The wife and I were planning to do a backcountry camp this weekend, but my wife has a bad cold, and the rancher that we were going to go with can't modify his busy schedule. We may still do some trailer camping near his ranch, and do some day rides, but we may just go to Elkwood in K-country and take it easy in the arctic fox trailer.....
So it got me thinking about new ideas for cold weather camping.
I'm no stranger to winter camping, but I'm really leaning towards teepee setup. Never tried it, and it looks kick butt!
In cold weather, we've wall tent camped (Thanks again ThefishermanGuy!!), igloo camped, homemade tarp shelter camped, camped in my homemade ice fishing shelter, and standard tent camping. Heck, one warm February, a buddy and I went 4x4ing, built a big fire, and slept under the stars with our sleeping bags and a tarp.
I'm wanting to try something new, with the teepee concept.
I can see one day doing a backcountry hunting camp, so lightweight is important, but a larger tipi with room for 2-3 people and our lab would be ideal.
We’re spoiled with our arctic fox trailer, I’ve had a shower at -21C in the middle of nowhere in this thing. Which is great. But I’m starting to feel like I’m getting ‘soft’ if you know what I mean. So I want to go out, have some fun, chop some wood, do some target shooting, and do some more primitive camping. I’ve learned over the years that if a person is prepared, you can have an amazing time in cold weather, you just have to be smart about it.
Anyhow, here’s some pics of some of the camps we’ve done over the past few years.
As for the thread, what sort of tepee brands do you like best? And of course, what’s the best bang for your buck?
Please, share your winter camping pics and experiances if you got em’
The Cold weather camping / tipi tent camping / share your experiences thread!
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