Re: [Paddlewise] Tenting Tips

 #12 -- chopped kayaks make great pulks and are a blast on the downhills.

Chuck Holst wrote:

> Here are a few advantages of winter wilderness camping:
>
> 1. There is little competition for campsites.
> 2. There are no mosquitoes or other noxious insects.
> 3. The bears are sleeping in their dens, so you don't have to hang your
> food.
> 4. You can bring frozen food without worrying about it thawing -- French
> silk pie, for instance.
> 5. You don't have to wash your dishes -- just scrub them out with snow.
> 6. There is plenty of clean, fresh water around you -- you only have to
> thaw it.
> 7. You can get by with a tarp instead of a tent, at least, in the woods.
> 8. You can tow your pack on a sled instead of carrying it.
> 9. You can go places on skis or snowshoes that you can't in summer, such
> as marshes and swamps.
> 10. Animal tracks are easier to see -- on one winter trip in the BWCA, I
> saw hare, bobcat, otter, deer, and wolf tracks all on the same day.
> 11. Snow-covered terrain is beautiful.
>
> Chuck holst
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