Winter camping

[Wake27]

There used to be one called the Cove in Gore, VA. Also there are some trails and an aderondak back in the woods, but that area may belong to the BSA camp nearby. Also if you are in NoVa there is the AT, which is usually decently quiet except when it passes near towns.

That's it. I like it because it has at least two lakes, some decent tails for "off-roading" and a range.


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[RWBlue]

Have you been up to the campsite in Gore, VA? I forget what it's called but it's pretty awesome.

No I haven't. I was talking on another forum. We talked about doing a group thing there. But it never materialized.

[RWBlue]

There used to be one called the Cove in Gore, VA. Also there are some trails and an aderondak back in the woods, but that area may belong to the BSA camp nearby. Also if you are in NoVa there is the AT, which is usually decently quiet except when it passes near towns.

Technically, been on the AT. But backpacking isn't my thing. I would rather ride my bicycle to the camp ground.

[RWBlue]

Right now, the biggest issue I think I have is rethinking my outer layer.

Cotton kills, but wears well and is comfortable.
Polar fleece is warm if I use an outer cover to block the wind, but sparks from a fire go right through it.
Gortex/nylon seems to work, but is noisy, and not that comfortable.

[Kyohte]

Right now, the biggest issue I think I have is rethinking my outer layer.

Cotton kills, but wears well and is comfortable.
Polar fleece is warm if I use an outer cover to block the wind, but sparks from a fire go right through it.
Gortex/nylon seems to work, but is noisy, and not that comfortable.

For quiet, wool is hard to beat. If you aren't hunting, the noise from synthetics isn't bad.

[rkba01]

Right now, the biggest issue I think I have is rethinking my outer layer.

Cotton kills, but wears well and is comfortable.
Polar fleece is warm if I use an outer cover to block the wind, but sparks from a fire go right through it.
Gortex/nylon seems to work, but is noisy, and not that comfortable.

I have been using an outer layer that is made out of polyester/cotton (65/35). Treated with Fjall Raven's Greenland wax it is fairly water resistant but not waxy like a wax coat. It is not as quiet as cotton, however sparks from the fire leave a hole that has closed edges, no unraveling fabric. G1000 (Fjall Raven's fabric) is very windproof, yet it breaths well.

Bought in Sweden many winters ago, it is my goto outer shell jacket for all seasons. I have used it since the early 90s, from +65F down to -25F

http://www.fjallraven.us/collections...ant=1283748424

[RWBlue]

There is cold weather layering and then there is cold weather layering.

http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showth...beyondclothing

[hatidua]

As for keeping your water from freezing, a cooler or anything insulated will slow freezing down.

Keeping water bottles upside down helps delay freezing as the first layer of ice is where the air bubble is. Additionally, wide-mouth water bottles are far better in Winter than the little narrow-mouth bottles as it pertains to ice problems.

[E_Johnson]

Haven't seen much of a discussion on cold weather use of camping stoves since the first page. Went on a snowshoeing trip in the cascades this past weekend and had good results with my kovea spider stove in about 20* temps. It works by having the gas canister upside down on a remote line.

I'll leave the explanation of why that works to this guy. Its a long article and he obviously cares a lot about gas stoves, but I got a lot out of it.
http://adventuresinstoving.blogspot....gas-stove.html

[HKGuns]

I refuse to camp in the summer. Too hot and too many bugs.

Winter camping is great. Temps in the 70s, cool nights into the 60s. Rain is rare, and all of the mosquitos go home.

I just wish fire ants would go away too...

That ain't winter dude, not even close.