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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Winter Camping and Activities Winter Tarp Camping |
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12/01/2014 09:48AM
Does anyone have any experience sleeping under a tarp in the winter? I've done tons of winter camping however I've only spent one night under a tarp. It worked pretty well but I'm just wondering if anyone else cares to share their experience or pics of their set ups? Here's mine:
I'm heading up for a 3 nighter to Algonquin Park with my dad in a few weeks. I have a hot tent that I normally sleep in but my dad snores like a beast so I can't sleep in the tent with him. I figure I'll relax in the hot tent until Im ready to hit the sack and then retire to my tarp! I figure I'll stay hunkered down in my bag in the morning until I hear the wood stove going in the hot tent ;)
I'm heading up for a 3 nighter to Algonquin Park with my dad in a few weeks. I have a hot tent that I normally sleep in but my dad snores like a beast so I can't sleep in the tent with him. I figure I'll relax in the hot tent until Im ready to hit the sack and then retire to my tarp! I figure I'll stay hunkered down in my bag in the morning until I hear the wood stove going in the hot tent ;)
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12/01/2014 11:10AM
I have done it a few times. The biggest issue is getting a proper rig to block wind and snow. One time I had a hill on one side blocking the wind but I still had small flakes of snow coming in from the open end. No big deal as it was cold enough the snow never melted.
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12/01/2014 12:44PM
The only time I did it I went with a "half wrap" method. Tarp was both ground cloth and roof... like a big "C" sort of.
Not sure the tent is going to block much of the "sounds of the night" though...Hmmm.
Not sure the tent is going to block much of the "sounds of the night" though...Hmmm.
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12/04/2014 08:30AM
I usually tarp camp a week every winter. Solo hiked the Border Route for 4 days before Turkey Day. If my picture upload worked it's a shot of a 6 day trip to Curtain Falls last February with my girlfriend.
What I like to do is:
10x12 CCS Tarp with a bivy sack. Tarp is large enough to prevent nearly all spindrift if rigged well. Bivy helps with the last bit of snow as well as convective loss due to wind.
12/04/2014 10:43AM
quote Bearpaulsen: "
I usually tarp camp a week every winter. Solo hiked the Border Route for 4 days before Turkey Day. If my picture upload worked it's a shot of a 6 day trip to Curtain Falls last February with my girlfriend.
What I like to do is:
10x12 CCS Tarp with a bivy sack. Tarp is large enough to prevent nearly all spindrift if rigged well. Bivy helps with the last bit of snow as well as convective loss due to wind. "
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12/04/2014 11:16AM
Good point re the tarp colour. I own three or four tarps and all but one are bright colours. I find I gravitate to the neutral coloured tarp as I much prefer the "stealth" of a tarp that blends into its environment
My Website: www.elmsphotography.ca
12/04/2014 01:14PM
quote Bearpaulsen: "
I usually tarp camp a week every winter. Solo hiked the Border Route for 4 days before Turkey Day. If my picture upload worked it's a shot of a 6 day trip to Curtain Falls last February with my girlfriend.
What I like to do is:
10x12 CCS Tarp with a bivy sack. Tarp is large enough to prevent nearly all spindrift if rigged well. Bivy helps with the last bit of snow as well as convective loss due to wind. "
Thanks allot for the Pic bearpaulsen. I like your set up. This will give me a great reference for my next cold camp trip.
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