New Trip Report posted by CosmicCharlie

Trip Name: First Winter Camp- Birch Island- Snowbank.

Entry Point: 27

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Great report! Always good to see someone report about ALL of the trip ie. do's, don'ts, did this, didn't do this etc. It's the kind of report that others learn from.
Nobody really worries about wood chips, twigs etc. that are left on the ice simply because it's all gone come spring anyway. As long as it's all natural debris, then it's not a big deal.

I agree, excellent report! For a first trip with new gear and those temps, I'm impressed by your dedication to the effort! And I love your pirate pop ups - arggggh.

Very well written and a excellent report and one finds out winter camping takes more care and time doing camping duties like keeping warm.

Do love watching those tipups-something special when that flag goes up.

Did you make your tobogan?

Nice report. That is a hella load on that sled. How was the slush situation and thickness of ice? Any sign of dog sledders going through the area?

Thanks for the comments, I appreciate them. It's been fun reading other reports over the last year or so, I'm glad to contribute finally.

It was a big load on the tobbogan. I had two tobbaggons loaded not evenly, but when my friends left they took some stuff and left me with a huge load. I brought some stuff that I didn't really need too. Way too much food and cooking equipment and also a vexilar lantern and extra batteries. There was a good trail from the island to the landing. Pretty busy area. Pockets of slush off trail, but not any that I had to deal with.