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ave, Did the images originally on that post get lost in the Photobucket mess?
Thanks for the reply and the map! Yes the space is nice for fishing, cooking, eating, changing, etc. I should probably add the food coolers and clothing bags to the floor plan map, though the bags usually sit on the Action Packers. If we emulated your setup, we could sleep four, but I think it would be too crowded when not sleeping.What are your totes? We really like and use Rubbermaid Action Packers, but some of our stay-dry stuff is not in them--sometimes we bag that stuff, and after our slush fun this year we'll probably do more of that.Our cots are Disc-O-Bed size L, with extensions and foot pads.(Image removed from quote.)http://www.discobed.com/cots/disc-o-bed-l-with-organizers/Size L is more narrow at 28" but we find that to be plenty of sleeping room.To be clear, these are unquestionably inconvenient to set up and take down. But once assembled, they are totally solid. We have never had any inkling of instability at all. I think the foot pads make a big difference there. We are totally sold on the cots despite the inconvenient set up and take down.Sorry to be a pain--this is the Portable Buddy:(Image removed from quote.)And this is the Little Buddy:(Image removed from quote.)(see https://www.mrheater.com/product/heaters/buddy-series.html)Are you using two Portable Buddy or two Little Buddy heaters? I am trying to compare BTU/output. Two Portables on high = one Big on high.I hope your Big Buddy is the older model with the fan. I really like the fan.We have never done any overnight sleeping with the heater running, so far.I totally agree. And I love sleeping comfortably in the cold.Have you ever run into the water dripping problem in your FF9416i on a snowy day, like we did this time?
Yes we had the portable buddies. Thank you for the clarity. As for dripping we didn't have any. I dont know if it was just to cold and we had a frozen shell or what. I dont really see the pop ups as being water proof, it is more of a cloth material. I'm not sure why. I know when camping in a tent if you touch the ceiling and it is really moist, the water will penetrate the material and keep on dripping.
When I used to camp on ice often I took a tarp out to go over all but the door on my hub and that took away the moisture/frost on everything but the door area
Was your hub insulated? Wondering if that would make a difference
Both my Clam hub and my flip are that real heavy, super insulated fabric and they don't drip much at all.
My uninsulated QF6 will get frozen condensation inside, then that condensation will melt and drip inside if you warm up the hut.My insulated FF9416i normally does not drip at all, but on the recent trip, around mid-day, we had a combination of warm tent, steady snowfall, lots of propane heat hours inside, and somewhat warm outside temps (20s) that teamed up to soak the insulated fabric clear through. Then, the water flowed downhill to drip from the pockets that hold the rod ends, in the ceiling. There was also a little dripping from the seam, but that was very minor in comparison.I'll figure out how to deal with these problems for now, rather than graduate to a canvas wall tent for one-night trips. However, wall tent or alkanak, and wood stove, seem to be the best for extended trips, a la Drifter.
Oh yeah, I can see that being an issue in the perfect combination of events. So far I am super impressed by the way the Clam insulates but I know there will be that time!Steve, any suggestions on a boot dryer or method to dry boots? It's probably my biggest issue. I sweat like crazy, I can't seem to do anything about my feet getting wet. They are NEVER cold, so it's just dealing with putting on damp boots in the morning, then once I take 10 steps they are at sweat level again... At home I use a boot dryer, it's like my favorite thing. Even my work shoes go on it when I come home. I take out my boot liners and put them in the attic mesh storage to hopefully dry every night but the boots themselves are damp.
A little off topic from boot dryers but, my feet sweat a lot and the best thing I have found is Baffin Titans. I will wear them all day and the liners stay dry on the inside however if you pull them out or put you hand between the rubber boot and the out side surface of the liner it will be soaking wet. The liner does an incredible job wicking the moisture away from your feet. The only down side is that they are little like wearing a slipper ice fishing in that they do not have a lot of support.
Steve, any suggestions on a boot dryer or method to dry boots? It's probably my biggest issue.
Wanna have some fun, fill your sled with 2" of water and step into that first thing in the morning.
Ok I said I would give a report when I got back from my fishing/ice camping trip so here it is.
Steve, any suggestions on a boot dryer or method to dry boots? It's probably my biggest issue. I sweat like crazy, I can't seem to do anything about my feet getting wet. They are NEVER cold, so it's just dealing with putting on damp boots in the morning, then once I take 10 steps they are at sweat level again... At home I use a boot dryer, it's like my favorite thing. Even my work shoes go on it when I come home. I take out my boot liners and put them in the attic mesh storage to hopefully dry every night but the boots themselves are damp.
Peet makes a propane boot dryer.