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You wrote to Santa under the tree about new tent? And don't you want to wait until the summer for the campsites to open and try it out? Then you have the opportunity to try sleeping and camping in the snow. It may seem like a crazy idea, but provided you prepare well in advance, it will be an unforgettable experience for you. During winter camping Under normal conditions, by this we mean sub-zero temperatures without rain and storms, it doesn't really matter what tourist tent you use. An ordinary double-skinned tent with a quality floor is enough. If you are not caught by a storm, with torrential snow or you do not camp in remote places in the mountains, it does not have to be a special climbing tent.

We have been heading to the Ore Mountains for 10 years for such winter camping, so we can advise. So what things do you need to enjoy camping in minus 15 degrees without harm to your body or soul? The first thing is the desire and the will to try something like this, and then other items of equipment come next. The most important item of winter equipment is, of course, the sleeping bag. You can buy a quality sleeping bag for winter camping at prices from CZK 2000. When choosing it, also take into account that the value that is stated as so extreme on it is definitely not the temperature at which you would sleep in it like in cotton. 

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If an sleeping bag says Extreme minus 18 degrees, it means that you will survive in this temperature. but you certainly won't sleep. Therefore, choose sleeping bags that have an extreme temperature 10 degrees lower than the expected temperature in which you intend to sleep. We use sleeping bags with hollow fiber insulation for our trips - Such a material is, for example, Clima Shield XP. The advantage of sleeping bags made of synthetic materials is that they insulate even wet ones

 

If you have a feather sleeping bag, you have almost won, because feathers are still an irreplaceable insulator, but if your feather sleeping bag gets wet, these properties are quickly lost. Another no less important part of the equipment are also insulating mats - mats. You can be the first to use a thin alumatka on the floor and put on it, for example, a self-inflating mat with good thermal resistance or a special mat made of hardened Eva / evazote foam.

This should provide you with sufficient comfort to feel uncomfortable coldness on the body side you touch the substrate. 

How to choose a good place for winter camping?

It more or less doesn't matter. but you will definitely enjoy winter camping more if you choose a location with a distant view for the construction of your home. Best on a hill, even where you can watch the sunset and sunrise. Choose so that the surface on which the tent will stand was flat. Due to the heat of the body, an ice crust will form under your mat at night, after which you then tend to slide

It's also a good idea to create snow barriers around the tent to protect your home from the cooling wind and gusts.

It is only a pleasure to climb into the tent prepared in this way. Before going to bed, you can do a few squats or push-ups on the snow to get the blood flowing and climb into your sleeping bag. Something different suits everyone. Some people sleep in several layers, others only in thermal underwear, because this way body heat circulates better between the body and the wall of the sleeping bag.

Of course, thick socks are irreplaceable. To avoid breathing cold air at night, you can use a scarf or ski helmet over your mouth. Do not be afraid of low temperature forecasts. For example, if the night temperature is reported to drop to -15 degrees, believe me you will have the most pleasant -5 in a breathless tent.

Even a well-prepared tourist can do this in a good sleeping bag on a quality mat. Believe that if you prepare thoroughly for winter camping, you will remember it for a long time and next year you will want to experience winter sunrises again in the deserted landscape. In the attached video you can see how we camped on Jelenia Góra in the Ore Mountains.

 

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admin 7. December 2018 - 14: 41
Mainly, because you get boots with a shit with a shit, because the legs are the worst cold, that's clear .. :))))
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Pedro 7. December 2018 - 12: 49
I suggest that you try something like this. Just the snow is getting less and less ...
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Panther 7. December 2018 - 12: 25
Good article about camping in winter, good photos and video .. It was successful;)

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