Did my first winter camp!

[Powerstroke]

I finally got to jion the ranks of the winter camper. I don't quite have all the gear I needed, but my buddy and I combined to make an awesome trip.

We were in a place we've done the other 3 seasons of the year and we had an RV to sleep in if we wussed out, but this weekends weather was SUPERP!! I learned alot and am definately hooked. Too bad the fishing wasn't better. I can't wait to do it again.

Stayed dry and mostly warm. Even got to play in the snowstorm on friday

[Pistolero]

Powerstroke,

That sounds great! I signed up for a February 26, Backcountry Skills Workshop with an optional winter camping overnight at Lake Maria State Park in Monticello. It’s been several years since I did a winter camp, but I’m looking forward to it.

[federline]

Congrats on conquering winter in MN! You got it, staying dry and warm is the key, everything else is just falls into place after that. It gets even easier with some modest gear investment. I use an Otter Sled to tug my gear in to camps. This year, I went camping on a Friday night after a 6"+ snowfall the day before - it was calm, still, 15 degrees, and when we woke up, it had snowed a half inch. Just beautiful.

[Powerstroke]

Hey Pistolero, hope youre weekend went well. I hope you guys didn't get any of that icy wintery mix dump they were predicting.

Thx federline. I know what you mean about the new fallen snow. We had 3" at bedtime and another inch in the morning. Our overnight temps were low teens and during the day in the 20's with little wind. COuldn't have asked for anything better.

I'm gonna try and get out a couple more times.

[federline]

You know PS, I think we went winter camping on the same weekend - Jan 28-30. If so, remembering the weather in central MN, you're right - it couldn't have been better! We had deer in our camp overnight, too.

[Powerstroke]

LOL! Thats hilarious federline. You're right, we were camping on the same weekend. I was east of Brainerd and north of Mille Lacs.

[Pistolero]

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Hey Pistolero, hope youre weekend went well. I hope you guys didn't get any of that icy wintery mix

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they were predicting.

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I bailed on the camping when I was told that there would be freezing rain after midnight. I did not want to deal with a frozen tent. Of the seven people that were supposed to camp that night only one did. The workshop was worthwhile, I learned a few new things but I do wish that the weather had cooperated that weekend. Oh well, maybe next year.

Glad to hear that you are enjoying winter camping!

David