Winter CampingMike, Sara

Clothing Winter Coat: 1 large, or layer up in small Hat: Keeps head warm during bed time Warm socks: 1 large wool pair, or multiple pairs Extra clothing: long sleeved, darker colors Warm boots Snow pants Gloves: Layer them if you need too When layering, try to put the lighter thinner clothing on the

bottom When choosing your boots, try getting a pair that is higher Vapor barriers are used inside your tent for the elimination of

condensation in your tent, may also use them in your socksThese are crap

Shelters

The basic snow shelter: Pile up some snow and then dig out the center

Igloo:Start building the perimeter of the walls, then build snow cubes to stack around as a wall progressively leaning the cubes inward

Snow dome:Find a deeper snow area and dig all the way down, then pile snow around. Then dig it out.

Setting up Tent

When setting up the tent, take into consideration the wind, don’t set up broadside to it. Try to avoid gaps that let wind get under the tent/vestibule

Always completely zip up the tent when going in and when getting out

Build your tent to withstand the possible weight of another snow fall

Pitch tent on a flat surface Try to keep tent warm, but also try to keep it ventilated

Cooking

When winter cooking, dig a hole in the snow to brake the wind, place some medium sized sticks as a base for the fire, the medium sized sticks will help the fire from sinking into the snow too far

Try to use a pad under your stove to slow down heat transfer Wrap fuel bottles in duct tape to prevent from freezing When sitting, you can either build a snow ball or a stick on two piles of

snow To prevent your water from freezing in the container, put it upside down in

the snow When choosing your foods for camping, try to get the foods that are easy

to heat, fast, and that are packaged, so you can easily organize them.

Bathroom

To build a toilet, while winter camping, dig a hole as far as you can, do your stuff, then fill in the hole with snow after you are done so that no animals can smell it.

Try to locate the area were you build the toilets, were other people don’t usually go.

Use the washroom before you go to bed, so your body doesn’t take the energy of continuously heating up your crap.

Campfire Dig a hole in the snow to brake the wind, place some

medium sized sticks as a base for the fire, the medium sized sticks will help the fire from sinking into the snow too far

When building the campfire, try not to locate it near any trees as the sparks and debris may light the tree.

When designing your campfire try not to build the walls of snow around it to close, as they may collapse and melt continuously putting the fire into a smaller state.

If you can, try to place some larger rocks on the outside of the fire, to stop the water from washing the fire out.

Bibliography

Google (Google images) Wikipedia.org http://

www.wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/shelter/snow/index.html