Camping this hardwater season

[ianwuzhere]

Has anyone been out winter camping yet this season?
Im thinkin maybe headin out sometime soon. Just picked up a thick sleeping bag, so hopefully get out and try it out soon.. Tho i dont wanna try the -30 stuff just good to get something much warmer then the other ones ive got..

Anyone else have phat sleepin bags- every try em out in the cold?

[Ise De By]

Im pretty sure I got the same sleeping bag, or at least very similar.   its awesome.  Mine comes with its own canvas bag to store it in.

here is a link to mine I think

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/115558/browning-excelsior-sleeping-bag-30-degree-40-x-90-cotton-duck-loden



reviews on my bag

http://reviews.cabelas.com/8815/516848/browning-excelsior-rectangle-sleeping-bag-reviews/reviews.htm?sort=rating

[FirstCast]

You being the outdoor kinda guy you must have heard of building snow cave. I have stayed in one at -25 over night and with a candle,space blanket, and snow suit I did not freeze or get hyperthermic. A warm cup of tea and some grub I was good to go. I myself perfer the comforts of hotel. Hopefully this cold spell doesnt last cause we been spoiled the last month eh. Tight lines

[Terasec]

good thing about camping in snow is you can drag alot more gear than what you would otherwise carry
I have camped out in 0 degree temps comfortably,
at same time i have packed it up and cut trips short during 20 degree temps because i wasnt prepared

[mellow yellow]

Takes a few hours to build an igloo with one of these but they beat tents for camping in the winter.  I have yet to do an overnight ice fishing trip but it would be fun.  http://www.grandshelters.com/icebox-igloo.html

[ianwuzhere]

Be kewl to have an igloo in the middle of the lake with a few holes to jig from in the middle of it..

[mellow yellow]

Take me out to hoot lake and I will build the igloo and drill the holes for you. lol

[plug]

I camped on the ice last weekend.  I slept in a hub style shelter, on a cot that kept me about a foot of the ice, with a therma-rest underneath me, in nothing but an average sleeping bag.  I was warm.
It sure was nice to wakeup in the morning and fire up the portable buddy heater though, makes it a bit easier to get out of bed.
It was only about -5 where I was.

[Chody]

My winter setup is just a regular tent, cot, and -18C mummy bag. I also have a buddy heater for "just in case" but i usually dont need it (coldest was -12 and i was fine)

[ianwuzhere]

-25 outside- grrr. this coming weekend looks like its gonna be a bust for camping, real hard on the fishs eyes for even 30 seconds in this cold temps to be out of the water and then release them. hmmmm maybe i should take up playing video games or something...
 

-5 to -10 where u at?   

[salmoncandy]

when remps and i camped on swan a couple years ago it was atleast -20, we were not warm, but in my hut we were not frozen. we both slept ok

[plug]

-5 to -10 where u at?

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