New Trip Report posted by pdesigninc

Trip Name: Cold Clear Silence.

Entry Point: 33

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Nice report!

A great thing about winter camping is that is actually of benefit to eat rich, high caloric foods that are normally frowned upon back home.

Not sure of the circumstances of your attempts at having a fire...but, (one possible solution) splitting the larger pieces helps immensely in getting & keeping a good fire going. Also, we normally use large unsplit chunks as a base for building the fire on.

I agree with your assessment, that somethings you just need to experience to find out what will work best for you.

Still, it sounds like you had an enjoyable trip. Thanks for taking the time to share your story and the neat photo collage.

Maybe the relative humidity was high when you were there. I get pretty good fires going during winter. That’s how I get rid of much of the year’s brush and storm damage without needing a burning permit. I’m not sure if it would be kosher in the BWCAW, but I’ve laid down a piece of cardboard or non treated plywood when melting snow or ice made things difficult. Also I make sure snow and ice isn’t clinging to any of the small stuff when I start it, and feed it with freshly split wood. A tepee style fuel arrangement works best for me in the winter.

Good idea for the base. Thanks. Seems like the bottom of the fire became a mess of soaked debris. We were thinking of bringing a metal saucer like the ones kids use for sledding, could serve double purpose.

Glad you had a fun trip! Fire should be no problem at all in winter. As for avoiding frozen boots, pull out the liners and put them in your sleeping bag with you. Damp liners will be dry by morning.

Great Report!
Thank you for sharing.