Sandykayak_at_aol.com wrote: > So, all you winter nude sleepers. What happens when you need to tinkle? > > Sandy Kramer who loves living in the tropics Pee in the snow, but not on the side of the tent reserved for snow acquisition (for water). Ditto for number 2, unless in an area where human waste is a problem. (Then, it's pack it out -- frozen, dudes.) Others have extolled the virtues of tarping sans tent in the winter. Not a chance for this boy **in a maritime climate**. Way too many times have I listened to it **rain** on my tent while snow-camping, even at 6000 ft! Chuck's Minnesota climate is colder than a witch's whatnot, but at least it's dry! Best winter shelter (IMHO) is an igloo -- built a half dozen and slept in three or four. Once you get your act together, it's a 45 minute proposition, and the **quiet** is incredible. Plus, all that warm moist stuff from clothes, bod, etc., condenses on the inner walls and leaves the bag relatively dry. Re: accumulation of water in sleeping bags: limits trips to about 4 days using a down bag in the Cascades/Olympics, unless you have some way to transport that moisture outside the tent. In the late '60's, I used to do a lot of winter ski-touring/mountaineering. Coldest, most miserable camping there is. With a synthetic fill bag, bet letting it freeze and then shaking vigorously would help a lot. Campfires on deep snow are really cool. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 30 1999 - 17:58:51 PST
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