent is the only way to go. I mean besides building a snow cave. http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/…http://www.outdoorswithdave.com/camping/…
Before you set up your tent on snow it’s important to stomp the snow down, stand back and let it harden for a while, then set up the tent. You’ll have to consider wind protection in case of storms, pitch your tent in a protected area, whether to build a snow wall around your tent or dig out a hole to pitch your tent in, and avoid trees where snow has accumulated and might fall if the winds pick up. Rather than stakes you’ll need snow stakes or make “dead men” out of bags filled with snow to which you’ll tie off your tent and bury.
Of course you should have 1 1/2″ – 2″ of sleeping pad between you and the snow, and a sleeping bag of sufficient insulation. I recommend the use of a vapor barrier liner bag in sub-freezing conditions to prevent condensation from forming inside your sleeping bag insulation, especially important on long trips where a bag will fill with moisture.http://www.netbackpacking.com/vapor-barr…http://www.basegear.com/integral-designs…
Here are pics from one of our snow-camping trips: http://paigefalk.smugmug.com/Backpacking…