Re: Re: Your opinion...overnighter turned nasty...

I'd add that cooking in your tent might need a disclaimer in
habituated black bear and or grizzly country.

On 11/20/12, R&S Caffin <r.caffin-m/[email protected]> wrote:
> Thing is, this can happen so easily on a long trip when you do not have the
>
> option to bail out. This happens to many of us.
>
> So, simple guidelines for such conditions:
> * Good rainwear - preferably ponchos as they go over the pack and keep your
>
> back warm
> * Snack food while walking, to keep your energy (and speed) up, which will
> keep you warm
> * Good waterproof pack and stuff sacks for all your dry clothing
> * Spare DRY underwear for camp (yeah, luxury, but vital)
> * A decent mat as the ground will be cold & wet
> * A decent tent (with groundsheet) with adequate room inside for changing
> and cooking
>
> Tarps are fine in good conditions, but an 8x10 is not enough for the
> conditions you described unless you are very very skilled with it. I
> wouldn't try it myself.
>
> As soon as we have a camp site, I get the tent up and put my wife in it. She
>
> arranges the interior and puts the mats out while I stake out the guys and
> get water. Then I dive in as well. We are now both out of the wind and rain.
>
> We strip and change into dry clothing - don't worry too much about towelling
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> for this. Then on with the stove and hot food and drink.
>
> You know, it can be quite nice sitting inside the tent drinking hot soup
> with a storm outside, secure in the knowledge that we ARE secure.
>
> Cheers
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