Winter hunt in separate tent with hunting partners
Would you check his equipment before leaving for hunt
To be sure he can survive the nights and not to freeze to death ..?
And not to be a liability for the team ...?
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Winter hunt in separate tent with hunting partners
Would you check his equipment before leaving for hunt
To be sure he can survive the nights and not to freeze to death ..?
And not to be a liability for the team ...?
There should be some kind of meeting to plan what will be needed or not needed
should be a minimum pack list, I would assume anyone planning such an adventure would have a solid understanding of what they were getting into, and this is not their first trip. Basically, no.
The 5 P's----Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance is what needs to happen beforehand,especially,when personal safety and security may be at risk. A winter camping hunting trip is a hoot,but,there's a learning curve.Quote:
Originally Posted by alfoldivandor
You are absolutely right
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Originally Posted by trimmer21
Especially if they've never winter camped in a remote area, I'd be checking their gear. I used to take high school kids winter camping on skiis in Algonquin. I always did a shake down camp in a conservation area with a nearby heated emergency room. Lots of kids had no idea they could get into trouble even during the initial campout. You'll be doing the guy a favor!
I have been there. I was the third person in the group and slept in my own tent.
Should you check his gear before going Yes but only those things he is new or unfamiliar. IF he has hunted before no need to check his hunting setup. But if he is new to late fall or winter camping yes check camping sleeping clothing setup.
Hot tenting or cold tenting.
The easiest thing is to make sure he has a sleep system that is warmer then the coldest night.
Sleeping bag what rating. Type Mummy or Rectangular. R bags suck; too open and cold air always finds you.
Sleeping bag liner you can pull it out and dry it.
Sleeping bag fleece liner adds warmth and it feels warm to the touch.
Bring a down (my preference) or synthetic jacket if getting too cold you can put it on and climb into the sleeping bag for extra warmth.
Must have… Either a cot or ground pad (air mattress with therma rest). No preference here I used both each worked. The therma rest corrugated design pulled moisture out of the bag and into the deep pockets of the pad. Therma rest was on top of the air matress. (couple of large elastics or nylon straps prevented them from moving around and me sliding off).
Sleep clothing a neck warmer with beanie made the night more comfortable, or a hoody of some kind to block the cold from riding down your back.
Flannel pants with dedicated sleep socks;
Type of tent, cold camping with a summer nylon tent will form condensation on the inside walls from your breath and body heat, making everything damp if you touch the side your bag gets wet. Something to consider.
Headlamp when you get up in the middle of the night you have both hands free.
That's great advice !! The Military used to teach that you have to strip down to your skivvies for sleeping in the winter bag, however the bags had a flannel liner, so same -same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trevor60
Hard to break guys from sleeping in their clothes. The natural instinct is to wear as much a possible to keep warm, but come morning, you're drenched and the cloths are no good for the day.
When it was -40 or so, we used to pull our cloths into the bag to warm them up for 1/4 to 1/2 hour before we put them on and tried to get dressed while still in the bag...great fun HaHa...
I use a CF sleeping bag for Fall / cold weather camping it had the flannel liner but it had seen too many miles so i replaced it with the fleece. --the best part of the CF bag is that synthetic hood. The hood blocks the cold and wind and traps body heat... and you don't have to take it off to get up in the middle of the night to do any business.
Flannel pajama pants were trial and error after trying and sometimes suffering trying no pants, long underwear, cotton track pants. flannel was comfortable and dry while both keeping and giving me a sense of warmth.
i enjoy cold weather camping BUT if I had a do over I would have committed to hot tenting...
here is a great site for winter camping from folks that live in the northern part of the prov and territories they have a forum you can search and discuss how to enjoy camping out in the cold.
https://wintertrekking.com/
if you check youtube you can find hot tenting and what is involved vs cold camping.
Good luck and have fun
Trevor
The old military sleeping bag hood. It had two elastic bands that you could hook under armpits to keep it on. Like Mikepal said and Trevor. Never sleep in hunting clothing, surest way to freeze with condensation after wake up. As for your friend, invite him over to compare gear and make sure you are not "duplicating" gear. Great way to check out gear listQuote:
Originally Posted by Trevor60
Sleeping gear can be easy to come by.
I use Queen size Cool weather bag( rated 0 to 4°C I think), separate the top and bottom and make two single bags. Put bag from top inside bag made from bottom( bottom has catch for hooking around mattress), use large warm flannel blanket as liner. Remove liner an allow to dry as needed.
With this setup you can sleep in a snowbank. Not joking I gave done it for years.
If your using a tent, try to get down into the snow so your out of the wind. Straight walled tents are good because you can pile snow beside the walls. Seals off drafts under the tent, helps hold the tent down and insulates the sides.