@phendrick I would imagine Depends come in handy when it’s too cold to unzip your sleeping bag. I say “imagine” cuz I’m sure I’ll never find out from first-hand experience!
Used to work in outdoor adventure. Done it numerous times in several countries. The coldest was NW Ontario in -40 to -60F at night where the day time temp was typically about -20. Dress warmly enough, use the right sleeping bag, pads, hats, etc and all is good. Yeah using out houses is “interesting”, but you get used to that. What I didn’t like being that far up north was the sun didn’t come up until about 9:30 or 10am and set about 3 to 3:30pm. Of course working there in the summer we only had about 4 hours of darkness at night. Northern lights though are common enough that you don’t run to get a good view and sit there and watch for ages after a while unless they are especially good.
Wife and I camped during the winters in the north Georgia mountains. It’s cold—but you honestly get used to it very quickly. Just be sure to bring one Boston Terrier per sleeping bag to keep you warm.
i go once a year with a group of guys, it’s the only place we can go without our families wanting to follow. coldest night was -12. we probably burned enough wood to build a decent sized home that night
In this climate? Get outta here.
Depends – Are we in Florida or Vermont?
@phendrick I would imagine Depends come in handy when it’s too cold to unzip your sleeping bag. I say “imagine” cuz I’m sure I’ll never find out from first-hand experience!
As long as camping includes a nice hotel at the end of the day, then yeah. I’ll still pass.
@bmf That was me in bed this morning.
Outside? There are people and other animals out there!
Been there, done that. It was loads of fun.
When I was a teenager.
No. Camping in spring, summer, or fall also no.
When I was in the Army, in California. Not bad. Here, now - no way.
Used to work in outdoor adventure. Done it numerous times in several countries. The coldest was NW Ontario in -40 to -60F at night where the day time temp was typically about -20. Dress warmly enough, use the right sleeping bag, pads, hats, etc and all is good. Yeah using out houses is “interesting”, but you get used to that. What I didn’t like being that far up north was the sun didn’t come up until about 9:30 or 10am and set about 3 to 3:30pm. Of course working there in the summer we only had about 4 hours of darkness at night. Northern lights though are common enough that you don’t run to get a good view and sit there and watch for ages after a while unless they are especially good.
Camping=no period
@Star2236 I should bring my wife.
(OMG did I just say that???)
@capnjb @Star2236 I think that requires at least a comma. Some sort of punctuation. Maybe even a period.
@capnjb you did and it’s funny no matter what anyone says lol.
Practical explanation. It’s cold. Shared body heat. Exercise. Etc.
Wife and I camped during the winters in the north Georgia mountains. It’s cold—but you honestly get used to it very quickly. Just be sure to bring one Boston Terrier per sleeping bag to keep you warm.
i go once a year with a group of guys, it’s the only place we can go without our families wanting to follow. coldest night was -12. we probably burned enough wood to build a decent sized home that night
It is nicer, with proper gear, to camp in very cold weather than in excessively hot.
Can be great, unless it rains. Then it’s the worst.