On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 21:03:18 -0600 Sarah Ohmann" <sohmann_at_earthlink.net> wrote: >>>>Well I love winter camping, but have decided along with some friends to try it the Conovers' way (see "The Snow Walker's companion", their great book). They have many ideas taken from old style and native techniques, but the linchpin is using a lightweight cotton tent with a wood-burning stove. This way we will have all the advantages mentioned before, plus a heated lighted tent, even in the middle of the Boundary Waters. Total weight for our 4 person tent plus stove = 31#, not too bad when you divide the it up. Now all we need is a "real" winter here in MN to test the setup, so we are hoping for -30 or colder this year... Sarah O. PS maybe we should try stuffing the stove into a kayak for shoulder season kayak camping, too. I think it would almost fit?<<<< A father and son died this past weekend on a camping trip near Perry, FL. They were using a small propane heater to heat their tent, and succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. I would never have suspected that this was possible in a tent. Just thought it was worth mentioning after reading Sarah's post. Al Parker Tallahassee, FL jalparker_at_email.msn.com *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Dec 01 1999 - 16:05:48 PST
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