CMC HAMS Winter Camping
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Winter camping requires proper clothing, shelter, sleeping systems, and cooking equipment to stay warm and comfortable. For clothing, it is important to wear layers and avoid getting wet. Tents provide good shelter from wind and snow, but snow caves and walls can also be used. Down or synthetic sleeping bags rated for cold temperatures, along with insulated sleeping pads, keep campers warm at night. Canister or liquid fuel stoves are suitable for melting snow and heating prepared foods during winter trips.
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- 1. Winter Camping HAMS Seminar 2013 Debbie Markham Co-Director, HAMS Goal: Stay comfortable and warm so you enjoy!
- 2. Winter Camping Topics Clothing Shelter: Tent, Walls, Snow Caves Sleeping Systems Cooking (Stoves, Fuel) and Food
- 3. Clothing Minimize sweat; Dont get wet! wet = cold; DRY = WARM Change into DRY clothes ASAP Light-, mid-, and heavy-weight layers Merino/SmartWool wicks; does not retain odor! Hat and balaclava Multiple sets of gloves, with tethers Soft-shell pants and jacket Hard shell (Gore-Tex) jacket & pants (full zips are worth the price) Hand and Toe Warmers Dry socks at night. VBLs work well for some. Bring damp clothes in your bag to dry Pee Bottle (48 oz., marked)
- 4. Shelter Tent 4-season recommended for wind & strength Identify safe place to establish tent zone Use shovels to level tent platform Use snowshoes to firm up tent platform Leave the ground cloth at home! Use lightweight snow stakes; consider parachutes Must dig out during heavy snowfall! Snow Walls Blocks the wind Snow shovels and snow saw
- 5. Shelter Snow Cave Dig down and deep must not collapse! Must have air vent Quiet, warm, dark, light (no tent, poles, stakes) But, takes longer than tent, and you will get wet! Consider for multi-day base camp Not for claustrophobics
- 6. Sleep System Sleeping Bag (consider temps and conditions) 0 degree is our most used for CO winters lighter bag will suffice on Mt. Rainier down vs. synthetic (rainy/wet camping?) add warmth with liner bag and/or down clothing
- 7. Insulation Insulated pads Protect tent floor keeps in warmth Extra protection for sleeping pad If it leaks and goes flat, you are still protected from snow 1/4 Evazote速 foam pads - prolitegear.com Exped Downmat 5, 7 or 9 (great if you sleep cold) NeoAir lighter option Small size insulation rectangle for sitting/standing Optional: lightweight, collapsible, camp chair
- 8. Stoves Cooking Helios JetBoil - canister MSR Reactor - canister MSR WhisperLite Universal canister and liquid MSR XKG EX all types of liquid fuel Fuel Pros and Cons Canister Fuel typically heats water faster, easy to use, fuel is more expensive, build-in pots (less flexible), not as accessible outside U.S. (cold weather performance with inverted canisters) Liquid Fuel less expensive, excellent cold weather performance, heavier, requires fuel bottle
- 9. Cooking and Food Typically, most just melt snow for water and just add boiling water to their food: instant soups and potatoes, hot cocoa, tea, coffee, oatmeal, dehydrated/freeze-dried veggies and dinners Cooked food in pans freeze and difficult clean-up Bacon, eggs, pancakes always welcome! Group meals can also be fun. Consider food that doesnt require cooking: (i.e., tortillas or flatbread with chicken, tuna) Bring the food you like and know you will eat! Water containers need to be insulated, or they will freeze Use insulated water holders rather than camelbaks/bladder