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3. Very warm clothes
A sunny winter
day is not too bad, a windy winter night is a different story. Use many
layers rather than one thick jacket. Do not use cotton for the layer
closest to your body anywhere on your body, use wool or synthetic fibers.
This is very important, if you don't follow my clothing directions on your
first trip I assure you that you will on your second.
4. Lightweight woodstove
As any
other experienced snow camper will tell you there's ony one acceptable stove for
snow camping, the Trailstove. It weighs a little less than a pound, costs about
$20 and runs on wood, and is 100% reliable under any conditions. Gas
stoves are far too unreliable in freezing temperatures. If your stove
doesn't work on a cold winter night you may have to kiss your behind
goodbye.
5. Ski goggles
Very important to
maintain decent visibility during a snowstorm. Use goggles with amber
lenses, they improve visibility in poor conditions. Do not use goggles
with grey lenses, they are designed for bright sunlight and are useless in
bad visibility conditions.
6. Metal sheet
To
make fire on. The cut up wall of a big coffee can will do fine. Place the
sheet on top of two long sticks laying on the snow and build your fire on top of
the sheet, otherwise the fire will melt down into the snow.
7. Tarp
Small tarp to put all your
stuff on at the camp site, it's very easy to loose things in the
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